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It’s been over two months since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, but Floridians are still dealing with mold and many are just now discovering they…

The leading cause of death for young children in Southwest Florida, drowning, is highly preventable.

Update: The Hendry County Board of Commissioners announced that MV Transportation will be the emergency Community Transportation Coordinator for Glades…

Delegations from nearly 200 countries came together earlier this month in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for the United Nations 27th Climate Change Conference, referred to as COP27. The goal was to bring countries together to try to take action towards achieving the world's collective climate goals as agreed to under the Paris Agreement in 2015. The consensus among many attendees was that COP27 was a disappointment. We get a first-hand take on what happened over those two weeks in Egypt with three local activists who are part of a team that produced daily video updates summarizing what was unfolding at the conference.

Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet approved a work plan in June that prioritizes several projects aimed at buying, conserving and managing…

State health officials reported 2,974 new cases of COVID-19, Sunday, pushing Florida over the 600,000-case threshold, with 600,571 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic.The Florida Department of Health also reported 51 new coronavirus-related deaths, Sunday, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,462 fatalities.On Saturday, state health officials reported 4,300 new cases and 106 deaths.

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.

A number of schools in Southwest Florida continued closures on Friday due to Hurricane Helene.

Blue Tilapia and Mayan Cichlids are both members of the Cichlid family of fishes native to North Africa, the Middle East, and tropical Latin America. Both of these fishes are aggressive game fishes, thus favored by fishermen. They are also beautifully colored – especially during their spring breeding season. Thus they are also favorites for use in aquaria. The Cichlid family originated millions of years ago when Africa and South America were once connected. As a result of their long history and repeated isolation of populations as water levels fluctuated, populations adapted to local conditions, giving rise to the now more than 1650 species of Cichlids. As a result of similarities and diversity among species, Cichlids are aggressive in defending nest sites and in taking advantage of whatever food is available. When introduced to Florida waters – which in general have fewer competing species, Cichlids often diminish or even eliminate the native species.

A small team from the international humanitarian medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders has been in Immokalee for the past few weeks assisting with the local response to COVID-19.