Fast fashion carries lower price tag, but cost can be high for environment
These cheaper-to-make, cheaper-to-buy items are discarded faster, generating waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Tallahassee moves to block leaf-blower bans; Florida House passes energy bill cutting climate language from state law
The Florida Senate passed legislation that would block bans on gas-powered blowers in the state's municipalities.
Too often left unsaid: the connection between climate change and health
FIU recently convened experts in the nation's capital to discuss how climate change is impacting human health.
Unlocking the heat in mosquito modeling: Exploring disease transmission under climate change
A study that looked at thermal adaptation in mosquitoes found that temperature tolerance could shift within just 10 generations.
VA medical centers vulnerable to climate threats; Florida Senate passes bill easing demolition of coastal buildings
A recent report found Florida VA clinics and hospitals may be at risk from extreme weather events related to climate...
Florida lawmakers consider letting unregulated insurers take policies from Citizens; sawfish deaths mount in Keys
Up to 80,000 Floridians whose second homes are covered by state-run Citizens Property Insurance could be affected.
Carbon Limit CEO Tim Sperry on using CO2-absorbing concrete to combat climate change: ‘You’re turning the problem into the solution’
Carbon Limit is a Boca Raton-based climate technology startup that developed a way to limit carbon emissions.
High Atlantic temperatures bad sign for hurricane season; solar energy keeps expanding in Florida
High sea-surface temperatures are connected with more storm formations and an earlier start to hurricane season.
Florida Wildlife Corridor benefits imperiled species and state’s resilience, FAU panelists say
A panel discussion on the corridor was held at Florida Atlantic University as part of the Frontiers in Science public...
Sand from $2.5 million Singer Island beach project washed away; Hillsborough County looking into carbon capture facility
The loss of the 20,000 tons of sand was caused by 10-15 foot waves in early February that hit dunes...