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  1. Farmworkers march in Florida for better pay and working conditions
    Yesterday• Florida
    In this photo taken with a drone, farmworkers and allies march through agricultural land on the first day of a five-day trek aimed at highlighting the Fair Food Program, which has enlisted food retailers to use their clout with growers to ensure better working conditions and wages for farmworkers. [REBECCA BLACKWELL | Associated Press]
  2. Tampa council candidate Cruz denies flip-flop on wastewater reuse plan
    Mar. 17• Tampa
    Former state Sen. Janet Cruz (left) and incumbent Lynn Hurtak (right) face each other in the April 25 runoff for the citywide District 3 seat on the Tampa City Council.
  3. Pinellas courts new ally in beach erosion battle: the White House
    Mar. 17• Pinellas
    From left, Pinellas County Commission Chairperson Janet Long, Indian Rocks Beach Mayor Cookie Kennedy, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Pinellas County Public Works Director Kelli Levy and Pinellas County Intergovernmental Liaison Brian Lowack. The group met March 6 at the White House as Pinellas County seeks help in a stalemate with the Army Corps of Engineers over beach renourishment policy.
  5. Should Tampa dye the Hillsborough River green for St. Patrick’s Day? A petition says no.
    Mar. 15• Environment
    City of Tampa Water Department employees leave the dock as they fill the Hillsborough River with green dye. [CHRIS URSO | Times (2018)]
  6. Massive seaweed blob heads to Florida, threatens to cover beaches
    Mar. 14• Environment
    Thick rafts of sargassum seaweed washed up on the seashore by the 71st Street area in Miami Beach on July 28, 2020.
  7. For tourists on south Pinellas beaches, despite red tide, it’s better than home
    Mar. 11• Environment
    The beach off Indian Rocks Beach is flush with visitors despite the presence of red tide on Friday, Mar 10, 2023, off Pinellas County.
  8. St. Petersburg lawyer led the fight for wildlife and wild places
    Mar. 11• Life & Culture
    Environmental lawyer Tom Reese is pictured in May 2000 in his home office.
  9. Here’s the aerial view as red tide blooms off Pinellas County right now
    Mar. 10• Environment
    Discolored water is observed near Pinellas County beaches near Indian Shores during a flight with SouthWings volunteers on Friday.
  10. String of dolphin deaths at Clearwater aquarium prompts ‘expert’ examination
    Mar. 10• Clearwater
    Rex and Rudolph, swim together at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Aug. 6, 2020. Rex, 8, is one of four dolphins to die at the facility in the last 16 months.
  11. Fish kills, breathing problems and burning eyes: How red tide is impacting Pinellas beaches
    Mar. 8• Environment
    Dead fish are seen along the shore of the intracoastal waters near the Dunedin Marina on Wednesday.
  12. Hillsborough signals last call for the former Beer Can Island
    Mar. 8• Hillsborough
    An aerial view of the east side of Pine Key Island, formerly known as Beer Can Island, off the coast of Apollo Beach, between Apollo Beach and MacDill Air Force Base.
  13. A solar grid in a Wimauma neighborhood withstood Hurricane Ian
    Mar. 8• Business
    Mark and Tamara Brandt were able to keep their Wimauma home powered during and after Hurricane Ian in September.
  14. As Florida’s legislative session begins today, here are the water bills we’re watching
    Mar. 7• Environment
    A dead goliath grouper floats on the surface of the ocean on Aug. 8, 2021, in the Gulf of Mexico.
  15. Clearwater Marine Aquarium announces death of Rex, a resident dolphin
    Mar. 7• Life & Culture
    Rex the dolphin came to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in 2020 with health challenges. He was determined to have significant hearing loss, making him nonreleasable.
  16. TECO vows changes after Hillsborough River sewage spill, but points finger at apartments
    Mar. 6• Environment
    Aerial drone photo of the Hillsborough River near the site of a sewage spill from a lift station pictured on Thursday in Tampa.
  17. Estimated 630,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Hillsborough River, records show
    Mar. 2• Environment
    Aerial drone photo of the Hillsborough River near the site of a sewage spill from a lift station pictured Thursday in Tampa.
  18. How Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will be IndyCar’s greenest race yet
    Mar. 2• Auto Racing
    Firestone has made greener tires made from the guayule desert shrub for the IndyCar Series. They'll appear in five races this year, including the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
  19. Was Florida red tide made worse by Hurricane Ian? Here’s what we know.
    Mar. 1• Environment
    Dead fish are shown washed up at Pass-a-Grille Beach in December. The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
  20. 5 highlights from DeSantis’ book, ‘The Courage to Be Free’
    Feb. 28• Politics
    “A governor must have a strong sense of true north to guide him, but that sense must be coupled with the ability and willingness to lead with conviction,” Gov. Ron DeSantis writes in his new book’s opening page.
  21. Dunedin opens Gladys E. Douglas Preserve after citizens helped save it
    Feb. 25• Pinellas
    Aerial drone view of the new Gladys E. Douglas Preserve, 44 acres of untouched wild forest with hiking trails, and a lake is pictured on Friday in Dunedin.
  22. A Florida ban on dogs hanging out car windows? Not so fast.
    Feb. 24• Politics
    A dog looks out of the passenger side window of a car in Orlando on Feb. 13. A proposed ban on people driving with their dogs' heads outside car windows has drawn backlash.
  23. Red tide is back (again) in Pinellas County. Breathing issues are possible at some beaches.
    Feb. 23• Environment
    Beachgoers are seen along the shore and in the water Thursday in Madeira Beach. State biologists said they received reports of fish kills and breathing problems at some Pinellas County beaches this week due to a red tide bloom.
  24. FBI offers help as Clearwater investigates recycling breach
    Feb. 22• Clearwater
    The FBI's field office in Tampa has offered to help Clearwater officials investigate a concerning yearslong lapse in its recycling program.
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