âBack to the drawing board,â DeSantis says of state park development
The plan for 350-room lodges, pickleball courts and golf courses in state parks drew outrage from across the political spectrum.
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Oil and water â and oysters â donât mix
Drilling for oil in the Apalachicola River flood plain conflicts with restoration plans for the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery.
Floridians are ready to address plastic pollution. Why arenât legislators?Â
SB 1126/HB 1641 would prevent the regulation of bags, bottles, cups, wrapping and containers made from plastic.
Florida cities should be able to fight single-use plastic  Â
Proposed state legislation (HB 1641/SB 1126) identifies single-use plastic and polystyrene as containers that cannot be regulated.
The Florida Legislature wants to expand control over regulating plastics
Florida is already one of 19 states that have placed limitations on regulating plastic carryout bags
Florida considering fee on electric vehicles, Fort Lauderdale requiring higher sea walls
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida:Â Florida EV owners may get ...
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 ...
Senate bill would undermine a communityâs ability to protect its citizens from potentially dangerous industrial activities
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network  What if your town were told by an energy company that it ...
The climate picture in South Florida by 2100 is ânot prettyâ
An interview with Albert Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting As part of its series âThe Business of Climate Change,â which highlights ...
Donât let Florida officials get their grubby little hands on fragile federal lands
By Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald Columnist  One of the only positive things about having Rick Scott in Washington is that ...
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