It's understandable that environmental activists would worry that an agricultural exemption to Hillsborough County's wetlands rule will create a loophole that allows widespread abuse. ...more

January 19, 2008

The fate of frog ponds in Hillsborough County took center stage Thursday when the Environmental Protection Commission agreed to give farmers greater leeway in dredging and filling small wetlands after more than two hours of debate. ...more

January 18, 2008

On paper, it looks like Hillsborough County is willing to pay nearly 20 times the official value of about 7 acres of swamp to add it to a 2,000-acre preservation parcel known as the Alafia South Prong. ...more

January 16, 2008

It is a disservice to the public that the Tribune could not set aside its bias in the recent editorial on legislative efforts to change the makeup of the Tampa Sports Authority. It is not about one-upsmanship or Commissioner Jim Norman's future plans. Why not report the fact that itis about the future of commitments made that directly impact more than 1.1 million citizens of Hillsborough County? ...more

January 14, 2008

On paper, it looks like Hillsborough County is willing to pay nearly 20 times the official value of about 7 acres of swamp to add it to a 2,000-acre preservation parcel known as the Alafia South Prong. ...more

January 12, 2008

On paper, it looks like Hillsborough County is willing to pay nearly 20 times the official value of about 7 acres of swamp to add it to a 2,000-acre preservation parcel known as the Alafia South Prong. ...more

January 12, 2008

Evoking the spirit of kitschy Americana like giant balls of string or alligator wrestling, seven aluminum-plated travel trailers once destined for the junkyard have gotten unexpected mileage as a roadside curiosity along eastbound Interstate 4. ...more

January 9, 2008

Design work is under way for pipelines that will provide a safe source of drinking water to residents on rural Buster Bean Drive. ...more

December 10, 2007

Lawmakers from unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County used some legislative sleight-of-hand Friday to advance a bill that would reduce the city of Tampa's power on two important local boards. ...more

December 8, 2007

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir, 1911. ...more

December 3, 2007