Historic Eta flooding shows that we’re all vulnerable in Florida
By Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald columnist Like many in South Florida, thanks to Tropical Storm Eta’s relentless soaking, I woke...
Can a President stop flooding by executive order?
By John Englander, Rising Seas Institute Following the U.S. Presidential election, many pundits speculate that President Biden will use Executive...
Voters approve charter amendment and make Florida the epicenter of Rights of Nature in the U.S.
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network On Election Day, a breathtaking 89% of Orange County voters approved the...
FAU program envisions Florida coastal residents learning to live with lots of water
By Benita Goldstein Given all the rain we’ve had in the last month, a recent FAU webinar was timely. Entitled...
It’s always darkest before the dawn
By John Morales, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists This is a new Silent Spring moment. Rachel Carson’s 1962 seminal book Silent Spring—about the...
Our time Is up: We must vote for leaders who intend to address the climate crisis
By Jose Javier Rodriguez, Democratic State Senator These days it can feel like there is a lot more that divides...
Floridians need to vote so we can keep our heads above water
By Xavier Cortada, the Underwater Home Owners Association Next week, we, the people of the United States of America, are...
Urge federal authorities to oppose Florida’s plan to have the state control wetlands permitting
By Richard Baker, Pelican Island Audubon Society Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection wants to take over wetlands permitting from federal agencies...
The climate crisis should motivate young people to vote
By Domingo Cortinez, EarthEcho International Voting is hard. And even more so if you’re a college freshman. Students need to...
In this election, our kids’ health and future are at stake
By Melissa Meehan Baldwin, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action I’ll never forget the day I learned about climate change. My...
Trump’s promise to protect Florida from oil drilling is worthless
By the South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board On Sept. 8, President Trump came to Jupiter and signed an executive...
Florida needs to hasten the transition to electric vehicles because they protect our environment, health and pocketbooks
By Stan Cross, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy The electrification of transportation is taking hold in the U.S. across all...
State provides money to protect springs, but the state’s septic tank problems are far from resolved
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board There was good news last week for people who fear Florida is turning into a sewer....
The presidential election will determine whether my grandchild will have to cope with a climate catastrophe
By Carrie A. Scherpelz, Citizens’ Climate Lobby I will greet my first grandchild just after Inauguration Day. Will you please...
The business community is ‘walking the walk’ in addressing the threats from the changing climate
By Jack Seiler, former mayor of Fort Lauderdale This essay is adapted from Seiler’s remarks at an online Resilience Roundtable...
