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The Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of several synthetic flavoring compounds used to infuse flavors such as mint and cinnamon in foods. Environmental groups sued, citing cancer risks.

Despite improved safety standards over the years, more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to infant walkers from 1990 through 2014.

After spending more than five years pleading with the Florida Legislature to legalize medical marijuana, Cathy Jordan and her husband, Bob, were back in…

A proposal to ban oil drilling in Florida's coastal waters has been approved by a Constitution Revision Commission panel.

Florida voters could be asked to ban oil drilling off Florida’s coasts. The proposal got the green-light Thursday before a Constitution Revision...

Deerfield Beach is following Miami Beach's lead in prohibiting plastic foam containers, like Styrofoam, on the sand. Deerfield Beach officials banned...

Florida cities and counties are in a dilemma about pot.State lawmakers approved regulations in June that left city and county officials with a Hobson's…

A leadership shuffle in the Florida Senate is lifting the hopes of anti-fracking activists.

Even after Florida’s medical marijuana bill became law, some communities are still deciding on the language of their own ordinances.

The fate of a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing appears sealed now that a powerful Republican is calling it quits.