Welcome to the Catalyst’s Community Voices platform. We’ve curated community leaders and thinkers from all parts of our great city to speak on issues that affect...
From toxic algae blooms to plastics contaminating the water, marine scientists are concerned about the future of Tampa Bay, but see opportunities in how the public...
A burgeoning national beverage company is boosting a local nonprofit’s unique recovery and restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Charleston-based Island Brands USA, a...
For the past few weeks, environmental officials have monitored toxic algal blooms just south of Tampa Bay – bad news for a state that has lost...
Tampa attorney Herb Donica wants people to know his sole mission is to ensure the former Piney Point phosphate plant closes as safely and quickly as...
While water quality continues to improve alongside increasing public engagement towards environmental issues, researchers remain concerned about conditions in Old Tampa Bay. Those are the key...
Following what marine scientists called Tampa Bay’s worst red tide outbreak in 50 years, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is allocating nearly $14 million in this...
After two weeks of slow dissipation along the Pinellas County coast, Karenia brevis – the harmful algal bloom that causes red tide – appears to be...
The Florida Department of Environment Protection (DEP) warns that summertime rainstorms and tropical weather could cause the Piney Point phosphate mining facility to overflow – possibly...
While Tampa Bay has been clear of red tide for weeks, algal blooms persist off of the Pinellas coast after Tropical Storm Fred stayed well to...