Florida And Climate Change

Native American environmentalist and artist Houston Cypress is concerned that climate change will harm native plants that are integral to Miccosukee cultural practices. His nonprofit, Love the Everglades, combines education, art and spirituality to advocate for restoring the land that he calls the river of grass.

Tampa Bay Times journalists discuss their reporting on Tropical Storm Eta and how the same storm would affect the region 30 years later with rising seas.

Wildlife managers have warned that as warming waters change where fish and other marine life live, existing conservation efforts will become less effective.

Kathy Guindon, the director of the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center, uses her passion for the ocean to teach and encourage children to become future stewards of the environment in order to combat climate change.

Nearly $1 billion in the governor’s budget is earmarked for the Florida environment, including water quality improvements, the Everglades restoration, and red tide.

The number now sits at 88%, according to a survey by Florida Atlantic University, and could have an impact on mid-term elections.

Earl Starnes, Florida's first planning director, helped write a suite of laws that sought to control sprawl in the 1970s that began to stress the state's resources.

A city reliant on heritage tourism struggles to protect its most valuable assets.

Public media reporting on COVID-19, schools and vaccination efforts. Plus how the federal government sells homes in Florida flood zones.

Florida's days and nights are warming up pretty much every month, but the fall and late winter months are warming faster than others.