Climate & Environment

International conservationists say a proposed water park in Miami-Dade could endanger one of the nation’s rarest bat species.

You might just smell the Medley landfill before you see it.

Like a college-age guy, a Florida bird species has adapted to survive on a diet of chicken wings, hot dogs, and chicken nuggets.

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a “special inspection” of Turkey Point.

In the past decade, the State of Florida has spent at least $20 million cleaning up and preventing algal blooms.

That’s about the weight of one and a half grand pianos. Or nine beer kegs. Or 15 toilets.

What would you name a pet bat? Batthew McConaughey? Queen Elizibat? Ludwig van Bathoven?

Tropical Storm Laura is the earliest L-named storm, a record previously held by Luis, which formed on August 29, 1995.

It’s been almost two weeks since dead fish started floating to the surface of Biscayne Bay.

The public outcry ruffled feathers within city administration, even prompting the mayor to remark that “the optics on this were terrible.”

A video shows the fish and other creatures in Biscayne Bay are having a hard time breathing.

State and county officials are now investigating what appears to be a widespread fish kill in Biscayne Bay.

Beach cleanup volunteers found a dead, bloated pufferfish washed up in the mangroves west of Miami Beach.

Well, that escalated quickly.

The National Weather Service officially declared Hurricane Isaias the latest thing Floridians need to worry about.

Mark the Shark has long been the subject of complaints from animal-rights activists.

Miami Wilds water park refuses to go away.

As if 2020 needed to get any worse, dangerous lung parasites brought by invasive pythons could pose a serious threat to local wildlife.

The Magic City hasn’t seen this much rain for two days straight during the month of May in more than 60 years.

Emergency management agencies must contend with protecting people from the storm while isolating them from the virus.

In the absence of boaters, manatees and other wildlife have been safe to roam without the threat of getting hit by a runaway speedboat.

Go outside and you’ll likely see it: latex gloves, single-use masks, and sanitizing wipes littering parking lots, storefronts, and sidewalks.