An opportunity for the Everglades, and the world
Maggy Hurchalla The recent Everglades Coalition Conference provided a wealth of information about what’s happening in South Florida. The sea level ...
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Florida’s leaders need to act quickly to save land that will connect the state’s existing preserves and protect our wildlife
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board Across Florida, more than 10 million acres of land are being managed for conservation ...
Floridians want our Everglades, oceans and coasts to be protected from oil-exploration pollution
By Jon Paul “J.P.’’ Brooker, Florida Conservation Oil and water don’t mix. That adage applies to protecting Florida’s precious ecosystems ...
Constitutional amendment is the best remedy to save Florida’s beleaguered waterways
By Richard Baker, Pelican Island Audubon Society “Every Floridian has a right to clean water.” These are the first words ...
Now is the time develop a Lake Okeechobee plan that will protect our environment, economy and health
By Eve Samples, Friends of the Everglades For too many decades, Florida’s water priorities have been misguided. We’ve kept Lake ...
Christmas is a time to imagine how people working together can devise ways to address the threats from the warming climate
By Kipp Nelson, Minister of Outreach at First United Methodist Church of Miami The year of 2020 has put us ...
Florida Cabinet should reject a proposed $1 billion Miami-Dade highway that threatens the Everglades and the water supply
By Rock Salt and Paola Ferreira, Tropical Audubon Society This fall, Florida’s Governor and the Cabinet will review a judge’s ...
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 ...
South Florida Had Its Driest March On Record. Summer Could Be Trouble
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media This story was updated to reflect water restrictions issued on April 10. As a drought ...
Climate change denial ends at agency that protects waters in South Florida
At the South Florida Water Management District, the theme song for this year might be “Ding Dong The Witch Is ...
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map from Climate Central.