The mayor said a $234,428 fine against a tree-cutting company shows the city is serious about protecting its canopy. Nearly three dozen trees were cut down at a half-abandoned trailer park along Gandy ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Mayor Jane Castor had a strong and simple message for anyone looking to cut down protected trees illegally: pay up. A Hillsborough County judge upheld the city’s largest fine for ...

A chance discovery of castor seeds while walking home from church is behind what might be a ground-breaking idea of creating biofuel from castor seed. Thabang Mabapa is a self-confessed curious social ...