Don’t play God with Gulf sea life
The biggest argument against Gulf oil drilling comes in the vivid memories of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Lift the secrecy on Palm Beach data center
Given their energy and water use, hyperscale data centers should always start with rigorous transparency.
Keep Florida’s growth management local
Local leaders and Floridians who want a say in how their communities grow must speak up now
Floridians want smart growth controls. Some lawmakers don’t care
Proposed bills are efforts to return Florida to the days when developers built everywhere and anything they wanted.
DeSantis has warned about AI data centers. Lawmakers can act — don’t let us down
House Bill 1007 would ban 'hyperscale' data centers on environmentally sensitive lands and set other rules.
Oil drilling off Florida’s coast? We have a two-word response: Deepwater Horizon
Under the new Trump administration plan, drilling would be allowed 100 miles or more off Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Dying coral reefs threaten Florida’s future
Florida’s reef system attracts tourists, serves as a spawning ground for fish and absorbs offshore wave energy.
Florida’s Cabinet vastly overpaid for land the state didn’t need. Why?
The state paid $83 million for 4 acres next to the city of Destin’s Norriego Point Beach park.
In the name of storm recovery, a new law trampled smart-growth rules. Shut it down
SB 180 crushes the ability of local leaders to make their communities more storm-resistant.
Gutting FEMA will spell disaster for Florida
Florida, the nation’s most disaster-vulnerable state, has relied on billions of dollars of storm-recovery aid from FEMA.