Florida DEP – Don’t Exploit Parks Â
The Department of Environmental Protection's plans for nine state parks include golf courses, two sets of 350-room hotels and pickleball ...
Month: August 2024
DeSantis touts environmental record amid criticism of plan to build golf courses in state parks
Environmental groups, members of the Florida Cabinet and Republican lawmakers have come out against the plan.
Celebrating STEM: The Visit Lauderdale Science FestivalÂ
Presented by the Museum of Discovery and Science, the festival draws thousands of attendees to explore the wonders of science.
Hurricane hunters, the true storm chasers
A pilot’s initiative to track the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane marked the beginning of the era of today’s legendary hurricane ...
Country’s newest refuge protects land from Everglades to Gulf
The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area is home to over 70 federally or state-listed threatened and endangered species.
Why climate solutions are economic solutions — A Q&A with Dawn Shirreffs of the Environmental Defense Fund
Shirreffs, EDF's Florida director, discusses the progress made since the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
An offshore electric power grid could mitigate key challenges to building new transmission lines on land and reduce costs.
As climate change increases flood risks, Floridians are alarmingly underinsuredÂ
Only about 12% of the nearly 9 million properties across the state of Florida have flood insurance.
Miami’s gentrification shows impact of climate injusticeÂ
An influx of wealthy residents is migrating to high inland areas like Little Haiti to evade rising sea levels.
Video: Climate Tech Minute featuring SailPlan
SailPlan is a Fort Lauderdale-based company that produces a carbon emissions-monitoring platform for ships.
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.
