The Legislature must pass bill that would help eliminate harmful algal blooms
Floridians are well-aware of the acute environmental and health problems of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and they are looking to...
Legislation would create program to assess how climate change could affect Florida and how much it will cost to address the damage
Floridians care deeply about our natural environment - our beaches and shorelines - which underpins both our quality of life...
Costa Rica has discovered that embracing renewable energy and protecting its plants and animals are good for business
The small country of Costa Rica provides a model for other countries trying to reach 100% renewable energy before 2050....
Florida farmers should be leaders in fighting climate crisis
As your farmers, foresters, ranchers, and agricultural scientists, we know you’re buying based on more than price. We see it...
Republicans must recognize that tackling the damage from the warming climate is smart politics and good economics
As the Republican National Committee convenes this week in Miami for its annual winter meeting, it should build on the...
A small victory: Florida used “climate change” in a grant application when three other states avoided the words
Here’s good news: The State of Florida is no longer in the climate-change denier club. Southern coastal states are lining...
The Florida Keys once were paradise to me, but the rising sea is going to force me to move away
Tropical breezes caress you and the sunshine blinds you on a typical day here in Tavernier, a small town in...
U.S. House bill would curb the climate crisis by imposing a fee on greenhouse gases and sending citizens a monthly check with the proceeds
Imagine if energy producers, big manufacturers and oil barons actually sent you a check for the greenhouse gas their businesses...
South Florida provides perfect backdrop for GOP to offer serious climate action
There is good reason for the Republican National Committee (RNC) to bring its winter meeting to President Donald Trump's Trump...
On Florida’s west coast, the beach is eroding faster than ever and government is having to spend millions of dollars to restore it
Sand is a precious commodity on the Gulf of Mexico's Manasota Key. Just ask beachfront homeowners. Laura and Richard Klinski...
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