Posts in category Environment

By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – State health regulators said Monday they will seek millions of dollars in civil …

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) – Officials in Miami trying to stop the outbreak of Zika are exploring the use of mosquitoes infected with bacteria that …

Associated Press PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) – A national birding organization opposed to a commercial-scale wind turbine planned along western Lake Erie says it will …

Staff Report FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.- The Mosquito Control Section will perform a preventive spray on Thursday, Sept. 1, for mosquito larvae in sections of Fort …

Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. – When a south Louisiana group home for young offenders called for flood evacuation help, Shreveport churches and local volunteers made …

By TERESA STEPZINSKI The Florida Times-Union JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The “Class Action” has seen better days but none appear recent. The modified Alaskan-style trawler epitomizes …

STUART – The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida’s St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political …

By DOUGLAS HANKS Associated Press/ Miami Herald MIAMI – At Zoo Miami, a debate is raging over the territory one species can rightfully roam. That …

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAPANTODAY.COM By RACHEL LA CORTE and ROB GILLIES Associated Press LAC LA BICHE, Alberta – The images are ones of devastation – …

PHOTO COURTESY OF RIVIERABCH.COM Riviera Beach, Fla. – Riviera Beach Councilwoman KaShamba Miller Anderson, District 2, may not have been on the council very long, …