Florida faces stark choice: reap billions from clean energy or pay billions in climate impacts
Florida ranks second nationwide in potential benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean electricity and vehicle incentives.
Month: June 2023
Florida lacks laws protecting outdoor workers from heat; pythons killing predators in Everglades
In Tallahassee, a small but bipartisan push to suggest that employers meet the lowest bar of heat safety standards has ...
Your money and the climate are up for debate in this year’s farm bill
Congress has a chance once every five years to transform conservation in agriculture. Will they take it?
El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live
El Niño tends to create a tale of two regions: the best of times for some, and the worst of ...
Titusville voters overwhelmingly approved a ‘right to clean water,’ but city leaders are trying to block it
Critics say the city has a long history of neglecting the Indian River Lagoon basin, contributing to its decline.
Miami museum prepares for sea-level rise; fertilizer giant wants to test radioactive byproduct in roads
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is one of the most vulnerable properties in South Florida to storm surge and sea rise.
A rapid shift to electric cars would save 89,000 lives — if it’s powered by renewables
A new report highlights the health benefits of getting rid of combustion engines.
Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems
Insurers have been retreating from high-risk, high-loss markets for years after catastrophic events.
Can we really compromise on the environmental debt ceiling?
There are pathways to climate and environmental solutions that can be pursued within the Biden debt ceiling compromise.
Climate change threatens public health: study reveals lack of modeling tools
UF medical geographers identify the need for improved platforms to predict and manage climate-sensitive infectious diseases,
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