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 ...
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Florida’s environment wins with signing of Clean Waterways Act and the state budget
The office of Florida Sen. Debbie Mayfield Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed The Clean Waterways Act into law. This ...
Solar storage can be a lifesaver, particularly during hurricane season
By Salome Garcia and Katie Chiles Ottenweller Hurricane season has arrived and already Mother Nature has given us plenty to ...
Bureaucratic bungling may delay the start of the vital Everglades Reservoir project
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Florida’s most effective response to the increasing threat of rising sea levels is one that ...
Restarting Florida’s economy by weakening water quality and growth management is a bad idea
Ryan Orgera, Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation and Rob Moher, Conservancy of Southwest Florida As we restart our economy, we have ...
Fight brewing over how high to keep Lake Okeechobee
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathers public input on how to operate Lake ...
Covid-19 highlights the need for power companies to help low-income customers make their homes more efficient
By Zelalem Adefris, Catalyst Miami There is nothing like being quarantined in your home for weeks on end to remind ...
Republicans can be on the front lines of finding free-market solutions to climate change
By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, former member of U.S. House of Representatives Our climate is changing. This is no longer a debate ...
COVID-19 shows that we must trust in science to solve problems; science is telling us we need to address the climate crisis now
By Delaney Reynolds, The Sink or Swim Project Today, more than ever, science and scientists are the key to our ...
Please Gov. DeSantis, no victory lap; tell the Legislature that there’s a lot more work needed to protect the environment
By Howard L. Simon, Clean Okeechobee Waters Foundation Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign what the Legislature, in an example ...
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