Environment

The use of mechanical harvesting for citrus in Florida declined by about 74 percent in recent seasons, but University of Florida Prof. Bob Ebel said this type of harvesting will grow in the future.

Forty University of Florida students, two advisers and one 16-hour bus ride to New York. That's all it took for the University of Florida's chapter of Hillel to organize a trip to help rebuild neighborhoods damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The poisonous Aminita virosa mushroom that killed two elderly women and hospitalized four other people in California thrive in wet, humid environments like Florida.

Debris clogging values in wastewater treatment plants costs time and manpower to remove.

Pinellas voters get robocall from elections boss saying they have until ‘tomorrow’ to vote – Tampa Bay Times – An automated call on Election Day incorrectly told thousands of Pinellas County voters, including the wife of former Gov. Charlie Crist, that they had until 7 p.m. Wednesday to turn in …

The election season may be over, but there are still ways that Floridians can make their voices heard in Washington, D.C.

Volunteers in Hernando County will be picking up their gloves and tools this Saturday to help clean up the Lake Townsend Preserve.

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took a few days off of the campaign trail as a result of Hurricane Sandy's trek across the Northeast. Both candidates have been using other politicians as representatives in their absence and have planned to get back to campaigning this week to visit crucial areas.

A nuclear power plant license will be the discussion of a hearing Wednesday after two advocacy groups have contested the licenses. An expert review board will review the arguments and previous reviews of the application for nuclear reactor licenses.

The Suwannee River Water Managment District has added nearly 10,000 acres for public hunting. Deer, hog, turkey and small game hunting is available on these and other District lands from September to April.