The state strips power from local governments but you can change that
Local governments should be able to pursue policies that reduce emissions and build more resilient communities.
Tag: Ron DeSantis
Detaining immigrants in an untamed swamp was never workable
Federal law requires environmental studies that never happened with Alligator Alcatraz.
Gov. DeSantis ensured data centers, not Florida families, pay for growth
A new law directs the Florida Public Service Commission to ensure large power users bear their own cost of service.
Floridians deserve a real role in deciding how our state grows
A conversation about growth laws must have seats at the table for every group invested in Florida's future.
Keeping data centers’ costs off families’ power bills
A new Florida law requires utilities to develop rate structures ensuring data centers bear their electric service costs.
Florida to close Alligator Alcatraz, news report says
Conservation groups say they will continue their litigation over environmental concerns at the site.
Industrial redlining: Data centers repeating historic pattern of harm
Hyperscale and large-scale data center proposals are now active in at least eight Florida counties.
Florida has a new law regulating AI data centers
The law requires AI data centers to pay for their own utilities but doesn’t ban disclosure agreements.
Local community planning has a double standard in Florida
The 2026 Legislature’s record on data centers is different than its record on community planning.
Blocking net-zero pollution policies is dangerous for Floridians
HB 1217 blocks net-zero policies to cut climate pollution, even when those policies protect public health.