Covid-19, hurricane season and plastics – oh my!
By Stephanie Pearson, League of Women Voters of Broward County The triple threat of COVID-19, hurricane season and plastics, reminiscent ...
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The Trump administration’s decision to halt enforcement of clean air and water rules endangers many Floridians
By Yoca Arditi-Rocha, the CLEO Institute While leaders across the country are taking bold steps to reduce the devastating effects ...
Congress should approve a flooding fund that will save lives and money
By Gary Williams, Florida Rural Water Association For decades, the American approach to disaster recovery has been simple — spend ...
We failed to prepare for COVID-19; we must not make the same mistake with the climate crisis
By Jeff Dorian, Citizens’ Climate Lobby We knew this contagion could happen; we didn’t know when and we were unprepared. ...
We should take the lessons learned during pandemic and apply them to solving the climate crisis
By Mary Anna Mancuso, RepublicEn.org Unprecedented clear skies over Los Angeles, London, the entire country of China are the direct ...
Covid-19 highlights the need for power companies to help low-income customers make their homes more efficient
By Zelalem Adefris, Catalyst Miami There is nothing like being quarantined in your home for weeks on end to remind ...
A cleaner, healthier Florida will help our state recover and thrive after this Covid-19 crisis
By Dawn Shirreffs, Environmental Defense Fund Across America, families like mine are hunkered down, scared and in search of ways ...
COVID-19 shows that we must trust in science to solve problems; science is telling us we need to address the climate crisis now
By Delaney Reynolds, The Sink or Swim Project Today, more than ever, science and scientists are the key to our ...
The celebration of Earth Day 2020 may be subdued, but protecting the environment is more important than ever
By Beam Furr, Broward County Commissioner Every year on April 22, thousands of Americans take to the streets – marching, ...
Earth Day anniversary is a chance to celebrate 50 years of progress and recommit to the goal of saving our planet
By Katrina Erwin, The CLEO Institute The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22 and we should look back ...
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map from Climate Central.