As an activist working to preserve and improve the quality of the Gulf of Mexico, Joe Murphy hears from counterparts in other Gulf coast states who envy Florida's heretofore firm stance against oil rigs within 125 miles of shore. ...more

June 24, 2008

Environmentalists gear up for battle. ...more

June 23, 2008

Upset that John McCain is boasting that he campaigned in Florida's primary against a national catastrophe fund bill, a Democratic congressman Tuesday urged Gov. Charlie Crist to work harder to persuade the Arizona senator to support the idea. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - A 1,050-pound Florida manatee that had been rescued in Corpus Christi, Texas, is on his way to release in Crystal River in Citrus County. ...more

September 13, 2007