Florida’s home insurance crisis hits hardest in some of the state’s poorest counties
An Inside Climate News analysis shows that communities around Lake Okeechobee are an epicenter of the crisis.
Month: July 2025
Alligator Alcatraz detention center is the making of an environmental crisis
The new detention center in the Everglades can quickly turn into a human and environmental disaster.
Trump’s climate research cuts are unpopular, even with Republicans
Polling shows that nearly 80% of voters want government agencies to keep researching and sharing global warming data.
Fossil fuels feed wars, green energy fuels peace
Breaking our dependence on oil can dismantle one of history’s most persistent drivers of conflict.
Preparing for hurricanes means protecting clean energy
Congress just passed a bill to phase out the clean energy tax credits that have been helping Floridians prepare.
What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
The proposal represents a retreat from goals of clean air and clean water enacted in federal laws over the past ...
FSU biologist uncovers how different coral reproduction methods shape Caribbean reefs’ future
New research examines how mustard hill coral has survived at much higher rates than another form of coral.
Florida’s path to energy freedom
Innovative nuclear technologies would help us meet future energy challenges and serve a growing population.
In Florida’s fragile Everglades, Trump praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Conservationists are concerned about the impact the detention center will have on the river of grass.
Manatees’ defenders score a major court victory. But hundreds are still dying
The leaders of the state’s environmental protection efforts can’t drag their heels any longer.