Kenny Broad doesn’t fit the stereotype of a university research scientist – thick-rimmed glasses, white lab coat and shy demeanor. He wears goggles instead of glasses, scuba gear instead of a white coat and he’s laid-back and outgoing. And Broad,…

Organic farmers market their fruits, vegetables and meats as healthier for the consumer and the environment, with no chemical residues on the eggplants and no toxic farm waste run-off into the Everglades. Some growers even boast that their animals are…

Red ski hats went flying over audience members in South Beach Friday night in honor the world’s greatest explorer of the ocean, as members of the Cousteau family tossed the iconic caps at the world premiere of My Father, the…

Environmental journalists are no longer alone in their efforts to educate the public about issues in the natural environment. They are being joined by “new communicators,” from artists to wildlife experts, who are enthusiastically sharing their knowledge about the natural…

       If anyone at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference walked into Sarah Frias-Torres’ talk on Goliath Grouper Friday thinking that fish are not sexy, they walked out afterwards as converts.          One of five panelists at “Florida’s Iconic Critters,” a…

Weeks before the Society of Environmental Journalists convened in Miami for its 21st annual conference, Jeff Burnside jumped into social media mode to drum up interest and support for the four-day event. “Are you coming to our big environmental journalism…

With scores of University of Miami School of Communication students filing stories and taking photos before and during the 21st annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference, new School of Communication Dean Gregory J. Shepherd said he could not be more…

Before venturing to South Florida to make a lasting imprint on the area’s transportation industry and infrastructure, Henry M. Flagler already had secured his proverbial 15 minutes of fame.   In the late 1860s, Flagler teamed with industrialist John D….

Jim Cason, the mayor of Coral Gables, wants to give his wealthy enclave adjacent to Miami an environmental tuneup.   With its 45,000 people, Gables has clean streets and flourishing plant life, sprinkled with a feeling of contentment. But, when…

South Florida’s coral reefs are under attack. Dr. Andrew Baker, a reef biologist at the University of Miami, said the numbers of corals living in Miami’s waters are declining at an alarming rate. And with coral reefs disappearing throughout the…