The $150 million the state plans to spend to protect Florida’s springs isn’t nearly enough
By Ryan Smart, Florida Springs Council Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a “ceremony” last week at Weeki Wachee Springs State ...
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Floridians should be celebrating bipartisan leadership on resiliency and water infrastructure
By Kirk Mantay, Chair of the American Water Security Project Despite what you may heard about the 2020 Florida legislative ...
The algae blooms are back. Where’s Florida’s ‘green’ governor?
By Jason Totoiu, the Center for Biological Diversity It’s an all too familiar scene. After weeks of heavy rainfall and ...
Legislators send the “Clean Waterways Act” to Gov. DeSantis and clean-water groups say lawmakers once again have come to the aid of polluters and landowners
By Ryan Smart, David Cullen and Lisa Rinaman, clean-water advocates The misnamed “Clean Waterways Act” has passed in both chambers ...
Jacksonville begins a long and expensive process to combat rising waters in the city
For people in Jacksonville concerned about climate change and the city’s lack of action against rising waters, Monday was a ...
Stop letting Florida agriculture dictate clean-water policy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to make water quality a priority. He started well. At his urging, the Legislature last ...
Allowing oil exploration in the Apalachicola River floodplain is a stupid idea
Our government can’t really be this stupid, can it? Our Florida Department of Environmental Protection is allowing one of the ...
The Legislature and local governments need to fix Florida’s dilapidated wastewater treatment systems
The third largest coral reef on the planet, the Florida Reef Tract, spanning from the Dry Tortugas to Stuart, has ...
Tell Florida’s leaders you want the VW settlement money spent on electric transportation, not buses using fossil fuels
Known for nonsensical sayings, Yogi Berra famously said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Florida ...
Combatting Sea-Level Rise Requires ‘Top Down’ and ‘Bottom Up’ Approaches
On July 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded $1.6 million to help Florida communities prepare for sea-level rise. ...
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