When the mind-bending trips to the mall and the pressure cooker of holiday entertaining are over and the family budget has run dry, operators of Cracker Country at the Florida State Fairgrounds invite Tampa-area residents and visitors to take a tranquil stroll back in time. ...more

December 29, 2008

The city's underground is pockmarked with now-dormant landfills, most dating to an era when municipal dumps were holes in the ground that needed filling. ...more

December 21, 2008

Several of the city's old landfills are buried beneath public schools. Pizzo Elementary, Roland Park Middle School, Lockhart Elementary and Young Middle Magnet School were built on or near land once used to bury Tampa's garbage. ...more

December 21, 2008

Hernando County is downstream of a disaster waiting to happen and residents should be paying attention, environmentalists say. ...more

December 18, 2008

Hernando residents should be paying attention to a plan to bring a landfill to Dade City, environmentalists say. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA -- A proposed Pasco County landfill would be built near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water, and that concerns some members of the city council. So they're planning to vote on a resolution, albeit symbolic, expressing their opposition to the project, arguing that the proposed landfill threatens the city's water supply. ...more

December 17, 2008

Weeki Wachee Springs Will Be Better Than Ever On Nov. 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection became the proud new owner of Weeki Wachee Springs, joining the other 160 parks in the State Park Service. The date was agreed upon as a result of the Feb. 18 signing at a price of just a couple of "fins!" ...more

December 3, 2008

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings Thursday in Crystal River on Progress Energy's proposed nuclear plant, a $17 billion project in southern Levy County. ...more

December 2, 2008

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings Thursday in Crystal River on Progress Energy's proposed nuclear plant, a $17 billion project in southern Levy County. ...more

December 1, 2008

The Highlands Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its first symposium on the county's lakes on Saturday, Dec. 13. ...more

November 30, 2008