From the climate crisis to Covid-19: can journalism focus on the stories that matter?
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope, Covering Climate Now To hear many journalists tell it, the spring of 2020 has...
It’s time to fully embrace renewable energy
By Carlos Cepeda-Diaz, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Turns out, those distant pictures of sad polar bears standing on melting ice are...
Will new Florida public building sea-level rise law point the way for private developers?
By Albert J. Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting Passed on June 30 and effective on July 1, 2021, the Florida Legislature...
Ambitious plan envisions cleaner air and water, safer communities, and a healthier future
By Gina McCarthy, Natural Resources Defense Council Any good angler checks the tides before heading out on the water. But...
Reagan recognized the threat to the ozone layer; conservatives today should respond the same way to climate change
By David Jenkins, Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship As folks across Florida don bikinis or swim trunks and head to the...
Florida should make the oil industry pay its fair share of climate mitigation projects
By Susan Glickman, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Climate change is already costing Florida cities, large and small, a fortune....
Deepwater Horizon spill: Offshore drilling plans recall oil-fouled tourist season
By Mark Lane, Daytona Beach News-Journal Ten years ago last week, President Barack Obama showed up in Pensacola to walk the beaches,...
Solar storage can be a lifesaver, particularly during hurricane season
By Salome Garcia and Katie Chiles Ottenweller Hurricane season has arrived and already Mother Nature has given us plenty to...
Covid-19, hurricane season and plastics – oh my!
By Stephanie Pearson, League of Women Voters of Broward County The triple threat of COVID-19, hurricane season and plastics, reminiscent...
Scientific triumphs lift rockets — and our spirits
By John Morales, WTVJ NBC6 South Florida My mom let me stay up to watch. It was almost midnight in...