Coalition calls on Florida Legislature to address $759 million backlog of state park repairs
A DEP report said funding is needed for fixing aging infrastructure, accessibility upgrades and other improvements.
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Florida is quietly abandoning green schools — but families are stepping up
The Florida PTA is launching the Florida Green Schools PTA/PTSA, a new statewide platform to keep this work alive.
Florida used to protect the Apalachicola River system. What happened?
The state is proposing to permit oil drilling in the Apalachicola River floodplain and people are upset.
‘Back to the drawing board,’ DeSantis says of state park development
The plan for 350-room lodges, pickleball courts and golf courses in state parks drew outrage from across the political spectrum.
Oil and water – and oysters – don’t mix
Drilling for oil in the Apalachicola River flood plain conflicts with restoration plans for the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery.
Floridians are ready to address plastic pollution. Why aren’t legislators?
SB 1126/HB 1641 would prevent the regulation of bags, bottles, cups, wrapping and containers made from plastic.
Florida cities should be able to fight single-use plastic
Proposed state legislation (HB 1641/SB 1126) identifies single-use plastic and polystyrene as containers that cannot be regulated.
The Florida Legislature wants to expand control over regulating plastics
Florida is already one of 19 states that have placed limitations on regulating plastic carryout bags
Florida considering fee on electric vehicles, Fort Lauderdale requiring higher sea walls
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Florida EV owners may get ...
Manatees are starving to death, but Florida doesn’t seem to love them enough to save them
Miami Herald Editorial Board We love manatees in Florida. We put them on license plates. We name our school mascots ...