Struggling in South Florida, mangroves are beginning to take root farther north
The north might no longer be as inhospitable to mangroves as it once was. Fleeing rising seas in South Florida,...
Allowing oil exploration in the Apalachicola River floodplain is a stupid idea
Our government can’t really be this stupid, can it? Our Florida Department of Environmental Protection is allowing one of the...
South Florida’s Fast-Changing Landscape Makes It Harder For Audubon To Count Birds
As cranes continue to crowd South Florida’s skyline, birds of different feather are becoming increasingly hard to find. On Saturday,...
Leaders need to negotiate a deal that provides enough water for Atlanta’s residents, Georgia’s farmers and Florida’s oyster industry
A hearing officer has dealt Florida the nearest thing to a fatal blow in its long-running water war with Georgia....
Pollution is killing Biscayne Bay, there’s very little time to save it, and it’s going to cost a lot of money to rescue it
Recent studies and reports have concluded that the health of Biscayne Bay is at a tipping point. The ecosystem is...
Setting a market value on carbon emissions is the best way to avoid the climate disaster we are facing
Climate change is a real and urgent crisis, a fact that no longer can be denied. The question now is what...
Seminole teenager among young Floridians who addressed U.N. climate conference in Madrid
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has never been known for acquiescing to the United States government. Despite three Seminole Wars,...
Governments are beginning to realize they can’t protect everyone from the rising sea, but are buyouts the best solution?
It finally happened. Monroe County has admitted publicly what many have long known: local government will not be able to...
South Florida’s leaders must take bold action now to save the region from the threats posed by the warming climate
Last week, I attended the 11th annual Climate Leadership Conference in Key West. The two-day conference featured experts who explained...
Volusia County’s once-wide beaches are shrinking, more evidence that the seas are rising and Florida is threatened
There was a time, in the not-so-distant past, when intelligent, educated people could debate the progression and consequences of global...
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