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  1. Polluted water is seeping at Mosaic site
    27 minutes ago• Environment
    A sinkhole opened up beneath a phosphogypsum stack at Mosaic's Mulberry plant in 2016, draining 215 million gallons of waste into the aquifer below. Neither the company nor the state Department of Environmental Protection notified the public until a television report revealed what happened. [JIM DAMASKE | Times (2016)]
    Problem at Bartow plant began in October, but public was given no notice.
  2. Orchid expert who started Selby Botanical Gardens, dies at 97
    Yesterday• Florida
    Dr. Carlyle Luer and his wife Jane with an orchid in Ecuador, one of the many countries where they searched for the flowers. Luer, co-founder of Marie Selby Botanitcal Gardens in Sarasota, died Nov. 9 at age 97. Photo courtesy of Selby Gardens. Courtesy of Selby Gardens
    Dr. Carlyle Luer gave up a medical practice to pursue his orchid obsession.
  3. St. Petersburg tweaks straw ordinance ahead of 2020 ban
    Nov. 15• St. Petersburg
    A sign seen on the front door of Pom Pom’s Teahouse and Sandwicheria in March, after owner Tom Woodard stopped serving drinks with plastic straws. The St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday night to ban single-use plastic straws. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
    The City Council tweaked its own ordinance banning single-use plastic straws, which is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
  4. Florida’s troops face more heat risk from climate change than any other state
    Nov. 14• Military
    Maintainers prepare KC-135s refueling planes to be evacuated from MacDill Air Force Base in August. A new study predicts MacDill and other Florida bases will experience a sharp rise in the number of days when the heat index tops 100 degrees Fahrenheit, making it unsafe to be outside for extended periods. MONICA HERNDON | Tampa Bay Times
    MacDill Air Force Base is predicted to see big increases in days the heat index tops 100 degrees.
  5. Why it’s bad to feed pelicans
    Nov. 14• Arts & Entertainment
    A visitor feeds the pelicans at the Pier Bait House in St. Petersburg in 2010. Tampa Bay Times (2010)
    Plus, an expert explains how their pouches work, what to do if you catch one on a fishing hook and more.
  6. A love letter to pelicans, St. Pete’s unofficial bird
    Nov. 14• Arts & Entertainment
    Pelicans sit on a pier along Boca Ciega Bay in Pass-a-Grille. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Tampa Bay Times
    An old limerick ignites a quest for recognition for the big-billed friends of the city.
  7. With 2020 looming, St. Petersburg straw ban set to kick in
    Nov. 13• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg's single-use plastic straw ban kicks in starting Jan. 1, 2020. BOYZELL HOSEY | Times
    The City Council on Thursday is set to adopt some tweaks to the ordinance, including making all straws by-request-only.
  8. Panther kittens at ZooTampa not showing signs of impairment
    Nov. 13• Environment
    One of a pair of orphaned panther kittens is being examined by the staff at ZooTampa. The pair, named Pepper and Cypress, so far have shown no signs of the ailment that led to their mother's death, zoo officials said. Courtesy of ZooTampa
    The mother had to be euthanized because a mysterious ailment left her unable to walk.
  9. Florida’s building code doesn’t take sea rise into account. That could change this year.
    Nov. 12• Florida
    Flood-elevation requirements for permanent Florida Keys homes could mean local ‘tiny homes’ wind up with more square footage than most of the diminutive domiciles. Courtesy of Bayview Homes
    “We cannot keep building the way we always have and expect a different outcome in future disasters.”
  10. Clearwater spent $1.6 million on six garbage cans. Will they work?
    Nov. 9• Clearwater
    A special garbage truck services an Underground Refuse System bin in Kissimmee. Clearwater recently bought six bins and a truck to service them, and will install the receptacles at the city's world-famous beach. City of Kissimmee
    “You don’t get to be the number one beach in America without taking care of business like this.”
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