Though I was pleasantly surprised by the Planning Commission’s vote against the transmittal of proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment PA-23-06/Ordinance 23-66 to delete the county’s …
As you peel away the layers of the developer-driven proposal to gut Manatee County’s wetland protection policies, the smell of this already rancid onion just keeps getting worse. Considering …
Dear EarthTalk: Is the widely publicized failure of Yellow Trucking actually an opportunity for the U.S. trucking industry to reduce its carbon footprint?—Jerry B., Washington, DC
We voters complain that there’s too much money in politics and that compromises the behavior of elected officials. We also say we’re tired of the negativity that pervades public …
Since 2017, the pile of cash on Manatee County’s balance sheet has increased from $782.1 million to $1.527 billion at the end of fiscal ’22. The primary reason for this rapidly …
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that grilling generates a lot of pollution and greenhouse gases. Are there greener types of grills or grilling methods that are more planet-friendly? – Bill D., …
Phosphate industry representatives have increased their efforts to convince people that phosphogypsum may soon become an important asset in the form of mining Rare Earth Elements from phosphogypsum …
Dear EarthTalk: What exactly is "climate migration" and is it already happening?–B.T., via email As discussions of the climate crisis begin to shift from future tense to present, 'climate …
I’m sure that my fellow GOT fans know the rest of that line. For those of you who did not read or watch, it concludes, "you win or you die. There is no middle ground." No one dies in politics, …
The ongoing feud between Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge, Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes, and the City of Holmes Beach is quickly becoming a crisis of leadership. …
I grew up in the shadow of a memorial to motherhood. In 1938, the Ashland Boys Association–a homecoming organization for the men and boys who had to leave our rural Pennsylvania home when the …