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Associated PressSeptember 12, 2020

A tropical depression moving across the Gulf of Mexico has strengthened into Tropical Storm Sally and is threatening Florida with heavy rain, weather forecasters said Saturday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm would bring heavy rain to the Florida Keys as well as southern and western parts of the state. Maximum sustained […]

Associated PressAugust 23, 2020

Tropical Storm Laura lashes Puerto Rico, threatens Florida Keys.

Guest AuthorJuly 1, 2020

We are not in the minority on this issue among our constituents either

Jason DelgadoJune 3, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal is forecasted to remain west of Florida this week but expected to bring heavy rains to the Sunshine State before making landfall toward the center of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. As of Wednesday morning, the storm made landfall in southern Mexico and is expected to travel upward of the Mexico coast, […]

Associated PressMay 21, 2020

'The sand is the highest quality in the world.'

Associated PressApril 20, 2020

From Texas to Florida, life changed forever after the “summer of oil.”

Jacob OglesApril 17, 2020

Just 10 years after the BP spill, the Trump administration has its eyes on expansion.

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018

Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long told a panel of environmental scientists and Gulf Coast business leaders Wednesday efforts to mitigate red tide are in full swing and will continue as long as the massive algae bloom threatens Florida beaches, fisheries and recreation. Pinellas County has 13 boats collecting dead fish and conducting monitoring activities in […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018

Three Democratic federal lawmakers will work toward increasing water quality monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico and creating more wetlands to clean water flowing into the Gulf and other waterways. U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor and Charlie Crist, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson crafted a preliminary action plan Wednesday after meeting with local scientists and business leaders about […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 8, 2018

Florida Governor Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate bid got some good news this week, thanks to a University of South Florida College of Marine Science report. A three-week red tide mission found abnormally cooler temperatures and increased salt content might have caused this year’s red tide outbreak. Scott is running against incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. Scott […]

Tag: gulf of mexico

Depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Sally off Florida

Tropical Storms Marco, Laura both taking aim at Louisiana

Matt Gaetz, Francis Rooney: Despite our efforts offshore drilling is still a threat

Tropical Storm Cristobal forecasted to remain west of Florida mainland, impact to northern Gulf

Florida’s Grayton Beach No. 1 in Dr. Beach’s top-10 U.S. list

Baseball to beaches: Coast is different 10 years after spill

A decade after BP oil spill, Kathy Castor and Francis Rooney say offshore drilling is still a threat

Pinellas Co. cleanup nets nearly 1K tons of red tide debris

Prevent red tide? Start with more wetlands, experts say

Red tide report spells good news for Rick Scott