Gov. DeSantis should veto water projects that are ‘turkeys’ and waste taxpayer money
By Peter Barile, Marine Research & Consulting Gov. Ron DeSantis has received a record $112 billion budget from the 2022 ...
Tag: Florida Legislature
Good and bad climate news from the Florida Legislature
By Rosemary O’Hara The Republicans who run Florida don’t utter the words “climate change,” but that’s not to say they’re ...
Here’s what the Legislature can do to change Florida’s worrisome climate future
By Dawn Shirreffs Florida lawmakers have three big opportunities to change the trajectory of Florida’s future and mitigate the impacts ...
Florida should warn swimmers when there’s poop in the water
By Howard Simon, Clean Okeechobee Waters Foundation The Florida Legislature has had a tough time maneuvering through the politics of ...
The Florida Legislature should provide the money to rescue and treat the state’s beleaguered manatees
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Florida Conservation Florida’s manatee population is on the cusp of collapse, and we risk losing ...
An attack on solar net metering threatens Florida’s disadvantaged communities
By Lewis Jennings, NAACP Florida State Conference High energy bills are a persistent monthly burden for everyone, but it weighs ...
Florida Legislature can do even more to make Florida resilient to climate change and rising sea levels
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Ocean Conservancy As the Florida Legislature begins to reconvene in Tallahassee for its January session, ...
State Sen. Brodeur: Republicans lead legislative efforts to assure that the state addresses the threats from the warming climate
By State Sen. Jason Brodeur More so than perhaps any other state, Florida is vulnerable to the impacts of our ...
Elizabeth Fata Carpenter: Citizens are seeing the damage from the warming climate and want leaders to address the threats
An interview with Elizabeth Fata Carpenter, Everglades Law Center As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which ...
Legislators aren’t doing enough to protect Florida from the damage caused by the warming climate
Christian Wagley, of Healthy Gulf If you had a leak in your roof that got larger and dumped gallons of ...