Do you like where you live? I sure do. I live in a house built 100 years ago. It’s got a porch swing out front. It’s in a quiet neighborhood with brick streets. You could say it’s my ideal habitat. An...

There’s an old saying, one that’s often brought up when Florida men fire off their guns to celebrate New Year’s: What goes up must come down. Look out for those falling bullets, boys! But when it come...

Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use

The reinterpretation of the Endangered Species Act would affect hundreds of species nationwide, but it would have an especially big impact in the Sunshine State

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been a huge fan of Bugs Bunny cartoons. I just love it when he does something outrageous and then turns to the camera and says, “Ain’t I a stinker?” It’s hilarious!...

Hundreds of square miles of Florida's largest lake is again blanketed in toxic, blue-green algae.

More than 32 acres of wetlands were destroyed in Hillsborough County under the new law.

Freedom 250 was created to host Fourth of July events for America’s 250th anniversary.

A marine biology professor says the Trump administration used his paper to politicize an academic discussion about whale science.

“Opening the red snapper season for two months ... is fast-tracking the crash of this species. There’s just no way the stock can endure.

BP’s "Kaskida" proposal fell dramatically short of legal and regulatory requirements

Since a waste-to-energy facility in Doral burned down in 2023, Miami-Dade has been shipping much of its trash north. It’s an expensive short-term fix for taxpayers as the county struggles to find a lo...

Scott Maxwell: The state of Florida has again paid to cover legal fees the Orlando Sentinel incurred while fighting for records that were clearly public. This time, they dealt with the state’s erasure...

An example of how private companies pull public subsidies out of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature while the politicians profit, too.

The words “God Squad” do not appear anywhere in the Federal Register notice posted last week, but they sure were implied. “The Endangered Species Committee will meet regarding an Endangered Species Ac...

Hollywood rejected a plan by a Live Local developer to build a 17-story tower at the beach. The developer sued, but just lost the case. Now he plans to appeal.

Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act

There’s no “Cutest Critter in Florida” contest but, if there were, I can name a few contestants. The diminutive Key deer, for one. The seagrass-munching manatee for another. And, of course, the friend...

Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting their climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay.

Move would threaten rare whales, fish, rays, sea turtles, and corals

One of my hobbies is keeping tabs on which of our distinguished officeholders could be called the most “Florida Man” of Florida politicians. U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, who was held in contempt of court in ...

Officials in Florida — a state with a 500-year-old Spanish name — recently announced that they would require everyone taking a driving test to do so in English only. I wish the folks in charge would a...

The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.

Florida and federal agencies have been withholding information to avoid complying with federal environmental law

There was a time, a dozen years ago, when you couldn’t turn on a TV in Florida without seeing an ad for the Mosaic Co. You’d see scenes of golden waves of grain and farmers tilling their crops, and yo...

Here's what to watch as Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature gavels open the 2026 session.

This is such an exciting time of year for us Florida columnists! The 2026 legislative session begins next Tuesday, and we’re all waiting to see which piece of legislation will win the coveted title of...

Happy New Year! How’s 2026 treating you so far? Looks to me like it’s got a new twist on the challenges of 2025, at least when it comes to AI. “AI,” in case you’ve just awakened from 12 years in a com...

When I was growing up here in Florida, everyone revered science. We looked to high-IQ scientists to tell us how to fly to the moon, how to transplant a heart, how to fire up a laser, how the universe ...

The legislation is designed to help Fortune 500 industrial giant Mosaic Co. redevelop some of the more than 200 square miles of former phosphate mines it owns across the southern interior of Florida.

Floridians are raising questions about a U.S. Army Corps plan to blast and dredge Fort Lauderdale's port — and smother more than 200 acres of sea floor and rare corals.

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