Florida agency fights plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions; NOAA increases predictions to ‘above-normal’ hurricane season
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is urging the EPA to drop proposed power-plant rules.
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Floridians should slow down for the rarest whales on Earth
The Rice's whale is one of the rarest and most critically endangered animals on Earth, with only about 51 remaining
Florida’s home insurance rates rising nearly triple U.S. average; removing tires from ocean poses challenge
Home insurance costs in Florida are up about 57% since 2015, rising faster than in any other state.
Wildlife corridor lands $850M in final Florida budget; groups to sue feds over manatee protection
Lawmakers agreed to pump $850 million into the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor, also known as the O2O Corridor.
Hurricane recovery continues for Fort Myers Beach, lawsuit accuses feds of failing to protect coral habitat
Fort Myers Beach struggles to recover from Ian, lawsuit seeks to protect endangered corals, subcommittee greenlights $100M Florida Forever plan
Hurricane study shows ‘nobody in Florida is protected,’ groups suing feds over gopher tortoises
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: The future of hurricanes? 'The ...
Floridians should oppose a mine planned next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia
By Elise Bennett, Center for Biological Diversity If you meander north up Florida’s iconic Suwannee River just past the Florida-Georgia state ...
EPA must do its job to protect manatees from deadly pollution
By Elizabeth Forsyth Elizabeth Forsyth Florida’s manatees are in crisis, and that’s why we’re headed to court to enforce the law ...
Florida’s leaders need to halt the warming of the atmosphere, not just adapt to it
By William “Coty” Keller, ecologist It’s all adaptation, and that must change The governor and Legislature are making noise about ...
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