Environment

A final vote will come next month on plans for the state’s first bear hunt in a decade. We delve into those plans on Speaking Of.

The researchers are looking for ways to help reefs survive global warming. The work could provide a blueprint for working across the Caribbean to share corals.

The $200 million had been swept from the corridor acquisition money by state lawmakers before a line-item veto reversed that move.

The measure bans drilling, exploration or production oil and gas reserves around marine estuaries.

Uthmeier says he'll refer the matter to Florida’s DOGE to see if there’s been financial mismanagement

The wells are being flushed and chlorinated

The bill on his desk would ban oil drilling within 10 miles of the Apalachicola River Basin

DeSantis has 15 days to act on what's known as the "Kill the Drill" bill

But more money has been allocated in this year's state budget for a program that pays farmers and ranchers in the Florida Wildlife Corridor not to develop their land.

The measure passed the legislature unanimously but has not yet reached the governor’s desk