At a water treatment facility in Orlando, engineers are testing technology they hope will help solve one of the most persistent environmental problems of our time: PFAS contamination.

For Tampa-based COO Blake Merrell, dealing with the state’s sewage waste is both an entrepreneurial and ecclesiastical calling.

Residents behind a “Stop the Stink” campaign in St. Johns County argue land application of biosolids harms Florida’s housing market.

Rising costs of wastewater management in Florida leave questions about who will pick up the bill.

Janet Simoneaux, 68, retired to Lake Como in rural Putnam County before a biosolids company announced plans to dump nearby. The company backed out before trucking in any waste in what neighbors say was a rare rural victory.

Florida, the lightning capital of the U.S., sees more lightning deaths and injuries than any other state. Safety experts and survivors stress that more can be done to protect residents, tourists and outdoor workers from harm. There’s no better time than now: Lightning researchers are worried that climate change, which is making storms more severe, could be making lightning worse, too.

Florida, the lightning capital of the United States, leads the nation in both the density of lightning strikes and deaths by lightning.

How a ranching family persevered when lightning struck out of the blue.

What are the odds of getting struck by lightning? For Floridians, much better than winning the Florida Lotto or being bitten by a shark.

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal.