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Quality Journalism for Critical Times Officially he was “D. Robert Graham,” but nearly everyone called him “Bob.” The former governor and U.S. senator from Miami Lakes died last week at 87. Tributes poured in from everywhere, mentioning his “workdays,” his color-coded notebooks, his passion for his native state. The coverage mentioned his environmental leadership on issues like restoration of the Everglades. Heck, some people even […] The post The...

A Miami judge on Thursday ordered a well-regarded scientist to spend 10 days in jail as part of a bitter court battle with his former bosses at the influential Everglades Foundation.

This summer, experts braced for an explosion of blue-green algae which could threaten local waterways on the Treasure Coast.

The Florida governor, who has cast himself as a Teddy Roosevelt-style conservationist, sounds far different as a presidential candidate, pledging to expand fossil fuel production and fight electric-vehicle mandates.

Hurricane Idalia’s impact on Lake Okeechobee is being watched closely as the lake level remains high and concerns persist about water releases towards Stuart.

Editor’s note: This story is the second installment of a two-part series on the catastrophic seagrass die-offs plaguing nearly all of Florida’s coastal waters. The die-offs persist, raising the question — can 21st century Florida and seagrass coexist? In the timescale of ecosystems, the collapse of Florida’s seagrass has been sudden, severe and nearly simultaneous. A tragic consequence ...

With the state’s waterways swollen and stressed since Hurricane Ian, widespread outbreaks are feared again this summer.

Jeff VanderMeer on how Ron DeSantis's environmental policies have crippled Florida in the climate change era.

Electric green algal blooms are spreading, threatening wildlife, pets, people and cities. And algae season is only getting started.

Concerns that planners of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program didn't properly consider how climate-change impacts might affect the massive project are prompting another review of the planning.