Trump’s promise to protect Florida from oil drilling is worthless
By the South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board On Sept. 8, President Trump came to Jupiter and signed an executive...
Trump’s dream of oil rigs off Florida’s coasts: Another reason to vote against him
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board The U.S. Interior Department tweeted Wednesday that a Politico report about plans to jump-start oil exploration...
Bureaucratic bungling may delay the start of the vital Everglades Reservoir project
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Florida’s most effective response to the increasing threat of rising sea levels is one that...
Governments should use some of the pandemic recovery money to combat climate crisis and create new jobs
By Stephanie Pearson, League of Women Voters Our Environment is Getting a Break During this pandemic, we are all absorbed...
Bankers and governments need to develop plans that will enable property owners to retreat to higher ground without going broke
As more parts of Florida experience chronic flooding, there has been heightened discussion about what happens when governments decide they...
Disney’s plan to build a cruise-ship port at Lighthouse Point is a very bad idea
There are a few places left on the planet imbued with such awe-inspiring beauty that all of humanity might legitimately...
The Legislature must pass bill that would help eliminate harmful algal blooms
Floridians are well-aware of the acute environmental and health problems of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and they are looking to...
Sea Urchins To The Rescue: Florida Researchers Launch Breeding Program To Help Revive Ailing Reefs
Florida has an underappreciated secret weapon to help heal its ailing reefs: prickly sea urchins. Recently, the National Oceanic and...
South Florida’s Fast-Changing Landscape Makes It Harder For Audubon To Count Birds
As cranes continue to crowd South Florida’s skyline, birds of different feather are becoming increasingly hard to find. On Saturday,...
Reducing the speed of ocean-going ships won’t cut emissions, reduce rising sea levels or curb collisions with whales
Occasionally a report appears which claims to be wisdom, but after careful analysis, offers solutions that don’t make much sense....