Gov. DeSantis’ welcome commitment to Lake Okeechobee reservoir and Everglades restoration
South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board Twenty years after creation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, evidence is building that ...
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Climate Change is an issue that should unite our divided country
By Susan Nugent, Climate Reality Project The president-elect has stated that addressing climate change will be one of his top ...
Don’t let Florida officials get their grubby little hands on fragile federal lands
By Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald Columnist One of the only positive things about having Rick Scott in Washington is that ...
Gov. DeSantis took a stand on environmental appointments – then sat down
Daytona Beach News-Journal Editorial Board Sometimes it’s fun to try to figure out exactly what Gov. Ron DeSantis is thinking. ...
Trump’s dream of oil rigs off Florida’s coasts: Another reason to vote against him
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board The U.S. Interior Department tweeted Wednesday that a Politico report about plans to jump-start oil exploration ...
Florida’s legislators need to provide the money to establish a potent task force that finally will begin to address the effects of the rising seas
Talk is cheap, and time is running out for Florida to get on with the difficult and expensive task of ...
Volusia County’s once-wide beaches are shrinking, more evidence that the seas are rising and Florida is threatened
There was a time, in the not-so-distant past, when intelligent, educated people could debate the progression and consequences of global ...
From the Florida Keys, an urgent — and regional — cry for action on climate change
Unlike most politicians in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., those in the Florida Keys don’t mince words when talking about climate ...
Bring back emissions-cutting targets, governor
When Charlie Crist was Florida’s governor a dozen years ago, he had a good idea that now seems downright radical. ...
‘Climate change’ enters Florida GOP lexicon. But we need action.
There are signs that the Florida Legislature may finally be ready to discuss the climate crisis. What we really need, ...
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