Sea urchins have been dying in the Caribbean from a parasite that is now also killing them in the sea of Oman.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law that prevents cities or counties from creating protections for workers who labor in the state's often extreme and dangerous heat.

Tampa could become the first U.S. city to get a water treatment system with technology that can help filter out forever chemicals known as PFAS.

Florida is trying to eradicate the giant African land snail — again. The invasive snail carries a disease-causing parasite. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 7, 2022.)

Florida plans to eradicate the giant African land snail, again. The recent discovery of a population of the invasive snail, which carries a disease-causing parasite, has one county under quarantine.

Wild pigs are a problem in Florida. Hundreds of thousands are roaming the state and destroying scores of acres of fields and crops. There's an effort now to turn the pest into a profit.

The Florida citrus industry is in a battle for its livelihood. For more than a decade now, growers have battled a disease that's been killing trees. Those leftover groves now look like skeletons across the state and are making the situation worse.