Lee County commissioners have rejected a proposal to sacrifice 30 acres of mangroves to make way for a development of 55 new homes off Shell Point Boulevard. The commission's unanimous vote came after ...

Mangroves, once axed for development, are expanding across Florida due to climate change. Will Floridians learn to live with the iconic coastal tree? David Rahahę-tih Webb’s aquarium was more than ...

This article is part of a USA TODAY Network reporting project called "Perilous Course," a collaborative examination of how people up and down the East Coast are grappling with the climate crisis.

Even seemingly small discoveries can illustrate the outsized impact of a warming planet. That was the case recently when three curious nature explorers confirmed that a prominent tropical plant ...

Living shorelines featuring mangroves can stabilize coasts, limit flooding, and save landowners money. Visitors bike in Miami next to Biscayne Bay. Much of Miami has been developed all the way to ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Mangroves are crucial to Florida’s ecosystem. It’s one of the most important parts of Florida but it’s under threat from population and building booms. Nearly 70% of fish in ...