Mermaid Michi: Water districts are ‘failing miserably’ as Florida’s springs deteriorate
By Oscar Corral, producer of “The Fellowship of the Springs” Thomas Greenhalgh risked his job and career in 2019 when ...
Tag: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Finding long-term solutions to Florida’s water-resiliency challenges can’t wait any longer
By Allen Douglas, American Council of Engineering Companies The 2021 legislative session is just around the corner, and the health ...
The $150 million the state plans to spend to protect Florida’s springs isn’t nearly enough
By Ryan Smart, Florida Springs Council Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a “ceremony” last week at Weeki Wachee Springs State ...
Floridians should be celebrating bipartisan leadership on resiliency and water infrastructure
By Kirk Mantay, Chair of the American Water Security Project Despite what you may heard about the 2020 Florida legislative ...
Jacksonville begins a long and expensive process to combat rising waters in the city
For people in Jacksonville concerned about climate change and the city’s lack of action against rising waters, Monday was a ...
Stop letting Florida agriculture dictate clean-water policy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to make water quality a priority. He started well. At his urging, the Legislature last ...
Allowing oil exploration in the Apalachicola River floodplain is a stupid idea
Our government can’t really be this stupid, can it? Our Florida Department of Environmental Protection is allowing one of the ...
The Legislature and local governments need to fix Florida’s dilapidated wastewater treatment systems
The third largest coral reef on the planet, the Florida Reef Tract, spanning from the Dry Tortugas to Stuart, has ...
Tell Florida’s leaders you want the VW settlement money spent on electric transportation, not buses using fossil fuels
Known for nonsensical sayings, Yogi Berra famously said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Florida ...
Combatting Sea-Level Rise Requires ‘Top Down’ and ‘Bottom Up’ Approaches
On July 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded $1.6 million to help Florida communities prepare for sea-level rise. ...
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
