Florida politicians must protect our state parks
The 'State Park Preservation Act' deserves to be voted on in its current form and untainted by attempts to water ...
Tag: SB 80
Hundreds of youth climate change activists come to Tallahassee to rally and meet with lawmakers
Participants focused on environmental bills before the Florida Legislature that they both supported and opposed.
Florida must protect state parks — bill is a step in the right direction
Floridians don't want to see their state parks spoiled with excessive clearing, paving and building.
Strengthen the ‘State Parks Preservation Act’ to protect all Florida’s public lands
SB 80 allows loopholes that could enable inappropriate development and doesn't protect state forests and wildlife management areas.
Florida lawmakers considering bills to protect state parks and improve resiliency in upcoming session
The resiliency bills would develop rules for nature-based solutions and a tax-credit program for green buildings.
After golf course debacle, Florida’s state park legislation needs to be stronger
State Sen. Gayle Harrell has filed Senate Bill 80 to stop construction of sporting facilities at state parks.
An idea all Floridians can agree on: Protecting our state parks
A new bill would prohibit sporting amenities and structures that may cause significant harm to resources in state parks.
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