‘Salty Urbanism’ shows Fort Lauderdale adapting to sea-level rise
The project uses the North Beach Village neighborhood to show the urban design changes needed to live with rising sea ...
Month: April 2023
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.
Can Florida fend off harmful algal blooms with updated stormwater rules?
A Department of Environmental Protection water quality assessment found over 50% of Florida’s water was polluted in 2022.
Report finds that Deepwater Horizon disaster may happen again; Florida House, Senate have gap on invasive species funding
Oceana fears that a disaster similar to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may happen in the future.
Radioactive roads? Legislature considers flooding our streets with cancer-causing chemicals
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that clears the way for the use of phosphogypsum in road construction.
How a looming El Niño could fuel the spread of infectious disease
The oceanic phenomenon could lead to more pathogen-carrying mosquitoes, bacteria and toxic algae.
Who’s in control? Florida public utility facing hostile takeoverÂ
The takeover of a Gainesville utility has statewide implications, as well as repercussions for our climate.
Florida’s agricultural producers want to be recognized as part of the climate solutionÂ
Florida Climate-Smart Agriculture is working toward identifying and measuring the things the landscape industry provides beyond food, foliage and forest.
South Florida’s airports, seaports face climate risks; Biden administration announces $562M for climate resilience
Airlines, seaport managers and others have have already committed to spend millions of dollars to protect against storm surge, king ...
What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.
As the Department of Energy aims to boost energy reliability in Puerto Rico, local solutions are already doing just that.
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 University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
