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The summer months in Florida play host to a constant battle against pesky mosquitoes. To combat these blood suckers, pesticides are sprayed into marshes and coastal areas.

Florida had 58 hepatitis A cases reported last week, bringing the total number of cases this year to 3,278 as of Saturday, according to the state...

Many environmental concerns are starting to surface as East Coast cities plan to dredge their ports — like in Miami, where engineers would drill for two years to deepen Biscayne Bay's limestone bottom. But like many cities, Miami wants business from new cargo ships from the Panama Canal.

Fears of irreparable harm to coral reefs prompted a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Four groups are asking the Corps to re...

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) plan emergency legislation next week to put a deal with Dubai Ports World on hold pending further investigation. Schumer talks with Robert Siegel about his objection to the deal, and the questions he sent President Bush about the investigation.

Six tons of South American cocaine destined for the United States arrived Thursday, but not as originally intended. The drugs were intercepted by the U...

President Bush says a deal to allow a company owned by the government of Dubai -- one of the United Arab Emirates -- to operate six U.S. seaports is no threat to port security. He promises to veto any effort to stop it. Lawmakers, including Republicans, have criticized the decision.

The Chilean ship Esmeralda pulled into port in San Diego this week. Intended as a peaceful naval ambassador, it's stirring dark feelings for victims of Chile's history.

Negotiations with unions had been stalled for nine months; the dispute has snarled recent traffic at the facilities, which handle $1 trillion in cargo each year.

In August, Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative reporter Lee Williams’ phone rang. On the other end was a North Port City employee claiming city…