âDrill, baby, drillâ ignores lessons from Deepwater Horizon disaster
Commercial fishing lost $4.9 billion and recreational fishing lost $3.5 billion due to the disaster, a study estimated.
Tag: Presidential Executive Orders
Cutting climate change programs makes Greenland a serious problem for Florida
If all the ice on Greenland melted, sea levels would rise by more than 20 feet.
Banning words doesnât cause the problems they describe to disappearÂ
We now have a long list of words that cannot be used in government documents, such as 'climate crisis.'
Environmental protection laws still apply even under national energy emergency â hereâs why
President Trumpâs declaration of a national energy emergency does not allow him to waive or ignore all other legal requirements.
In new purge of climate language, even âresilienceâ isnât safe
'You really cannot address a problem that you canât identify.'
As Floridians face soaring insurance premiums, itâs time for a fiscally responsible approach on climate Â
Increasingly destructive storms are putting our communities and economy at increasing risk of harm.
Young Floridians frustrated with climate policy under Trump but remain hopefulÂ
Trump has signed executive orders encouraging oil and gas drilling and starting to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement
Itâs time to ban offshore drilling near Florida forever
Republicans and Democrats alike have strongly come out against offshore oil and gas drilling.
Trumpâs offshore wind energy freeze: What states lose if the executive order remains in place
The order froze the leasing of federal areas for new offshore wind projects and federal permits for projects in progress.
New Biden executive order takes aim at environmental injustice
Past and present pollution will now be taken into account before new industry moves into already beleaguered neighborhoods.
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic Universityâs Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
