Which is why the TECO Manatee Viewing Center is so special. Vacationers appreciate a little break in their itineraries to see manatees swimming in the waters around the Tampa Electric water plant ...

But they can also be spotted, sometimes in large numbers, huddled in the warm water discharge areas from power plants, like the TECO Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach. The facility is free to ...

Plus, for those that didn't spot any animals at Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center, you're in luck: the zoo is home to Florida's first nonprofit acute care manatee hospital, which means it's ...

This time of year, the gentle lugs love the warmer water coming out of Tampa Electric Co.‘s Big Bend power station in Apollo Beach. The company’s Manatee Viewing Center has weathered the ...

TECO is a local electric plant that realized manatees were congregating where the plant released clean, warm water into the bay. The company funded the creation of the Manatee Viewing Center so ...

The Manatee Viewing Center is located at Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station. Tampa Electric is one of Tampa’s primary electricity providers. At this power station, they circulate water from Tampa ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Manatees can be seen across the Treasure Coast, including near former power plants. Despite the plants closings, the animals ...

An ethics expert said recent reporting by the Herald/Times on the foundation raises “deeply troubling issues of pay-to-play conflicts of interest, fiduciary negligence, regulatory noncompliance, and ...

FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding boaters to go slow and keep an eye out for manatees this spring as temperatures warm and sea cows migrate out of ...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...