environment

This year, 11 children have died in hot cars across several U.S. states, including one in Florida. Experts encourage parents and caregivers to establish routines to avoid further tragedies.

Biosolids aren't tested for forever chemicals before being used as fertilizer in Florida. Testing requirements would help reduce risk, according to St. Johns Riverkeeper.

President Trump has sought fewer environmental rules and more oil and gas development. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has carried out that agenda by announcing massive regulatory rollbacks.

In a court filing, the agency said the abeyance would allow time to “allow parties to confer and seek agreement on proposals” ahead of the EPA’s planned announcement on the rules.

The Defense Department continues its investigation into PFAS contamination in off-base drinking water wells, conducting testing and providing mitigation.

Utility membership groups sued the EPA for clean drinking water rules enacted under the Biden administration. Now, Trump's EPA has until Monday to make a move in court.

Young Black families settled in what is now Whitted in 1886, and their descendants and neighbors there still rely on well water. Now, they know the wells have enough PFAS to trigger health concerns. But change is slow.

The organism that causes red tide was detected in 49 samples along the coast of Southwest Florida. But bloom-level concentrations were present in just nine samples.

People with unneeded prescription medication can dispose of it on Saturday at collection sites across Florida under a program organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

So far, water utility reports reveal 89.3 million people have been exposed to PFAS nationwide, although a peer-reviewed article from 2020 estimates that number to be around 200 million.