Skyrocketing insurance rates require redoubled Florida effort
Premiums continue to soar amid climate projections that call for ever-more-powerful hurricanes to come our way.
Tag: Florida Legislature
The electric revolution: Outdoor equipment undergoing electrification in Florida, throughout US
Gas-powered outdoor equipment releases emissions that pose health risks and contribute to climate change.
DeSantis was right to veto ‘water turkeys’
Florida TaxWatch recommends a long-term plan to improve, repair and develop water and wastewater infrastructure statewide.
DeSantis, lawmakers gave Florida the cruelest of summers
The workers who form the backbone of Florida’s economy have almost no official protection from the blazing sun.
Stop politicizing climate change
It is astounding to watch Florida lawmakers turn climate change into a political football and downplay its seriousness.
Floridians face continuing risk of swimming in contaminated waters due to veto
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the Safe Waterways Act, which was passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature.
DeSantis says Florida makes preservation of coral reefs a top priority
The Florida governor said the state has invested $114 million in coral reef restoration and coastal protection since 2019.
Funding for wildlife crossings is necessary — it’s time for Florida leaders to step up
Wildlife crossings reduce vehicle collisions, making roads safer for endangered wildlife such as panthers as well as drivers.
Science, not stridence, solves our water problems
Runoff that is often polluted by sewage has impacted many Florida water bodies, causing algae blooms.
Ron DeSantis can’t erase the climate crisis, or the students fighting it
Florida has seen an increase in climate advocacy led by young people in recent months