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Collared panther known as FP 110 and her kitten/Courtesy FWC FlickrWe are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond. -
Michelle Alvarez/The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation that will officially make the site of Pulse nightclub a national memorial nearly five years after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern American history.
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Florida environmental leaders have started gathering signatures to qualify a state constitutional amendment that would recognize legal rights of waterways in the state. -
Florida is the global epicenter for invasive species of reptiles and amphibians. One in particular is especially dangerous to dogs and cats. The cane toad was first brought to Florida by the sugar industry to control the cane beetle. Then the pet industry brought them in. Now, the cane toad is acclimated and threatens pets.
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DeSantis signs bill for ‘Freedom Week,’ hurricane and school tax holidays
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The Biden administration extended Temporary Protected Status to Haitians living in the United States this weekend. While it is a win for some in the Haitian community, for others it’s a disappointment.
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A group of young people, ages 13 to 21, including a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, are suing Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein, among other officials, over climate change. The eight young people are asserting their right to a healthy future is at risk in the case known as Reynolds versus Florida.
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Tomorrow, Tuesday May 25th, the Collier County Board of Commissioners will cast the final vote on the proposed Longwater and Bellmar developments. The two communities in Eastern Collier County, along with Rivergrass, are planned to create a new town in the far Eastern part of Collier County, all within prime panther habitat.
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We'll update this page regularly with the latest blue-green algae information for Southwest Florida.
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week, in Florida and beyond.
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Florida Gulf Coast University is looking to build a new artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of North Naples. The FGCU Artificial Reef project involves large concrete structures deployed in water about eight miles west of Wiggins Pass in about 30 feet of water.
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In South Florida, top considerations for choosing a new home have shifted, thanks to climate change.
