Max Chesnes

For now, coral restorers are celebrating the small victory of returning the first batch of healing corals back to their offshore Tavernier nursery. Ocean temperatures in recent weeks have dipped to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, roughly 12 degrees cooler than the summer peak.

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As ocean temps cool, divers start returning Florida’s rescued corals back to sea

November 1, 2023 at 2:56 p.m.

For now, coral restorers are celebrating the small victory of returning the first batch of healing corals back to their offshore Tavernier nursery. Ocean temperatures in recent weeks have dipped...

Hookin’ Ain’t Easy this month became the latest of nearly a dozen seafood restaurants in the region to join the “Shells for Shorelines” program spearheaded by restoration nonprofit Tampa Bay Watch.

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Shuck but don’t chuck: Restaurants recycle oyster shells to revive Tampa Bay

October 20, 2023 at 12:21 p.m.

Hookin’ Ain’t Easy this month became the latest of nearly a dozen seafood restaurants in the region to join the “Shells for Shorelines” program spearheaded by restoration nonprofit Tampa Bay...

Bird that once called Florida home declared extinct this week

October 20, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.

The Bachman’s warbler was one of the rarest songbirds in North America. It spent part of its migratory time in Florida and was last spotted in Cuba in 1988. Now,...

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Will Florida manatees be listed as an endangered species again?

October 11, 2023 at 4:07 p.m.

In the wake of thousands of Florida manatee deaths in recent years, federal wildlife officials Wednesday announced they will launch a new scientific review to determine whether the animal should be reclassified...

Four days after a Florida cave diving pioneer didn’t surface from an underwater Texas cave, Brett Hemphill’s dive team recovered his body.

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Body of Florida cave diving pioneer recovered from deep Texas underwater cave

October 10, 2023 at 6:02 a.m.

Four days after a Florida cave diving pioneer didn’t surface from an underwater Texas cave, Brett Hemphill’s dive team recovered his body.

Florida wants to more than double size of Mosaic’s ‘radioactive roads’ plan

October 3, 2023 at 5:57 p.m.

Citing advice from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state transportation agency, fertilizer giant Mosaic wants to more than double the size of its controversial proposal to test radioactive phosphate manufacturing waste as an ingredient...

A coalition of state and local lawmakers is making its stance known to federal environment regulators: Don’t allow a Tampa-based Fortune 500 fertilizer company to pave its roads with phosphogypsum, the mildly radioactive leftovers from phosphate manufacturing.

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Florida lawmakers oppose fertilizer giant Mosaic’s ‘radioactive roads’

September 19, 2023 at 1:57 p.m.

A coalition of state and local lawmakers is making its stance known to federal environment regulators: Don’t allow a Tampa-based Fortune 500 fertilizer company to pave its roads with phosphogypsum,...

While Hurricane Idalia ravaged Florida’s Big Bend, the massive storm also caused wastewater leaks, chemical dumps and fuel spills.

Hurricane Idalia caused widespread pollution into Florida’s waterways

September 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

While Hurricane Idalia ravaged Florida’s Big Bend, the massive storm also caused wastewater leaks, chemical dumps and fuel spills.

The Gulf of Mexico is experiencing record-hot average water temperatures this summer, bringing coral bleaching and fish kills to the Florida Keys. As the heat has crept to Tampa Bay, residents are starting to see and feel the effects.

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The Gulf of Mexico is record hot. Here’s what that means for hurricanes, wildlife.

August 18, 2023 at 6:26 p.m.

The Gulf of Mexico is experiencing record-hot average water temperatures this summer, bringing coral bleaching and fish kills to the Florida Keys. As the heat has crept to Tampa Bay,...

Tampa fertilizer giant Mosaic is seeking federal approval to use an estimated 337 tons of phosphogypsum, a mildly radioactive byproduct from the company’s phosphate manufacturing process, as a test ingredient in road construction. Phosphogypsum is currently stored in about two dozen “stacks” across Florida, including one at Mosaic’s New Wales plant in Mulberry. Now, the Fortune 500 company […]

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Mosaic wants to test ‘radioactive road’ with 337 tons of phosphogypsum, records show

July 22, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

Tampa fertilizer giant Mosaic is seeking federal approval to use an estimated 337 tons of phosphogypsum, a mildly radioactive byproduct from the company’s phosphate manufacturing process, as a test ingredient in...

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