The economics of development: Suburban sprawl is costly for Florida communitiesÂ
By Vivian Young, 1000 Friends of Florida Many Floridians follow the mantra that any growth is good growth. After all, new ...
By Vivian Young, 1000 Friends of Florida Many Floridians follow the mantra that any growth is good growth. After all, new ...
By 2070, Florida could lose 1.7 million acres to sea level rise and 3.5 million acres to sprawling new development.
Florida could lose nearly a fifth of its rural lands in 50 years if growth continues at its current pace.
SB 738 and HB 789 would require those who fail in legal challenges to environmental permits to pay the winning ...
Duke Energy Florida surpassed one gigawatt of renewable energy, enough to power around 350,000 households.
Florida must encourage more sustainable development patterns, avoiding development on sensitive lands in coastal areas and floodplains.
A broad coalition of environmental and smart-growth advocates have referred tSenate Bill 540 “the sprawl bill” and the death knell ...
The planning director of 1000 Friends of Florida said one piece of legislation embodied the death knell to growth management ...
Within two decades, Florida could gain almost 5 million residents and lose a million acres of land to sea-level rise.
Environmental groups have raised concerns about bills that they say would supercharge irresponsible growth across Florida.
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