To save the manatee, we need to save the seagrass
A new rollback would jeopardize progress to save manatees, after their numbers fell sharply due to the threat of starvation.
Preemption bills place chokehold on local governments in Florida
Bills being considered by the Legislature include preemptions of local heat protections and regulation of EV charging stations.
Lawmakers threaten environmental oversight and citizens’ rights
SB 738 and HB 789 would require those who fail in legal challenges to environmental permits to pay the winning...
Miami residents believe Biscayne Bay is ‘healthy,’ despite big declines in water quality and biodiversity, new study finds
Overall, the research found that support for local policy actions to protect and restore the bay was extremely high.
Python found nowhere near the Everglades part of northward invasion of undesirable pests
A nearly 12-foot Burmese python was caught in October in T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area in Brevard County.
Proposed Florida laws require flood disclosures to help renters, buyers make best choice
Two Florida Senate bills and companion House bills would give prospective tenants and homebuyers information about flooding.
Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers
Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration can be a useful solution, but it must be closely monitored.
To solve Florida’s insurance problem, Tampa Bay should be the Silicon Valley of property insurance
Global investors and reinsurers know that Florida represents 25% of their worldwide insured catastrophe risk
2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record
Last year had six more billion-dollar disasters than any year since counting began in 1980, accounting for inflation.
Living shorelines and seawalls provide nature-based solutions to stabilize Florida’s coasts
In many locations, living shorelines are used to replace failing seawall structures, which results in improved ecosystem functions.