Representatives of state and county agencies overseeing environmental preservation and related issues will meet Tuesday with residents of the southernmost portion of Hillsborough County to discuss how growth will affect natural resources. The discussion is part of the development of the South Side Community Plan, which is expected to guide county planners and shape the look of the community south of the Little Manatee River in years to come. ...more

July 3, 2008

It's the Bruce Willis of botanical bullies. You can cut it, burn it, poison it. It just keeps coming back. ...more

June 11, 2008

It could have been a powerhouse, a labyrinth of ducts and pipes crowned by towering exhaust stacks, with coal-fired generators humming day and night. ...more

May 21, 2008

At the big pit dubbed Rock Pond, you don't have to see the winged inhabitants to know they're there. ...more

May 21, 2008

At the big pit dubbed Rock Pond, you don't have to see the winged inhabitants to know they're there. ...more

May 21, 2008

Environmental experts say the 2,400-acre site that had been earmarked for a Tampa Electric Co. plant is a powerhouse of a different sort – a natural one that pumps energy into Tampa Bay by producing clean water and fish. And it's being reclaimed for Mother Nature. ...more

May 20, 2008