Florida rejects federal funding meant to reduce tailpipe emissions; state considers easing Keys growth limits
The Florida Department of Transportation secretary turned down $320 million, arguing federal officials overstepped their authority.
Why tenants struggle more in the wake of hurricanes
Researchers found that after a hurricane, the number of rental units usually decreases, which leads to higher rent prices.
Solar microgrid community planned in Lakeland; Fort Lauderdale starts flooding fix for 25 neighborhoods
The Lakeland project will include 77 homes with solar panels, linked together to pool energy in a central battery storage...
Florida State University scientists describe and name new species of coral in French Polynesia
Findings like this are important because they fundamentally change how we study and conserve biodiversity.
A 2023 hurricane season success story: Cedar Key’s living shorelines bolster resilient community
Living shorelines use natural solutions – installed plants and habitat structures – to strengthen beaches against erosion.
Hurricane-weary Floridians ask: What UN climate talks?
Three months after Idalia, many here are more preoccupied with recovery than COP28.
Hurricane season ends with 20 named storms but just 1 US landfall; Senate committee investigating Citizens Property Insurance
The hurricane season produced the fourth-most named storms on record, but only Idalia made landfall in the US.
Increasing temperatures threaten Plant City strawberries; rising seas causing rent to rise in Miami
Temperatures were between 103 and 104 degrees Plant City for nine days in August, the hottest in the city’s recorded...
Why some experts say COPs are ‘distracting’ and need fixing
Critics say the annual UN conferences on climate change have outlived their usefulness and are due for an overhaul.
Climate change affecting bird migration; feds touting tougher building codes to reduce carbon emissions
Bird sightings may be like canaries in a coal mine, providing early warning signals of climate change.