With rivers gurgling to a trickle and the desalination plant limping because of mechanical problems, water suppliers are turning up the pumps to tap groundwater at a rate not seen since 2002. ...more

March 18, 2009

Support Local Shoppers Regarding "Give The Mouse A Furlough And Shop Closer To Home" (Our Opinion, March 15): ...more

March 17, 2009

Nature's Classroom was rededicated the other day to mark the completion of a $4 million renovation of the environmental education center on the banks of the Hillsborough River. ...more

March 16, 2009

People living in the heart of one of Pasco County's fastest-growing regions will soon know whether they'll need flood insurance. ...more

March 15, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Citizens for Sanity, Pasco County's home-grown environmental group, has thrown a wrench into the county's hopes of landing financial giant T. Rowe Price. ...more

March 14, 2009

If you expect to use the cover of darkness to sidestep water restrictions in St. Petersburg, forget it. Water patrols will begin prowling city streets at night to enforce the once-weekly sprinkling rules. ...more

March 14, 2009

Outdoor Science Classroom at Westside Elementary ...more

March 13, 2009

If you expect to use the cover of darkness to sidestep water restrictions in St. Petersburg, forget it. Water cops will begin prowling city streets at night to enforce the once-weekly sprinkling rules. ...more

March 12, 2009

People living in the heart of one of Pasco County's fastest-growing regions will soon know whether or not they'll need flood insurance. ...more

March 12, 2009

At this point, residents may be experiencing drought fatigue. Symptoms include grief over dead grass, bone dry lake beds and receding rivers, and overdoses on public service announcements asking for conservation. ...more

March 12, 2009