KEY WEST, Fla. -- City officials in Key West voted to ban sunscreens containing two ingredients that scientists have said are harmful to the coral reef ecosystem. In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Key West ...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Officials in Key West took the initial steps toward banning the sale of sunscreens containing two ingredients that could be harmful to coral reefs. The Miami Herald reports the ...

Key West, Florida, has voted to ban certain sunscreens in an effort to protect coral reefs in its surrounding waters. The city joins a growing list of places that have banned sunscreens containing the ...

Key West is renowned for its fun-loving, laid-back lifestyle, but images of sun-drenched revelers on Duval Street make it ...

The law’s supporters see it as a crucial step toward protecting the great treasure of the Florida Keys: the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem, which runs nearly 150 miles, hosts thousands ...

FILE - A NOAA diver photographs a reef inside the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, in 2019, before the area was affected by last summer's bleaching event. A new artificial reefs program that ...

Water quality tests in Key West show evidence that cruise ships stir up as much sediment that can harm coral reefs and other marine life as a hurricane. Local officials responded by halting the tests.

Record-warm ocean temperatures off the coast of Florida last summer stressed an already vulnerable coral reef system, prompting a massive die-off across the only living barrier reef in the continental ...

Snorkel, swim, sail, and sunbathe in this tropical paradise. One of Key West’s best-known beaches is also its largest. Located on the south coast of the island, Smathers Beach is a half-mile long and ...

One of the world’s sunniest spots just took a stand on two sunscreen chemicals that scientists have said are hurting the coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys. By a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, the Key ...