Mosaic Fertilizer celebrated its first five years on the New York Stock Exchange recently by contributing $45,000 in cash and 6,000 pounds of food to benefit America's Second Harvest. ...more

November 4, 2009

Roads were closed for five hours Thursday in Hendry County as hazmat crews cleaned up manganese nitrate and iron nitrate that fell from a Lake Placid truck driver's rig. ...more

August 28, 2009

There's good news for people whose dreams of Florida-friendly landscaping have been crushed by their homeowners associations. A new law prohibits HOAs from enacting or enforcing rules against Florida-friendly landscaping that aims to cut the use of water, pesticides and fertilizers. STORY, Page 12 ...more

July 11, 2009

Community Redevelopment Agency Commissioner Jim McCollum has taken an interest in gardening, community gardening that is. ...more

April 13, 2009

Massive amounts of nitrogen flowing into area waterways need to be reduced, speakers at a Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission meeting said Thursday. ...more

January 16, 2009

The probiotic label is being slapped on products all over the supermarket. Here are a few facts to help you decide whether you want to buy or skip these trendy foods designed to keep your belly happy. ...more

January 10, 2009

It's never been more important for Floridians who share in the benefits and beauty of our green spaces to care for them wisely. ...more

December 2, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to stem the pollution washing into waterways from cities and suburbs, the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday. ...more

October 16, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews are fighting a two-alarm structure fire at a liquid and dry bulk handling service. ...more

September 28, 2008

Industrial manufacturer Honeywell said Tuesday that it has developed a new nitrogen-based fertilizer that is difficult to ignite - a discovery that could reduce criminals' ability to make explosives used in major terrorist attacks such as the Oklahoma City bombing. ...more

September 24, 2008