Tampa Bay must restore its seagrass
The Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Tampa Bay is Floridaâs largest open-water estuary, a foundation of the areaâs quality of...
Itâs time to save Big Cypress National Preserve from future oil drilling
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Big Cypress National Preserve is too valuable to allow more oil drilling within its borders....
Here are three steps we can take to reduce the number of manatee deaths in Florida
By The Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board The manatee is one of the most iconic animals in Florida. Few visitors...
Gov. DeSantis and the Legislature need to implement meaningful water reforms throughout Florida
By the Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board A little more than a year ago, TCPalm published an investigation that highlighted a...
What is Floridaâs plan for the next hurricane season?
By Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30. Thank goodness. Tampa Bay got lucky again â...
Hurricanes Ian, Nicole are warning for Florida to take climate change impacts more seriously
The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board Fourteen days and counting â that's the time between now and the end of the...
Mayorâs veto was right: Miamiâs growth shouldnât increase the risk of flooding and endanger the restoration of the Everglades
By The Miami Herald Editorial Board Miami-Dade County commissioners this month decided, for the first time in nine years, to...
Not word about clean water from Florida candidates Charlie Crist and Ron DeSantis?
Editorial Board, TCPALM/Treasure Coast Newspapers The gubernatorial debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist on Oct. 24...
No, itâs not too soon. After Hurricane Ian, itâs time to say âclimate change,â Gov. DeSantis
By The Miami Herald Editorial Board Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a âbiblical storm surge,â he was assessing Hurricane Ianâs...
Write plain-English rules to save Floridaâs natural springs now
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Floridaâs freshwater springs need our help. Weâve abused them in recent decades. Lots of important...
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