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UM study: Global warming brings more rainfall 03:29 PM EST

Florida and the rest of the tropics will face wetter and more powerful rainstorms because of global warming, according to a new study co-written by a University of Miami professor and released Thursday.

Taking the kids: Budget-friendly national parks 03:01 AM EST

''A moose!'' exclaimed my 10-year-old son Matt. ``A real moose!'' We screeched to a halt along the side of the road in Grand Teton National Park. Reggie, 8, was equally mesmerized, but 3-year-old Melanie couldn't quite grasp that we were in the moose's house -- and it wasn't a zoo.

State shutters FPL 'green' program 03:01 AM EST

For almost five years, Florida Power & Light trumpeted green energy, saying customers could help the environment by contributing as little as $9.75 a month to buy renewable power.

Organic pizza farm grows ingredients in eight slices 03:01 AM EST

The proof is in the worms. Walt Gregory is an organic farmer who challenged two neighboring farmers to a worm-digging contest. He wanted to prove that farming with chemical fertilizers destroys the worms and other organisms that are nature's way of enriching the soil, for free.

Building blocks: Great plants for a drought-tolerant garden 03:01 AM EST

The South Florida Water Management District is considering making the twice-weekly limits placed on sprinkling your St. Augustine permanent. Workshops discussing the idea wind up at the end of the month.

Preparing for hurricane season 05:29 PM EST

Q. I have a tall pine tree near my mobile home, and I'm afraid a hurricane will make it crash onto my roof.

Water use restrictions are eased -- not removed 03:01 AM EST

Rules for water use were relaxed Friday, giving most South Floridians a second day to sprinkle lawns and gardens. The South Florida Water Management District decided last week to lift severe once-weekly restrictions after several weeks of rain replenished groundwater supplies and stabilized water levels in Lake Okeechobee.