Worsening water pollution. Conservation deals shrouded in secrecy. A historic Florida river in need of restoration. These are just a fraction of the myriad environmental issues that Florida lawmakers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chemicals linked with cancer and other human health problems have been detected in the Everglades, shown in this file photo. It is ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida has cut more environmental protection jobs than any other state in the past 15 years, despite the challenges posed by increasingly intense hurricanes and sea level rise, ...

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Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water quality, wildlife and everything in between. Reach him at mchesnes@tampabay.com or follow him on ...