As gas prices keep soaring, Florida Senator Bill Nelson says he's continuing the fight to keep the oil companies and the talk of drilling off Florida's coast at bay. Trimmel Gomes reports.

A newly released study claims that recycling is one of the easiest and best ways to limit the effects of Global warming. A coalition of Environmental groups behind the study is asking officials to “Stop Trashing the Climate” by eliminating the burning of waste. Trimmel Gomes reports.

Alligator hunting permits go on sale across the state Tuesday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission expects to sell about 45-hundred permits on a first come first serve basis. Trimmel Gomes has more.

Governor Charlie Crist’s so-called ‘Action Team on Energy and Climate Change’ is meeting this week to review policy recommendations to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the state from the negative impact of climate change. Trimmel Gomes reports.

On Wednesday Florida’s Republican governor Charlie Crist and his Democratic counterpart in Michigan called on their parties’ national committees to seat their delegates to the nominating convention. Trimmel Gomes reports.

After spending more than 2 years in the hospital being nursed back to good health a manatee called “Muddy Barron” is going back into the wild this morning. Trimmel Gomes reports.

Bracing for a January first deadline on new IRS regulations for retirement a first-of-its kind plan could save educators billions of dollars. Trimmel Gomes reports.

A federal judge denies an attempt to halt construction of a new international airport in Bay County in the Florida panhandle. Trimmel Gomes reports.

Florida lawmakers are proposing new legislation that would give independently elected Clerks of Court the sole right over a county’s financial statements and books. Trimmel Gomes reports.

The Secretary of the Department of Children and Families says the state will tighten its background screening of employees – in response to the recent arrest of an agency spokesman on child pornography charges.