Tag: growth management

SB 180 crushes the ability of local leaders to make their communities more storm-resistant.

SB 180 slaps a three-year suspension on planning for growth in every county and city in Florida.

SB 180 blocks regulations 'more restrictive or burdensome' than existing laws for two years after a storm.

Sold as a way to help communities rebuild after hurricanes, SB 180 has provisions that have nothing to do with ...

A broad coalition of environmental and smart-growth advocates have referred tSenate Bill 540 “the sprawl bill” and the death knell ...

The planning director of 1000 Friends of Florida said one piece of legislation embodied the death knell to growth management ...

Within two decades, Florida could gain almost 5 million residents and lose a million acres of land to sea-level rise.

Environmental groups have raised concerns about bills that they say would supercharge irresponsible growth across Florida.

Before the legislative session, the governor issued a commendable executive order entitled 'Achieving Even More Now for Florida’s Environment.'

Warmer ocean temperatures enable a flesh-eating bacterium to thrive farther north than ever before.