As climate change and growing electricity demand spark the search for new renewable energy, researchers have been recently looking at the ocean for answers. …
A joint investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times recently found that Ron DeSantis' administration diverted far more public funds to campaigning against ballot initiatives than previously …
It’s time to take the gloves off! Every developer-supported candidate for state and local elections must be thrown in the garbage dump of political history. Based on experience gained from Manatee …
For much of 2025, public-health debates in the United States have focused on the damage being caused by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with his reckless vaccine policy decisions, deep funding …
The modern world hums with data, over 2.5 quintillion bytes generated every day, driving a growing network of data centers that consume one to two percent of global electricity. …
The recent government shutdown was a stark reminder that 42 million people across the United States rely on federal food benefits. That’s 12 percent of the nation’s population …
Bird populations in the United States are facing alarming declines. Since 1970, North America has lost approximately 2.9 billion birds, …
Children today face hazards in the environment that were neither known nor suspected only a few decades ago. At least 75,000 new synthetic chemical compounds have been developed and introduced into …
When the Manatee County Legislative Delegation held a public meeting in late October, they got an earful from citizens regarding the negative impacts of SB 180, a broad emergency management bill. Part of the …
If Congress fails to extend ACA subsidies before the end of 2025, millions of Americans risk losing financial assistance for health insurance, facing much higher premiums, or becoming uninsured. …
Sand mining, extracting sand from the earth, is the second most widespread human activity in marine environments, after fishing. …
If you happen to be a long-time reader of this column, it seems doubtless you’ve heard me refer to the Manatee County Planning Commission as a rubber stamp for the development community. In …
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS and often referred to as “forever chemicals,” …
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is accepting public comments on expanding oil exploration in the Eastern Gulf. As proposed, approximately 19.88 million acres of the Eastern Gulf will be …
Listen carefully, and you can hear the drums of war. Only this time, neocons within the Trump administration are using the same haphazard rationale for our outrageously expensive and spectacularly …
Throughout the neighborhoods of Manatee County—and across Florida—you can see the story of American housing playing out in real time. Rows of single-family homes stretch toward the …
I only wanted to serve my country. Now I’m worried about my family going hungry. I was selected for a highly competitive State Department Information Technology (IT) fellowship in 2024 …
In recent years, the continued global prevalence of climate change has increased the number of weather-related catastrophes. …
On the last day of Florida's 2025 legislative session, lawmakers quietly changed a program called "Schools of Hope." These changes will move millions more of your tax dollars away from public schools …
I’ve written a lot recently about our economy’s AI bubble, and two things happened recently that should be viewed as blinking red lights, in my opinion. Nearly every economist agrees …