The Miami Herald

Environmentalists charge that the Bush administration's plan to restore the Florida Everglades lacks important details.

Broward County, Florida, reconsiders its future as buildout of previously undeveloped land quickly approaches.

Controversy and legal challenges continue to swirl around Fort Lauderdale's ongoing move to place a plastic cap over toxic chemicals buried in the Wingate landfill, a precursor to building a golf course.

A Tampa environmental group is challenging a Florida state permit allowing a desalination plant to discharge concentrated brine into the Tampa Bay.

The International Swimming Hall of Fame -- a major tourist attraction -- might be leaving Fort Lauderdale if its proposal to expand to meet international requirements is rejected by the city.

Broward Country, FL, deals with the tricky issues of naming streets after people. Naming streets after a politician create additional complications.

Mayor Joe Carollo to propose a new site for Florida Marlins stadium in Miami, FL.

A nine-member board is given the responsibility to define a high-speed rail system for Florida and advised not to get "hung up" on technology and speed.

A new study called 'Death by Degrees: The Health Threats of Climate Change in Florida', says global warming is sure to cause increasing heat and pollution-related ailments in Florida.

A federal plan to protect endangered sparrows in the Everglades National Park would increase water levels in a key canal and remove a levee. Area farmers and communities oppose the plan.

A former toxic dump in Fort has caused cancer in the surrounding community. A golf course is proposed for the site.

A State Farm insurance report names the most dangerous intersection in the United States -- Pembroke Pines, FL.

Panama City Beach may become Florida's first city to assume responsibility for issuing coastal development permits.

Commissioners in Hollywood, FL have approved changes that aim to allow developers to break ground sooner.

Miami's Tri-Rail system is getting a boost in the form of federal dollars to complete a proposed expansion of the rail line.

A Hallandale Beach City Commissioner who constantly complained that City staff is wasting funds on a consultant studying ways to revitalize a declining area, learns no consultant was ever hired.

Because of decades of urban sprawl, a place most people consider a lush tropical paradise actually ranks among the least shady landscapes in the nation.

Many baseball stadiums help bolster sagging downtowns -- but only when they're built as part of a larger revitalization effort, economists say.

Transportation advocates and critics debate the benefits and costs of a high-speed rail system in the state.

The City of Key West gave its endorsement to an affordable-housing project by way of a resolution favoring the transformation of an old industrial site into affordable-housing units.