Winter Springs commission members voted unanimously Thursday to approve a plan to reduce flooding problems.

Eligible Brevard County property owners can now receive larger amounts of money for septic system upgrades.

Council members added new projects to Florida’s shortlist of lands to protect, including over 2,000 acres of land in Flagler, Seminole, Polk, Putnam and Volusia counties.

A private, 670-acre property in Seminole County is one area the state could choose to acquire and set aside for conservation.

Officials say drinking recycled, thoroughly-treated wastewater is perfectly safe but there are also psychological hurdles.

As of this year, Florida rules allow for reclaimed water, or recycled wastewater, to be treated and distributed for drinking.

The letter, signed by groups in all 50 states, asks for lawmakers to pause approval and construction of new data centers until regulations are in place.

Dogs will soon be allowed on beaches in Satellite Beach from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. after city leaders approved a new pilot program.

The draft state permit would let the commercial space company Blue Origin send about a half-million gallons of wastewater daily into the Indian River Lagoon.

After initially excluding them, the state now includes electric trucks in Florida’s plans for millions of dollars earmarked for projects to reduce harmful emissions.

A Leon County circuit judge on Monday rejected a group’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade.

Florida governments and waste-collection contractors have until Dec. 23 to apply for the federal money from Volkswagen’s environmental mitigation fund.