Federal stimulus money is coming to Tampa to help the city clean up illegal dump sites and other polluted properties in East Tampa, Drew Park, Tampa Heights and the Central Park area. ...more

May 12, 2009

The EPA wants tougher emission standards for the U.S. ports, much like it enforces on the nation's highways. ...more

March 30, 2009

The lack of concrete data on which facilities were emitting greenhouse gases and how much they were spewing into the atmosphere led to a major flaw in the European Union's cap-and-trade system: the over-allocation of pollution permits to industry. This mistake led to the collapse of the carbon market. Thanks to action taken by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, the United States will not make the same mistake. ...more

March 28, 2009

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson says the agency is moving toward regulating the gases blamed for global warming. ...more

February 17, 2009

ST. PETE BEACH - Authorities today announced the results of an investigation targeting drug dealers living in or operating from St. Pete Beach. ...more

June 24, 2008

Twenty-two athletes from the Tennis for Fun program competed March 15 in the regional Special Olympics at the University of South Florida. ...more

June 18, 2008