Millions of gallons of treated wastewater are dumped into the ground by a sinkhole at Florida Busch Gardens theme park

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Cheetah Hunt rollercoaster at Busch Gardens, FL — Courtesy: Shutterstock — VIAVAL TOURS According to a local media estimate, the recently developed sinkhole at Florida’s Busch Gardens amusement park released almost 2.5 million gallons of treated wastewater into the ground beneath the park.  According to the Tampa Bay Times, workers at Busch Gardens in Tampa,

Florida purchases panther habitat where native leader lived during the Seminole Wars

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Davie, FL, USA – Photo of Major William Lauderdale and The Seminole Wars memorial statue – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Felix Mizioznikov In an effort to aid wildlife in moving north and away from the center of the Everglades, the state recently purchased a sizable portion of land close to Devil’s Garden in Hendry

According to the EPA, Florida possesses the majority of the nation’s lead pipes

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A new Environmental Protection Agency assessment estimates that 9.2 million lead pipes provide water to houses across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state. The results of this survey will determine how billions of dollars will be spent to locate and replace these pipes. In the poll that was made public on

‘Sand is like gold.’ The pricey cost of restoring Florida’s beaches before the next Hurricane hits

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Sand walkway to South Beach — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Mia2you The Sunshine State’s beautiful sandy beaches aren’t just one of the biggest money-makers in the state’s tourism industry, they’re also the first line of defense against storm surges and flooding caused by tropical storms and hurricanes. Now, after both coasts were hit during

Florida wildlife officials considering new set of regulations to protect seabirds at Skyway Fishing Pier

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Skyway Fishing Pier – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by kesterhu ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Between fishhooks and line entanglements, the Skyway Fishing Pier is the center of where several brown pelicans have sadly died. Previous cases of red tide wiped out the majority of the food source causing them to head to the pier for

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Act has been signed at Disney Wilderness Preserve

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Aerial View of Florida Everglades at Sunset Hour – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by ocudrone POINCIANA, Fla. – Recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act into law in Poinciana. The governor signed SB 976 at the Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve at 2700 Scrub Jay Trail.  The legislation guides the Florida

Florida crews working to prevent ‘Catastrophic’ flood situation in Manatee County phosphate mine

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Governor Ron DeSantis addressing the Piney Point water situation – Courtesy: Chris O’Meara/AP A significant toxic wastewater leak was discovered last week Friday at a former phosphate plant located at Piney Point in Manatee County. After the leak was discovered, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the entire county and ordered the

Supreme Court rules against Florida in water lawsuit affecting Oyster population

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Fresh Oysters – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Natalia Lisovskaya Earlier this year, we reported that the U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear a long-awaited water lawsuit case for a river system that lies along the Florida-Georgia state line. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system stretching from Florida’s Apalachicola Bay to northern Georgia was the body