/tags/environment Environment en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-26/florida-lovebug-season-returns-with-bigger-swarms-and-familiar-frustrations UF expert says rebounding populations are coating cars, clustering near roads and drawing attention across the state Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-26/florida-lovebug-season-returns-with-bigger-swarms-and-familiar-frustrations Justin Breckenridge /environment/2026-05-26/homeowners-insurance-in-florida-increased-at-double-the-national-rate-report-says There’s no consensus on what’s driving Florida’s soaring insurance rates. A national report points to increasingly costly weather events — many of which are intensified by climate change — but some industry experts blame years of rampant litigation and soaring reinsurance costs. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-26/homeowners-insurance-in-florida-increased-at-double-the-national-rate-report-says Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /environment/2026-05-05/rices-whales-endangered-status The National Marine Fisheries Service has started a review that could remove the endangered status from Rice's whales amid increased efforts toward offshore oil drilling. Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-05/rices-whales-endangered-status The News Service of Florida /environment/2026-04-22/ahead-of-earth-day-environmentalists-blast-proposal-to-remove-protections-for-endangered-species As Floridians prepare for Earth Day on Wednesday, environmental advocates are attempting to raise awareness about a Trump administration plan to bypass compliance with the Endangered Species Act for all oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:02:06 GMT /environment/2026-04-22/ahead-of-earth-day-environmentalists-blast-proposal-to-remove-protections-for-endangered-species Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-31/the-blue-ribbon-projects-bill-died-this-session-will-it-come-back Supporters say it’s an innovative way to deal with the state’s housing needs. Critics said its passage would lead to disaster for decades to come. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:10:10 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-31/the-blue-ribbon-projects-bill-died-this-session-will-it-come-back Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /environment/2026-03-18/largest-marine-bioinvasion-of-sargassum-ever-recorded-heading-to-florida-caribbean Massive piles of sargassum, the size of which have not been seen before, are floating this way, right now, sure to coat the beaches of Florida's East Coast, the Keys, and various Caribbean islands Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:20:19 GMT /environment/2026-03-18/largest-marine-bioinvasion-of-sargassum-ever-recorded-heading-to-florida-caribbean Tom Bayles /americas/2026-03-16/mezcals-popularity-is-booming-in-the-us-that-comes-with-a-growing-environmental-cost-in-mexico Production of mezcal in Mexico is booming. That is to meet growing demand of the increasingly popular spirit in the United States. The boom in production has both created opportunities for producers, particularly in the state of Oaxaca, and come with environmental costs. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:30:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-16/mezcals-popularity-is-booming-in-the-us-that-comes-with-a-growing-environmental-cost-in-mexico Claudia Rosel | Associated Press /food-and-agriculture/2026-02-10/florida-strawberry-growers-claim-harm-from-unfairly-low-priced-imports According to the Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Florida produces about 15% of the country's strawberries grown during the winter, but some of that share could be eaten up by foreign imports. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:05:49 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2026-02-10/florida-strawberry-growers-claim-harm-from-unfairly-low-priced-imports Ricardo Cuomo /americas/2025-12-08/its-not-safe-to-live-here-colombia-is-deadliest-country-for-environmental-defenders Living with fear can come with activism in Colombia, where one group recorded 48 killings of activists last year. Watchdog groups say the state should do more to prosecute anyone behind threats and attacks. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-12-08/its-not-safe-to-live-here-colombia-is-deadliest-country-for-environmental-defenders Steven Grattan | Associated Press /americas/2025-09-18/land-environmental-defenders-colombia A report by Global Witness reveals that at least 146 land and environmental defenders have been killed or gone missing worldwide in 2024. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:10:23 GMT /americas/2025-09-18/land-environmental-defenders-colombia Associated Press