TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Public Service Commission set 10-year energy conservation goals today that are significantly stronger than Florida's major electric utilities had proposed but well short of what environmentalists wanted. ...more

December 1, 2009

An energy center, featuring a wood-burning power plant and other working exhibits, is planned for Tampa's Museum of Science & Industry. ...more

December 2, 2008

An energy center, featuring a wood-burning power plant and other working exhibits, is planned for Tampa's Museum of Science & Industry. ...more

December 1, 2008

The president-elect won't be there, but an Obama buzz will crackle through the conference hall when negotiators gather Monday for a final push toward a sweeping new global warming treaty. ...more

November 30, 2008

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that military training trumps protecting whales in a dispute over the Navy's use of sonar in submarine-hunting exercises off the coast of Southern California. ...more

November 13, 2008

The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales. ...more

October 9, 2008

Beachgoers will be told more about whether it is safe to go in the water under a court settlement between environmentalists and the EPA. ...more

September 11, 2008

Beaches in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties last year were found to have risky pollution levels for swimmers less often than the rest of the nation, says an environmental watchdog group. ...more

July 30, 2008

A massive Everglades restoration project will be put on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit by environmentalists, a move that could end up costing the state nearly $14 million just for the delays. ...more

May 18, 2008

The polar bear can be found in just one place in America - Alaska - and is perhaps as much a symbol of the state as, say, alligators are of Florida. So you might think Alaska's politicians would be pounding on doors in Washington to protect it. ...more

February 23, 2008