Trump administration suggests listing Florida’s elusive ghost orchid as endangered
The proposal is among the more high-profile actions taken under the Endangered Species Act by the administration.
Month: October 2025
4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Recovering from one of the Atlantic’s most powerful storms will take months and likely years in some areas.
Florida’s health depends on a reliable, affordable and secure energy grid
A resilient grid helps hospitals maintain power and keep patients safe when hurricanes cause outages.
Trump’s words aren’t stopping many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow
After Trump derided climate concerns at the UN, more than 100 other countries announced new climate commitments.
Weathering the storm together: Community resiliency hubs hold promise of local self-sufficiency
Rural communities are turning to the hubs for a quick and reliable first line of defense and relief against natural ...
The power of language to save the natural world
Florida is blessed with wonderful nature writers, some well known and some emerging, who create a chorus for conservation
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
The fingerprints of climate change are visible on many of the factors that made Melissa such a devastating storm.
Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed
Pollution increased when the EPA stopped watching and returned to normal once inspections resumed.
‘Forever chemicals’ found for first time in Miccosukee Indian Reservation
FIU researchers, in collaboration with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, detected 12 different PFAS.
The most conservative thing we can do about climate change? Adapt
Protecting coastlines, hardening infrastructure and building resilient communities are investments in Florida’s future.