Orphaned wells, which weren’t properly plugged and abandoned, are more likely pathways for CO2 leaks. And state databases show seven orphaned wells within the townships slated to provide underground carbon-dioxide storage for Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal.

There are likely fewer than 100 Rice’s whales left in the Gulf of Mexico, the species’ only habitat. But the federal government unlawfully changed the terms of a lease sale to protect them, a judge said.

Pinellas County officials are taking emergency measures to shore up some beaches that were slammed by Hurricane Idalia. It will be paid for with money from county tourist development taxes.

Now there’s nothing that could stand in the way of a project like one that would have remade Taylor County’s coast

A Rice's whale was just one of the rare sightings researchers found on the 2-month-long expedition.

Homeowners insurance rates from Louisiana's insurer of last resort increased by 63% on average, and National Flood Insurance Program premiums will increase by 234% on average this year, according to a new report.

(Walton County, FL) - Court judgments involving the owners of three Blue Mountain Beach parcels have provided for beach property south of their lots, extending to the mean high water line (MHWL), to become the property of those owners.

A coalition of Mississippi River mayors wants a 10-state compact that would establish collective management of the waterway.

As the Mississippi River drops to one of its lowest levels in recent history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico could threaten drinking water as far north as New Orleans’ French Quarter if no action is taken.

The Santa Rosa County Land Development Code contains a whole set of guidelines governing the protection of trees, and a fairly extensive list of trees that are considered protected by county ordinance.

Tigertail lagoon and Sand Dollar Island had extensive damage and were changed during hurricanes Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022

When Hurricane Idalia collided with the rural Big Bend region of Florida at 7:45 a.m. on Aug. 30, it heaved nearly 10 feet of storm surge into the two nearest coastal towns, Steinhatchee and Cedar Key.

City officials say they working with a specific list of properties, where the county requires a signed temporary construction easement to construct the project.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has so far seen just about 2,000 claims from Hurricane Idalia, well below the threshold that would exhaust the carrier’s personal lines surplus and trigger a surcharge on policyholders, officials said this week.

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — The scars are less visible now. Kimberly Shoaf recalls an unaware tourist recently asking her about the vacant lots along the beach. Ignorance may indeed be bliss, but it's something she'll never enjoy here.

The energy from hotter oceans can enable hurricanes to grow more powerful.