As I reflected on the many things I’m thankful for this week, I kept returning to the overwhelming experience of August’s local elections. Having a front-row seat to the historic sweep of …
Dams, often built to generate hydroelectric power, store water and control floods, have significant negative impacts. They disrupt natural river flows, fragment habitats and alter the physical, …
Unfortunately, the larger the government body, the more difficult it can be to find positive stories to tell. As a rule, the bigger the bureaucracy, the more entrenched it becomes. The longer the …
NOAA Fisheries has released a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the Identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in U.S. Federal Waters of the Gulf of …
As Antarctica warms due to climate change, an unexpected phenomenon is occurring: the “greening” of the continent. As ice melts, certain areas once covered in snow and ice are becoming …
At a Nov. 7 Land Use meeting, Manatee County Commissioners voted 4-2 to give a sweetheart deal to a politically connected developer who wants to build “luxury, market-rate apartments” …
The live music industry has skyrocketed over the last few decades. In 2023, the multinational Live Nation Entertainment reported 145 million fans attending 50,000 live events worldwide. The average …
Piney Point is currently on track for closure by 2026. The long-term plan involves stabilizing the site, and then the priority should be for it to be permanently sealed and never used again. This …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to issue a modified NPDES permit to Ocean Era, LLC (current permit number FL0A00001). The draft modified NPDES permit authorizes the discharge of …
According to the S&P Global Motility Forecast, EV sales have surged so substantially over the past two decades that about 50 percent of the vehicles on the road by 2040 are projected to be …
We do not cover island races and rarely cover island issues because AMI's unique economic ecosystem allows it to support multiple independent publications that do good work. Joe Hendricks of the AMI …
The EPA recently approved a demonstration project that uses phosphogypsum in road construction. The public comment period on the project is through Nov. 8th. Comments can be submitted …
A large percentage of our food packaging contains toxic Food Contact Chemicals (FCCs), which are chemicals that come into contact with foods during manufacturing, packaging or transportation. Notable …
Roswell, New Mexico, isn’t the kind of place you’d expect to find underwater, but that’s exactly what happened this October. Record-breaking rains overwhelmed the desert town , …
On Tuesday, outgoing Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge made a surprise motion in the closing minutes of the Manatee County Commission meeting to fire County Attorney Pamela D'Agostino. Many people …
The Manatee County School Board will soon name a new K-8 school in east county and is currently soliciting input from citizens. One option stands tall above the rest: "the Mother of …
On November 5 , Manatee County voters will have an opportunity to deeply impact future generations by voting yes for the renewal of the 1-mill tax referendum to support our public schools.
Over 21 million children ride the school bus each day, making student transportation the largest U.S. mass transit system. Some 90 percent of these buses run on diesel, a known carcinogen with …
At Tuesday’s meeting, the soon-to-be-replaced majority on the Manatee County Commission demonstrated yet again why voters are sick of their schtick and kicking incumbents to the curb.
After Hurricane Milton, Floridians across the state are only starting to pick up the pieces and take the first steps on what is sure to be a long road to recovery. In the wake of devastating …