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...
Water management boards have enough people now, just not the right ones
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board Just five months ago, some of Florida’s water management districts were barely hanging on, their...
The time to cool the climate is running short and Florida will be among the first to be hurt by the damaging heat
Palm Beach Post Editorial Board The Climate Clock, a project of artists, scientists and activists, is ticking down to six years — six years until,...
Gov. DeSantis’ welcome commitment to Lake Okeechobee reservoir and Everglades restoration
South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board Twenty years after creation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, evidence is building that...
Many Florida businesses recognize the threats from rising seas; the state’s lawmakers must help them
By the Miami Herald Editorial Board In Florida, when business speaks, the Legislature listens. And when business is under threat,...
Soggy South Florida is thirsty for Biden action on climate change
Palm Beach Post Editorial Board This doesn’t seem normal. Tropical Storm Eta, after making landfall in the Keys on Sunday,...
Trump’s promise to protect Florida from oil drilling is worthless
By the South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board On Sept. 8, President Trump came to Jupiter and signed an executive...
State provides money to protect springs, but the state’s septic tank problems are far from resolved
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board There was good news last week for people who fear Florida is turning into a sewer....
Thanks for the oil drilling ban, Mr. President, but you’re no Teddy Roosevelt
Palm Beach Post Editorial Board It was President Donald Trump, self-styled superhero, who descended on Jupiter last week, swooping into...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ climate czar is leaving, but Florida’s seas are still rising
That was quick. After less than six months, Florida’s first chief resilience officer, Julia Nesheiwat, is moving on to a new post...
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