With beach cleanups in, let’s get marine pollution out
By Katy Huddlestun South Florida has seen a boom in beach cleanups, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s...
During the presidential campaign, the media needs to be treating climate like the emergency it is
By Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now It’s rare to hear the term “climate emergency” in media and political discourse in...
How protecting our ocean can protect us from much of the damage caused by climate change
By Ryann Lynn, Environment Florida, and Francis Rooney, U.S. Congress It’s no secret that people come to Florida for the...
It’s time for Florida to join the 21st Century on energy efficiency
Remember the early ‘90s? The Internet was brand new, having a pager clipped to your belt was a thing, and...
Floridians should be celebrating bipartisan leadership on resiliency and water infrastructure
By Kirk Mantay, Chair of the American Water Security Project Despite what you may heard about the 2020 Florida legislative...
We are trying to flatten the coronavirus curve, but we also need to flatten the relentlessly rising curve of sea-level rise
My daughter is now 29. Seventeen years ago we snorkeled the Florida Keys’ spectacular fish-filled reefs. Her prudent fearlessness, even...
Florida Cabinet should reject a proposed $1 billion Miami-Dade highway that threatens the Everglades and the water supply
By Rock Salt and Paola Ferreira, Tropical Audubon Society This fall, Florida’s Governor and the Cabinet will review a judge’s...
Our elected officials are bungling the response to Florida’s rising seas
By Tania Galloni, Earthjustice It’s about time: the head of America’s disaster response department, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is...
The best way to boost our economy after the pandemic is to invest in renewable energy programs
By Florida Rep. Anna V. Eskamani Our country and state are at a turning point. Citizens are demonstrating for Black...
With hurricanes lurking, the last thing Florida needs is drilling rigs off our coasts
By Susan Glickman, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy As Floridians watch Hurricane Isaias develop, we shake our heads about recent...