Florida needs long-term leadership to tackle chronic flooding
By Daniel A. Perez, Florida House member When our community faces a challenge, we must understand it and face it...
Can Biden deliver on his climate crisis campaign pledges?
By David Hastings, InsideSources.com When he ran for president, Joe Biden declared climate change the “number one issue facing humanity.” He promised...
A 10-foot wall along beautiful Biscayne Bay is the wrong way to address storm surge
By Mike Abrams and Jose Felix Diaz, Ballard Partners Something wicked is coming to Miami. That is the only way...
Florida’s politicians need to recognize the danger from rising seas and enact laws to address the threat
By Emily Derrenbacker, Stuart resident and Stetson University student It’s time for Florida politicians to wake up to the environmental...
Climate Change is an issue that should unite our divided country
By Susan Nugent, Climate Reality Project The president-elect has stated that addressing climate change will be one of his top...
Dear Senators Rubio and Scott: Florida needs federal money to cope with climate change
By Claude Gerstle, Citizens’ Climate Lobby With the change in the federal administration, Florida needs bipartisan agreement to assist the...
Political leaders should support legislation to use ‘blue carbon’ to reduce the climate crisis threat
By Dawn Shirreffs and Tiffany Troxler In January, the Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act (H.R. 5589) was introduced in the U.S....
Historic Eta flooding shows that we’re all vulnerable in Florida
By Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald columnist Like many in South Florida, thanks to Tropical Storm Eta’s relentless soaking, I woke...
Can a President stop flooding by executive order?
By John Englander, Rising Seas Institute Following the U.S. Presidential election, many pundits speculate that President Biden will use Executive...
Voters approve charter amendment and make Florida the epicenter of Rights of Nature in the U.S.
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network On Election Day, a breathtaking 89% of Orange County voters approved the...
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map from Climate Central.