Gov. Charlie Crist wants tougher emissions standards for vehicles sold in Florida by 2013. The standards would force manufacturers to reduce new car and truck emissions in Florida by 10 million metric tons by 2020 - the equivalent of taking nearly 1.1 million vehicles off of the road per year. ...more

December 3, 2008

Every 25 years, the city renegotiates its franchise with Tampa Electric. To environmental advocates, the talks provide a window of opportunity for city officials to push for green policies, renewable energy programs and other concessions from the regional utility. ...more

October 24, 2008

I am departing the Tampa Bay Estuary Program after 17 very satisfying years working with many bright people dedicated to restoring and protecting one of our region's most precious jewels - Tampa Bay. ...more

January 31, 2008

Regulators characterized it as the potential loss of a "nominal amount" of wetlands, but environmental advocates said allowing farmers to dredge or fill small ponds or marshes without replacing them whittles away at Hillsborough County's long-standing wetlands protections. ...more

January 21, 2008

The fate of frog ponds in Hillsborough County took center stage Thursday when the Environmental Protection Commission agreed to give farmers greater leeway in dredging and filling small wetlands after more than two hours of debate. ...more

January 18, 2008

For the third consecutive month, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has authorized regional supplier Tampa Bay Water to continue skimming nearly twice the percentage of Alafia River flow allowed by permit. ...more

October 8, 2007

The time has come to define and dignify the term environmentalist, since the national and world focus is once again on Earth issues. ...more

September 30, 2007

LAKELAND - Two new state grants seek to expand the amount of Styrofoam being recycled in Florida. ...more

September 10, 2007