Amended bill banning heat protections sent to Florida House; beach renourishment effort stalls
HB 433 would preempt cities and counties from requiring businesses to allow outdoor workers to receive shade and water breaks.
Vital link in Florida Wildlife Corridor being preserved; bill adds consumer protections to PACE program
The 12,085-acre Lightsey Family Ranch is next to Fisheating Creek, the only free-flowing river into Lake Okeechobee.
Tallahassee moves to block leaf-blower bans; Florida House passes energy bill cutting climate language from state law
The Florida Senate passed legislation that would block bans on gas-powered blowers in the state's municipalities.
VA medical centers vulnerable to climate threats; Florida Senate passes bill easing demolition of coastal buildings
A recent report found Florida VA clinics and hospitals may be at risk from extreme weather events related to climate...
Florida lawmakers consider letting unregulated insurers take policies from Citizens; sawfish deaths mount in Keys
Up to 80,000 Floridians whose second homes are covered by state-run Citizens Property Insurance could be affected.
High Atlantic temperatures bad sign for hurricane season; solar energy keeps expanding in Florida
High sea-surface temperatures are connected with more storm formations and an earlier start to hurricane season.
Video: Citizens’ Climate Lobby webinar on ‘Crafting Impactful Conservative Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor’
The webinar included discussion of what climate-related messages resonate most with conservative audiences.
Sand from $2.5 million Singer Island beach project washed away; Hillsborough County looking into carbon capture facility
The loss of the 20,000 tons of sand was caused by 10-15 foot waves in early February that hit dunes...
Unusual fish kill in Keys claims endangered sawfish; Florida bills banning lab-grown meat moving forward
Scientists worry that extreme summer heat that bleached coral triggered other hazards, but it's not clear if the fish kill...
FIU to study threat of sea-level rise to coastal buildings; UF Student Senate passes ‘Green New Deal’ resolution
The $9 million federal grant will fund wells along the coast that could show how sea rise is changing the...
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