Once upon a time, the state of Florida did everything in its power to protect the Apalachicola River ecosystem ... papers on the relationship of the flooding of the floodplain and the health ...

The National Weather Service has put central and southern parts of the Florida Peninsula at a Level 2 out of 4 for slight risk of flash flooding and excessive rainfall from Tuesday through Friday.

TALLAHASSEE — Amid a legal battle about an effort to drill for oil and gas near northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River, state House and Senate panels Tuesday approved proposals aimed at ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to limit or ban oil and gas drilling near the Apalachicola River. The proposed legislation comes after public outcry over a permit granted for an ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will consider a partial reopening of the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery. The fishery collapsed in 2013 and was closed in 2020 to allow the ...

State wildlife officials are devising plans to allow some commercial oyster harvesting next year in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, despite no major improvements in the bay after a halt ...

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning along the western coast of Florida. Early images show the destructive force of the wind, with gusts up to 125mph (201kmph), and flooding brought by ...

And with the second-longest coastline of all American states, Florida is especially vulnerable to rising sea levels. Tidal flooding from sea level rise has already cost Miami-Dade County $500 ...