Combatting Sea-Level Rise Requires ‘Top Down’ and ‘Bottom Up’ Approaches
On July 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded $1.6 million to help Florida communities prepare for sea-level rise....
Climate change denial ends at agency that protects waters in South Florida
At the South Florida Water Management District, the theme song for this year might be “Ding Dong The Witch Is...
FPL wanted to punish disloyal customers by withholding solar. Then that changed.
By adding 20 solar power plants and 1,490 megawatts of power over the next two years, Florida Power and Light’s...
Potential buyers need to be given more information about a property’s flood risks
Under Florida case law, a seller of a home must disclose to the buyer all known facts that materially affect...
Protecting Our Most Vulnerable from Storm Surge and Flooding
Hurricanes are not rare, unexpected events. They are a common occurrence that climate scientists expect will increase in frequency and...
Trump passed on climate change. What will the Democrats do?
At his campaign launch this month, President Trump boasted to supporters that he had saved them from Hillary Clinton and...
A year of rising climate change awareness, action for South Florida
A statewide collaborative news reporting partnership that will focus on climate change issues. A new, high-ranking Chief Resilience Officer who...
Florida’s leading news organizations announce partnership for covering climate change
Climate change is the story of Florida’s future. No other state has as much at risk. That’s why six of...
Here are six questions about our climate crisis that the Democratic candidates for President should answer
There may be no higher test of leadership than the kind of world we leave our children. We have an...
We can adapt to a warming climate by moving to places where we can live safely and efficiently produce what we need
You can turn on almost any newscast, pick up a newspaper, or simply follow social media and know that a...
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