Environment

Walter L. Smith II reports on the activities surrounding a policy trip D.C. regarding environmental degradation due to oil, soot and coal ash dust. At its statewide conference in Orlando, member organizations of the Florida...

Why are so many humans religious? Why do we daydream, imagine, and hope? Philosophers, theologians, social scientists, and historians have offered explanations for centuries, but their accounts often ignore or even avoid human evolution. Evolutionary...

The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality, or HOPE is composed of 25 interfaith and interracial member congregations. They sought to get commitments from local public officials to attain criminal justice reform, housing and mental...

Lynn Hurtak visits from the Tampa City Council to talk about various affordable housing scenarios including co-op housing. Walter talks about upcoming trip to D.C. as we discuss soil and waterway contamination with a nod...

A part of Sarasota’s Lido Beach is under a no-swim advisory. High bacteria levels were shown in water samples taken from a Sarasota Beach.

An extremely large mass of algae is set to wash up on Florida’s beaches in coming months. Luckily, its effect on Tampa Bay will be minimal.

Walter L. Smith is making waves battling environmental injustice. He talks about that work and meeting the late great Nelson Mandela.

As red tide kills marine life, the Center for Biological Diversity is calling on government officials to be held accountable.

Photos and video of rosemary bald and reindeer moss from the new Gladys E. Douglas Preserve that opened last month in Dunedin, Florida.

Spring break season is approaching. That’s a time when Florida’s fragile rivers can get damaged from overuse. Local and state partners want to minimize environmental damage to a popular Hernando County destination. The Weeki Wachee...

Environmental groups are raising concerns that legislative proposals would damage land-use planning and run counter to conservation efforts.

One Pinellas County community banded together to save a historic preserve from destruction by a private developer. Activists and community leaders came together in Dunedin to fight for its preservation. Gladys E Douglas Preserve spans...