This Saturday, October 24 USF St. Pete will be hosting The Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading from 10 AM – 4 PM. It is truly an extraordinary opportunity to meet and hear a plethora of authors – and there is a Q and A after each presentation so you can ask your own questions. The… Read more »
As humans continue to burn fossil fuels and cut down forests, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have skyrocketed far beyond historic levels; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began measuring carbon dioxide levels more than 400 parts per million for the first time in 2013. Atmospheric CO2, along with other greenhouse gasses, is causing… Read more »
A month ago heavy rains led St. Petersburg to dump millions of gallons of untreated sewage mixed with stormwater into Clam Bayou. That’s an estuary shared by the city, state and the neighboring city of Gulfport. But the Mayor of Gulfport, Sam Henderson, says it’s an ongoing problem — Clam Bayou is still closed because… Read more »
There are at least three major ways that skyrocketing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are affecting the oceans and species, like humans, that depend on them; you probably already know about soaring temperatures and about rising seas, but scientists discussed the third – ocean acidification – at a roundtable panel Wednesday in Sarasota. Higher concentrations… Read more »
Despite more than 30 residents speaking out during a public hearing that lasted into the afternoon, Tampa City Council made no decisions Thursday on proposed increases in stormwater fees. Like the majority of the citizens who spoke, resident Larry Patterson opposes the rate increases – at least the way they are proposed. There are two… Read more »
If you want a say in how Gulf restoration funds are spent, you have a chance Wednesday night in St. Petersburg; the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has released a draft of funding priorities using money from the settlement with Transocean after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The meeting… Read more »
approval rating poll pits presidential candidates aganist fictional characters
Activists oppose gas station on wetlands in Brandon
Citizens demand Florida legislators uphold their duty and pass a budget to properly fund Amendment One
Environment Florida applauds new EPA clean water rule
more than a hundred people came together on Gandy Beach in St Petersburg for hands across the sand.
Tampa Bay seagrass recovers; 40,000 acres most in 60 years
Environmental group journey 900 miles to highlight important ecological areas
Craft beer enthusiasts hook up with environmentalists to call for clean water in Florida
Florida farmers paid by state to store water: conversation with Craig Pittman
The fight to save what is left of the Everglades
A look at the struggle between the feds and Florida for regulation of some state waters
Florida red tide algae fueled by several nutrient sources: Mote scientist
Environmentalists plan to march on Rick Scott’s beachfront home Saturday
Water management district seeks input on minimum water flows and levels
Some Pinellas County boaters are upset about proposed manatee protection zones.
Three Florida springs could be getting additional protections
Pinellas Beaches among cleanest in the nation
Rob Lorei speaks with Nanette O’Hara Public Outreach Coordinator at Tampa Bay Estuary Program about water quality in Tampa Bay.
Environmental projects in Tampa Bay get $625,000 funding boost
