Environment

The Varroa destructor, an aggressive mite, is the leading cause of bee decline and colony collapse. But a new research method at the University of Florida may give the bees a fighting chance.

Local lawns might not look as green this fall due to an updated Alachua County fertilizer ordinance, and lawn care companies are starting to feel the effects. The amended ordinance, which took effect on Oct. 1, implemented a seasonal ban on the use of fertilizers containing nitrogen – a main …

The Chemours Company proposed a special permit in September to mine on 886 acres of land.

Read the judge's full ruling from Monday here.

The permit, if approved, would allow Nestlé to pump about 1.2 million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs. The spring is already classified as impaired, and local environmentalists argue that the permit would further damage the recovering waterway and surrounding community.

Recent additions to the Alachua County airboating ordinance and an additional $20,000 budget allows for additional lake patrolling.

Peanuts make up 1.7% of Florida’s crops, but crop yields are down from last year.

Neighborhoods have been destroyed and families forever impacted after Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas for almost 30 hours as a Category 5 hurricane. Emergency relief and long-term assistance are needed.