New York court case is a potent example of what a clean water amendment could accomplish in Florida
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network Here’s what Floridians need to know about the first lawsuit involving New ...
Month: December 2022
New Southeast Florida climate plan urges greater participation and wider collaboration in advancing climate solutions
By The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact The organization that coordinates the work of Southeast Florida to address the ...
Group has started petition drive to amend the Florida Constitution to guarantee a ‘Right to Clean and Healthy Waters’
By Cheryl Lasse, Right to Clean Water I’m a water person. I love wakeboarding, surfing, boating, paddling, diving and fishing. ...
The fight for lower-cost clean energy must go on as House Republicans dismantle the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
By Kathy Castor, U.S. Rep. Florida District 14 Clean energy is cheaper energy — and it’s fundamental to reducing costly ...
Architecture student says builders need to change how they construct buildings as Florida faces growing threats from a warming climate
By Sophia Bachas-Daunert, Cornell University student After Hurricanes Ian and Nicole battered Florida this summer, it’s clear that buildings throughout ...
The Southeast Florida Climate Change Compact publishes latest iteration of regional climate change plan
By The Institute for Sustainable Communities The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact is pleased to announce the release of ...
To keep Florida economically viable, the state’s leaders should establish an upper limit to sea-level rise
By Rafe Pomerance, ReThink Energy Florida Did you know that Florida has already experienced one foot of sea-level rise since ...
Florida needs a standardized development code for areas threatened by storm surge
By John L. Renne, professor at Florida Atlantic University If history is a guide, Floridians will digest and respond to ...
The Florida Democratic Party needs to better understand how important climate issues are to blue voters
By John Capece, Campus Climate Corps We all know that when it comes to winning state and national elections, it’s ...
What is Florida’s plan for the next hurricane season?
By Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30. Thank goodness. Tampa Bay got lucky again — ...
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