Florida joins fight over flood insurance revamp; carbon set to be stored underground in state
Florida has joined nine other states in a federal lawsuit challenging an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Month: June 2023
Officially reported temperatures underestimate Miami’s heat burden, new study finds
Researchers deployed sensors in Miami’s neighborhoods to provide new assessment of dangerous heat conditions.
Drawing inspiration from Everglades restoration efforts for NepalÂ
The ongoing restoration efforts in the Everglades serve as lessons for the Bagmati River Basin's restoration.
Why World Oceans Day matters to the City Beautiful
Plastics have been found from the deepest ocean trench to the most remote Arctic ice.
Florida’s home insurance rates rising nearly triple U.S. average; removing tires from ocean poses challenge
Home insurance costs in Florida are up about 57% since 2015, rising faster than in any other state.
Gardeners can become climate activistsÂ
With a few garden changes, gardeners can do more than beautify the world.
Sargassum belt has shrunk; Florida’s first ‘clean’ hydrogen plant being built
The massive mat of brown seaweed that washes up on Florida beaches shrank 15% last month, according to a University ...
Electric vehicles bolster national security, energy independence of US
EVs can reduce our exposure to energy supply shocks and limit the risk of supply disruptions for military operations.
Mayday: Our water needs helpÂ
The Right to Clean Water amendment would create a fundamental right to clean and healthy waters in Florida.
Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond
Global recycling capacity simply cannot keep up with the taking, making and wasting of natural resources.
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