Florida needs a standardized development code for areas threatened by storm surge
By John L. Renne, professor at Florida Atlantic University If history is a guide, Floridians will digest and respond to...
What is Florida’s plan for the next hurricane season?
By Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30. Thank goodness. Tampa Bay got lucky again —...
Cheer up! Congress finally passed significant climate legislation
THE INVADING SEA NEWSLETTER August 2022, Newsletter No. 7 If you’re worried that fossil fuel emissions are going to ruin...
Look at the doughnut or look at the hole
If you’re worried about the planet getting too hot, you always have the choice of looking at the doughnut or...
A key question for candidates: How will you reduce use of fossil fuels?
By Charles Dodson It has been a brutal, scorching, scary summer for people around the planet, which includes us Floridians....
Death of whale near Key West highlights the dangers posed by plastics pollution and lost fishing gear
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Ingrid Giskes and Nicholas Mallos, Ocean Conservancy In May, a 47-foot-long adult male sperm whale...
Climate crisis: doing too little and hoping it will all just go away
By E.S. Browning If you learned you had cancer and needed chemotherapy soon, what would you do? You would probably...
Environmental bill falls short, deserves veto
By Palm Beach Post Editorial Board Gov. Ron DeSantis can cement his claim of being a pro-environmental governor by taking quick...
A Florida mother has decided that everyone needs to start getting serious about the grim climate-change evidence
By Amanda Sherlock, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Miami You do not need to be an expert to act on climate change....
Signs of hope for endangered Everglade snail kite
By J. Scott Angle We know whether the Everglade snail kite becomes more or less endangered every few hours. At...
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