Environmental activists won a huge victory recently when an advisory panel recommended that county-owned Cone Ranch stay in public ownership under the county's conservation lands program. ...more

November 28, 2009

From an Antarctic research base to the Great Pyramids of Egypt and beyond, the world switched off the lights on Saturday for Earth Hour, dimming skyscrapers, city streets and some of the world's most recognizable monuments for 60 minutes to highlight the threat of climate change. ...more

March 29, 2009

A zoning hearing master is recommending approval of a rezoning request that would allow eight more houses in an environmentally sensitive area along the Little Manatee River. ...more

March 25, 2009

A developer hoping to add stilt homes to a controversial proposed development on land jutting into the Little Manatee River promises to honor the fragile environment when planning the community. ...more

February 25, 2009

A developer hoping to add more stilt homes to a controversial proposed development on land jutting into the Little Manatee River promised Tuesday night to honor the fragile environment when planning the community. ...more

February 18, 2009

Taxpayers didn't purchase conservation lands all over Hillsborough County only to have developers access subdivisions through the middle of them, South Shore residents said Monday. ...more

November 18, 2008

After more than 15 years of meetings, debate and planning, the cleanup of the former Stauffer Chemical plant hazardous waste site could begin in the spring. In its latest update, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports the plans for the Stauffer cleanup are 90 percent complete. ...more

November 8, 2008

It's encouraging that delegates to the Florida Water Congress voted down a proposal to establish a state water czar, a position that could have forced regions to ship their water to another part of the state. ...more

September 27, 2008

After more than 20 years of protests, the last two people living in the giant redwoods of Northern California were climbing down for good, convinced by the new owners of the forest that the ancient trees would be spared from the saw. ...more

September 24, 2008

This week some residents who want to preserve largely undeveloped portions of northeastern Pasco County complained to the County Commission about the "stakeholder committee" that will help rewrite the county's land development code. ...more

July 26, 2008