Federal environmental officials have given Pasco County a checklist of 10 items to complete in hopes of moving forward with the permitting of the county's long-sought eastern extension of Ridge Road. ...more

January 4, 2009 |

Under a deal with state regulators, Progress Energy Florida has agreed to retire two of its four coal-fired units at Crystal River, deemed by environmentalists to be among the dirtiest power plants in the nation. ...more

December 18, 2008 |

State utility regulators will consider today a key part of Gov. Charlie Crist's climate change agenda: stronger standards for renewable energy. ...more

December 3, 2008 |

Environmentalists put on an enviro-friendly car show at the Capitol this morning to promote a tougher new emissions standard championed by Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

December 1, 2008 |

In a corner of what was once an orange juice plant, dozens of towering stainless steel tanks have found a new purpose: storing the raw materials and finished product of Florida's largest biodiesel factory. ...more

November 29, 2008 |

Biodiesel is part of an array of alternate energy sources environmentalists and others see as a way to curb global climate change and reduce the country's dependence on the Middle East and other oil-rich global hot spots. But high production costs and low commercial demand have become hurdles to making the fuels a viable alternative to oil. ...more

November 28, 2008 |

Now the big three tells us they need an infusion of cash to the tune of about $25 billion. ...more

November 22, 2008 |

The state has agreed to pay the nation's biggest producer of sugar cane $1.34 billion, instead of the $1.75 billion originally proposed, under a revised deal to buy up vast tracts of farmland to restore the Everglades, the company said in statements Tuesday. ...more

November 12, 2008 |

Oops, they did it again. Members of the Tarpon Springs City Commission have put themselves in a pickle by voting 3-2 Tuesday that a concurrency certificate in Wal-Mart's site plan had expired. ...more

October 25, 2008 |

Every 25 years, the city renegotiates its franchise with Tampa Electric. To environmental advocates, the talks provide a window of opportunity for city officials to push for green policies, renewable energy programs and other concessions from the regional utility. ...more

October 24, 2008 |