Another reminder of Florida’s massive hurricane risk
This article represents the opinion of the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board. Hurricanes are a fact of life in Florida....
Tampa Bay must restore its seagrass
The Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Tampa Bay is Florida’s largest open-water estuary, a foundation of the area’s quality of...
It’s time to save Big Cypress National Preserve from future oil drilling
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Big Cypress National Preserve is too valuable to allow more oil drilling within its borders....
What is Florida’s plan for the next hurricane season?
By Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30. Thank goodness. Tampa Bay got lucky again —...
Write plain-English rules to save Florida’s natural springs now
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Florida’s freshwater springs need our help. We’ve abused them in recent decades. Lots of important...
Florida’s largest utilities win big if lawmakers gut the rooftop solar program
Florida’s lawmakers are considering a major change to the state’s rooftop solar program. A bill that has already passed its first...
In St. Petersburg, climate change smells like rotting fish
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board This is what climate change smells like. It’s the stench of tons of rotten fish...
The Legislature is starting to take the threats from the warming climate more seriously
The Legislature took a modest but important step to better protect the state from the growing threat of climate change....
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