Environment

Down Northeast 39th Ave., a golf course has been considered a nature sanctuary since the turn of the century. On Thursday, Ironwood Golf Course held onto that certification.

The county is going to grow. But how?

After receiving a $5 million grant from the USDA and the Department of Energy, a group of UF researchers are one step closer to turning an African crop into energy.

About 300 people marched a mile on Main Street in Gainesville Saturday to protest proposed commercial uses for Paynes Prairie and other state parks.

Next time you exfoliate, you may want to rethink your routine, especially if your facial cleanser contains microbeads. These little guys have just been officially banned with a new piece of legislation.

For two years, Matthew Lussier has worked with local and state government agencies to help restore wetlands behind his dairy and property that he leases. Now, Alachua County is moving to close a portion of the road between the two properties. Lussier Dairy, located north of Hawthorne on U.S. 301, …

Will natural gas fracking ever come to Florida the way it has in other areas across the country? Maybe, maybe not.

The light is fading for one of two solar-energy initiatives trying to get on Florida's 2016 ballot. The "Floridians for Solar Choice" coalition, remains about 400,000 petitions short of qualifying for the 2016 ballot and is in the midst of a contract dispute with a petition-gathering firm.

Alachua County produces waste the equivalent of more than 2 million Americans. But not everyone knows where this waste goes.