Environment

The FWC voted 4-1 for staff members to return with rules for a December hunt that would be held in four parts of the state.

A federal judge has ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon.

Leon County and the State of Florida had come up with a comprehensive lake clean-up plan years ago, but that effort stalled.

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would be the first in over a decade.

An experienced contractor explains the paperwork

Saturday marked one year since severe storms and tornadoes ripped through Tallahassee, devastating some neighborhoods and leaving a deep scar in some parts of the community. Regan McCarthy takes us back to the days following the storm.

The Florida Legislature has approved a bill that prevents oil drilling near the Apalachicola River and Bay.

Saying the Florida Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, an administrative law judge Monday said the state should reject a permit to drill for oil near the Apalachicola River.

The American Lung Association is concerned about funding cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency, which has been the source for this report for 20-plus years.

The initiative blocks hotels and golf courses from being built in Florida state parks.