Florida Senate births sneaky scheme to help Big Sugar
By Steve Bousquet TALLAHASSEE â Eric Eikenberg was at his kidâs soccer practice when his phone rang. âI got a...
FPL wants to control solar power. And state lawmakers are doing its bidding
By The Miami Herald Editorial Board Florida Power & Light is used to getting what it wants from Tallahassee. Friendly...
Fight to keep starving manatees alive
By The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board This weekâs frigid snap had many Floridians worried about the fate of cold-stressed and starving...
Floridaâs largest utilities win big if lawmakers gut the rooftop solar program
Floridaâs lawmakers are considering a major change to the stateâs rooftop solar program. A bill that has already passed its first...
Floridaâs leaders need to act quickly to save land that will connect the stateâs existing preserves and protect our wildlife
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board Across Florida, more than 10 million acres of land are being managed for conservation...
Floridaâs manatees are starving and government officials need to act quickly to save them and the lagoon system that supports them
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board Thereâs no way to pretend Floridaâs manatees arenât endangered. They are. In every sense...
In St. Petersburg, climate change smells like rotting fish
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board This is what climate change smells like. Itâs the stench of tons of rotten fish...
Manatees are starving to death, but Florida doesnât seem to love them enough to save them
Miami Herald Editorial Board We love manatees in Florida. We put them on license plates. We name our school mascots...
Miami-Dade County has its first âchief heat officerâ; How cool is that?
The Miami Herald Editorial Board Miami-Dade County now has an official âchief heat officer.â That may sound like a gimmick â we...
Bills in both Congress and the Florida Legislature provide a rare opportunity for bipartisanship on sea-level rise
South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board The seas are inexorably rising, and the Florida Legislature is tackling this by creating...
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