Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters
When Hurricane Milton hit, jails in Manatee and Pinellas counties were under mandatory evacuation orders but weren't evacuated.
When Hurricane Milton hit, jails in Manatee and Pinellas counties were under mandatory evacuation orders but weren't evacuated.
Colonial-era land policies and development have left island towns vulnerable to increasing storm risks.
For many people, denying the existence of a climate crisis is not only convenient, but may feel psychologically necessary.
The climate crisis is escalating, creeping into every corner of the map and shattering the myth of 'climate havens.'
If environmentalists voted in higher percentages, we could elect officials who make the US a global leader in climate mitigation.
As the costs of multiple natural disasters continue to pile up, don’t expect Uncle Sam to keep coming to the ...
A writer glimpses Florida’s dystopian future in a piece of storm debris.
It’s time to accept science, govern by economic reason and embrace responsible governance.
Global, national and state leaders must recognize at long last that the world’s climate cares nothing for political fiction.
When a Florida beach town is wiped out, the political and economic pressure to redevelop is relentless.
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