FL: Climate Change
FL Wildlife Corridor study reveals role in climate resilience, population growth
As the Sunshine State grapples with rising temperatures and escalating weather events such as hurricanes, a new study sheds light on the pivotal role …
Heat crisis in FL prisons: Lawmakers urged to add air conditioning
Florida lawmakers are being asked to use the winter months to swiftly install air conditioning in prison housing units before the return of scorching …
In face of rising seas, Monroe County adapts, innovates
By Steve MacLaughlin for NBC Miami.Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Florida News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Publi…
Report: Florida Power & Light scores high in transition to clean energy
In its latest report rating the progress of utility companies transitioning from fossil fuels such as coal into clean energy like wind and solar…
How Salt Marshes Are Preserving Life Along FL Coast
Florida's nearly 500,000 acres of salt marshes are under threat from rising seas, polluted runoff, and an abundance of urban development that's been …
Puerto Rico's Solar Microgrids Illuminate Path to Energy Security
By Katherine Rapin for Next City.Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Florida News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public …
Advocates: State Must Do More on School Bus Electrification
With the Inflation Reduction Act supporting the beginning of a transition to clean school buses, elected officials in Florida are calling for quicker …
FL Research Tracks Impact of Drought, Sea-Level Rise on Forage Fish
Preliminary research shows less fresh water and higher sea levels could be changing the forage fish in Florida's famed Apalachicola Bay and the fisher…
FL Lawmakers Miss Climate Change in Fixes to Property-Insurance Crisis
Florida lawmakers have signed off on quick fixes to the state's property insurance crisis - but critics say the plan pays little attention to the grow…
Conservation, Military Join Forces to Preserve FL Panhandle
A new project in the Florida panhandle is ensuring military readiness while conserving one of the most biodiverse regions in the country. Federal …
Advocates Call Build Back Better Essential For Environmental Justice
ORLANDO, Fla. - Advocates are calling on Florida's leaders to keep the momentum going after the U.N. Climate Change Summit by thinking of ways to …
Defensores dicen que Build Back Better es esencial para la justicia ambiental
ORLANDO, Fla.-- Defensores están pidiendo a los líderes de Florida que mantengan el impulso después de la Cumbre del Cambio Climá…