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A bill moving through Congress that would change the definition of "dolphin safe" tuna has caused an unusually angry fight within America's environmental community. The legislation has pitted Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund -- supporters of the bill -- against the Sierra Club and the Defenders of Wildlife. As NPR's David Baron reports, the fight has exposed philosophical differences between major environmental organizations.

Reporter Jyl Hoyt from member station KBSU reports on plans by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce grizzly bears into areas of central Idaho. But the local population is divided over the issue.

Steve Newborn is WUSF's assistant news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area.

Wildlife biologists say a fungal disease that affects snakes has spread to Tennessee. The affliction can interfere with a snake's vision and, in some…

The Florida Everglades is known for its beauty, and recently for its pythons. Efforts are accelerating to rid the ecosystem of the pesky invasive species. It's a huge story ... for journalists.

Congress may be divided on whether or not we should drill in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, but Alaskans have historically have supported the idea. Anne Sutton reports from KTOO in Juneau.

Kentucky’s Bow Season for deer is underway and represents just one aspect of a $770 million dollar industry for the state. Richard Aiken is an Economist…

On this day in 1987, the Toronto Blue Jays set an MLB record hitting 10 home runs in a single game, defeating the Baltimore Orioles 18-3, and ending Cal…

On this day in 1922, Howard Carter's team made a breech in the doorway to Tutankhamun's tomb. Peering in with the light of a candle, he saw glinting gold…

As the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft left the orbit of Earth and began its trajectory to the Moon, the astronauts snapped what would be known as "The…