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 ...
Tag: Florida Legislature
Lawmakers approve legislation designed to address Florida’s growing threats from flooding and rising seas
By Terry Gibson, North Swell Media & Consulting In the final weeks of the 2021 legislative session, the Florida Legislature ...
Jason Bird: Florida has the technology, knowledge and skills to cope with the threats from the warming climate
An interview with Jason Bird, Florida Resilience Lead at Jacobs Engineering Group As part of its series “The Business of ...
As the planet warms, the Florida Legislature might chill local progress on clean energy
By Jonathan Scott Webber, Florida Conservation Voters Florida isn’t just witnessing the greatest public-health disaster in our history. We’re also ...
Bills in both Congress and the Florida Legislature provide a rare opportunity for bipartisanship on sea-level rise
South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board The seas are inexorably rising, and the Florida Legislature is tackling this by creating ...
Andrew Stevenson: Floridians will first begin to feel the effects of the warming climate in their property insurance bills
An interview with Andrew Stevenson, Voloridge Investments As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights the ...
Irela Bagué: There are creative solutions to coping with the climate crisis, but they cost a lot of money
An interview with Irela Bagué, Miami-Dade County’s chief bay officer. As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” ...
Bills in the Legislature would thwart cities’ efforts to address the threats from the warming climate
By Sean Sellers and Mark Paul Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee are advancing an alarming package of bills that will undermine ...
Charlie Gray: Florida needs to hasten its response to the warming climate or ‘we’re in real, real trouble’
An interview with Charlie Gray, attorney As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights the climate ...
Florida’s insurance marketplace needs a course correction to cope with stronger storms and more flooding
By Virginia Clancy, TAPCO Underwriters I hope the word “unprecedented” is not used as much in 2021, but it certainly described ...