Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that grilling generates a lot of pollution and greenhouse gases. Are there greener types of grills or grilling methods that are more planet-friendly? – Bill D., …
Phosphate industry representatives have increased their efforts to convince people that phosphogypsum may soon become an important asset in the form of mining Rare Earth Elements from phosphogypsum …
Dear EarthTalk: What exactly is "climate migration" and is it already happening?–B.T., via email As discussions of the climate crisis begin to shift from future tense to present, 'climate …
Over the next several months, the Manatee County Commission and its administration will set about an overhaul of the county’s comprehensive land use plan and its policies regarding wetland …
At Tuesday's Manatee County Commission meeting, Commissioner George Kruse asked why the approved timeline for addressing impact fees had seemed to be abandoned. He didn't get much of an answer. …
Dear EarthTalk: You hear a lot about shark sightings and attacks nowadays; does this mean that sharks are more abundant than ever and doing well overall or the opposite? R.W., Wellfleet, MA …
The Environmental Protection Agency recently declared there s no safe level of lead for children. ""We know that no level of exposure to lead is good for our children. Zero, said Janet McCabe, the …
Last week, TBT investigative reporter Dawn Kitterman gave our readers a detailed look at the ""record-breaking"" fundraising of Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge. The fact that …
Each week, TBT spotlights some of the more insightful reader comments that have been posted on our recent articles. Anonymous comments or those that violate our civility guidelines are not …
I’m sure that my fellow GOT fans know the rest of that line. For those of you who did not read or watch, it concludes, "you win or you die. There is no middle ground." No one dies in politics, …
The ongoing feud between Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge, Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes, and the City of Holmes Beach is quickly becoming a crisis of leadership. …