Environment

Food For Thought in Walton County is one of six food banks to receive grant money from the Walmart Foundation. A total of $100,000 will be given out to help rural food banks improve their infrastructure.

DEP is inheriting that responsibility from another state agency

The plaintiffs now range in age from 12 to 22. They allege the state is violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They say state leaders are causing harm by perpetuating an energy system based on fossil fuels – and not doing enough to mitigate climate change.

Almost half the Floridians taking part in a survey from AAA said they're less likely to evacuate for a hurricane this season because of fears of catching the coronavirus. More than a quarter of respondents said they'll stay in their homes even if officials warn them to leave.

A 30-acre brush fire in Wakulla County early Monday afternoon quickly accelerated to 430 acres. It’s burning in the Apalachicola National Forest – about 6 miles south of Highway 20 and east of Smith Creek Road.

Not everyone needs to evacuate from a hurricane, but if you do, knowing your zone will make it much easier to know when to go. As a hurricane approaches...

Update as of 11am Thursday: A Tornado Watch has been extended into western portions of the Big Bend including the city of Tallahassee until 1:00 PM CDT....

Opposition to offshore oil drilling is a bipartisan issue in the wake of the 2010 BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Florida's Congressional delegation is pushing congress to extend a moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration through 2032.

Environmentalists say the federal government is going backward when it comes to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. They question whether any of…

  Warning that a special master’s recommendation would “spell doom” for the Apalachicola River, Florida wants the U.S. Supreme Court to require Georgia to…