The Tampa Bay area’s largest freshwater lake has been historically plagued by invasive plant outbreaks. Jack Prator is a reporter covering the environment. Reach him at jprator@tampabay.com. The Tampa ...

Tarpon Springs City Manager Charles Rudd is out after a $40,000 staff retreat in Orlando that, according to Mayor John ...

City staff complained that they couldn’t use their phones and needed escorts to restrooms. The city manager said that is ...

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I’ve fished the Gulf waters for over 50 years and find it shameful that the state has grossly mismanaged the aquifer without ...

It’s been a couple years, so consider this a refresher on a very unique fish currently plentiful in our nearshore and inshore waters. When they name a town after you, you’re not just relatively big, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monte Burke is a book author and journalist who covers sports. Mar 04, 2016, 01:55pm EST Mar 07, 2016, 12:16pm EST This article is ...

They appear each summer as if by spontaneous generation, announcing themselves with silvery flashes glittering off chrome scales when they roll on the surface in the green water surging around the ...

The bright, fluorescent green float stood out like a beacon against the emerald green Gulf water. About ten feet beneath the ...