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James Evans, CEO of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, is one of three leaders of Southwest Florida environmental groups who commissioned a report that found the next big harmful algal blooms will be economically devastating for the region with financial losses in the tens of billions of dollars, and job losses that will top 40,000

SWFL environmental groups say economic damage from next major algae bloom will total billions

Southwest Florida's most influential environmentalists share a report warning the next massive red tide or blue-green algae outbreak will be a multi-billion-dollar disaster.

Nikkie Cox found this tagged lionfish off Franklin County.

Few Weeks To Go In Already Record-Setting Lionfish Challenge

There are a few weeks left to go in the state’s Lionfish Challenge. That’s an effort to rid Florida waters of the invasive species that has no natural...

Protesters lined U.S. 41 outside the Alligator Alcatraz detention center on Tuesday as President Donald Trump toured the facility.

Damage from Alligator Alcatraz already obvious, environmental groups say; Uthmeier: Inmates 'checking in'

Environmental groups say damage from Alligator Alcatraz is already obvious in light pollution and other issues.

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho of Miami-Dade County Public Schools says he knows how much gets paid out in health care claims, but the school system's insurance carrier, Cigna, won't disclose the charges.

School District Pays For Health Care But Can't Get Itemized Bill

Large employers like the Miami-Dade school district pay for employees' health insurance, but are often forbidden from knowing how much providers charge and insurers pay for care.

Drones, Money Pitched To Bolster Florida's Red Tide Efforts

Members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said more-proactive measures are needed because red tide outbreaks will continue to hinder the state, particularly the Gulf Coast, which is struggling with an outbreak in the Tampa Bay area.

Gora new board president, Thibaut and Williams new board members at the Alliance for the Arts.

Carolyn Gora named board president, two others join Alliance's board

Carolyn Gora is now president of the Alliance for the Arts Board of Directors. The Alliance has also welcomed to its board Justin Thibaut, president and CEO of LSI Companies, and Brian Williams, a partner at the law firm Cole, Scott & Kissane.

In Los Angeles County, 'the virus is virtually everywhere'

Germany Faces Backlash Against Austerity Moves

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has led the push for austerity in Europe. But she is looking increasingly isolated after European elections that brought anti-austerity parties to power.

Lee voters to pick superintendent for the first time since the 1970s

Retired educator Denise Carlin vs attorney Victor Arias

Sunday, June 22, Betty Osceola called on Love The Everglades Movement, and Friends of the Everglades along with other locals to protest a proposed immigrant detention center inside Big Cypress National Preserve. Protesters lined the road to try and stop “Alligator Alcatraz”..

Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental law

A federal judge is hearing arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz." Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe want to halt the project, claiming it violates environmental laws and threatens sensitive wetlands. The lawsuit in Miami challenges the detention center, built over a month ago on a Miami-Dade County airstrip. A separate lawsuit by civil rights groups argues detainees' rights are being violated. Attorneys for federal and state agencies argue the case was filed in the wrong jurisdiction. The judge has not yet ruled on this argument.

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