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Tag: Florida Legislature
Proposed budgets defund Florida Forever, but do provide for conservation easements
GOP lawmakers would direct funding to a program for agricultural landowners to preserve land from development.
Florida’s state parks are for sea cows, not beef cows
HB 1421 and SB 1658 would require grazable public conservation lands in Florida to be made available for cattle grazing.
I grew up in Old Florida. We can’t fast-track its disappearance
The 'Blue Ribbon Projects' bill would make it easier to turn thousands of acres of rural Florida into sprawling development.
Surplus land and leafblowers addressed in ag bill passed by Florida Senate
The bill would allow state land designated for conservation to be reviewed and sold if found suitable for agriculture.
A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge
Gov. Ron DeSantis is slashing spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
Protect Florida’s environment from single-use plastics
Senate Bill 240 and House Bill 575 would strengthen and unify Florida’s plastic regulations.
Florida House committee moves proposal that could add more nuclear power to state’s energy resources
Under HB 1461, the Public Service Commission would gain power to regulate advanced nuclear reactors.
Local Florida governments would be banned from enacting climate change policies under new proposal
HB 1217 says that it is state policy to prohibit government entities from adopting 'net-zero' measures.
Florida ‘blue ribbon’ bills have red flags
HB 299 and SB 354 create a fast track for massive projects to bypass local development rules.