By the year 2045, demand for water in the region will be up 41%, according to the Central Florida Water Initiative.

A Florida Congressman wants the federal government to consider a Florida Springs National Park. Environmental stakeholders are skeptical.

Vision 2050, the county’s new comprehensive plan, was struck down by a new state law — the same law Orange County is now joining other local governments to challenge in a class action lawsuit.

Flood risk is expected to keep rising for critical infrastructure in Orange County, according to a new flood vulnerability assessment.

Plaintiffs call Florida’s water quality criteria “woefully" outdated. It was last updated in 1992.

City leaders decided to keep two development moratoriums in place, even though a new Florida law may prohibit them.

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt rules commissioners approved earlier this week.

The expressway authority’s governing board approved a resolution declaring some 44 acres of Orange County land as necessary for a planned toll road, including part of Eagles Roost.

The five commissioners present at Wednesday’s meeting all voted to approve rules for a regulated bear hunt, starting with a 23-day hunting season this December.

Engineers hope the new, autonomous lake monitoring technology they’re developing will help keep Central Florida lakes clean — starting with the home of a historic open-water swim.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will take up a final vote Wednesday on proposed rules for a regulated bear hunt.

The now-finished project will benefit the Indian River Lagoon as well as the St. Johns River basin, state leaders said Monday.