The warming climate is causing the seas to rise, endangering coastal cities in Florida and around the world
Florida’s coasts have seen an acceleration in sea-level rise for more than 30 years, and that rate keeps increasing. The...
Tackling the challenges of climate change will take a “WWII scale” mobilization
For 100 years the League of Women Voters has responded to injustice and assaults on equity and quality of life...
Florida’s legislators need to provide the money to establish a potent task force that finally will begin to address the effects of the rising seas
Talk is cheap, and time is running out for Florida to get on with the difficult and expensive task of...
You are not powerless. You can help tackle the climate crisis by joining an advocacy group
I’ve traveled around the United States for years and I’m always thrilled by its beauty and heartened by how much...
Leaders in Northeast Florida are finally beginning to address the threats the region faces from the warming climate
Two initiatives in Northeast Florida will start in January to make the region and its businesses more resilient to threats...
Stop letting Florida agriculture dictate clean-water policy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to make water quality a priority. He started well. At his urging, the Legislature last...
Here are some thoughts about how to celebrate the holidays without worsening the climate crisis
(Photo credit: Vegan Liftz) The holidays are approaching too quickly. Caught up in the excitement, we may find it difficult...
Allowing oil exploration in the Apalachicola River floodplain is a stupid idea
Our government can’t really be this stupid, can it? Our Florida Department of Environmental Protection is allowing one of the...
Leaders need to negotiate a deal that provides enough water for Atlanta’s residents, Georgia’s farmers and Florida’s oyster industry
A hearing officer has dealt Florida the nearest thing to a fatal blow in its long-running water war with Georgia....
Pollution is killing Biscayne Bay, there’s very little time to save it, and it’s going to cost a lot of money to rescue it
Recent studies and reports have concluded that the health of Biscayne Bay is at a tipping point. The ecosystem is...