A retired Sarasota pediatrician say this year's pollen readings eclipse the record-breakers of previous years. ...more

March 20, 2009

Moving water across county lines has always been a point of contention in Florida. ...more

March 20, 2009

With the region's monster reservoir reduced to a puddle, the drought is hitting home, especially for many who have collected watering citations. ...more

March 19, 2009

For the fifth year in a row, the Florida Legislature is attacking local government control of wetlands permitting, especially aiming at Hillsborough County's Environmental Protection Commission (EPC). In the name of streamlining, legislators maintain that local wetland review duplicates that of other state agencies and is a reason for the state's economic crisis. Ha! ...more

March 19, 2009

Steven Wagner is ready to be a Floridian and this city's glut of foreclosures is making it possible. ...more

March 18, 2009

A new water plant is online and soon will be supplying some 10 million gallons of water a day to homes and businesses in eastern and southern Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

With rivers gurgling to a trickle and the desalination plant limping because of mechanical problems, water suppliers are turning up the pumps to tap groundwater at a rate not seen since 2002. ...more

March 18, 2009

Support Local Shoppers Regarding "Give The Mouse A Furlough And Shop Closer To Home" (Our Opinion, March 15): ...more

March 17, 2009

Nature's Classroom was rededicated the other day to mark the completion of a $4 million renovation of the environmental education center on the banks of the Hillsborough River. ...more

March 16, 2009

People living in the heart of one of Pasco County's fastest-growing regions will soon know whether they'll need flood insurance. ...more

March 15, 2009