Climate Change

Gov. Ron DeSantis would get more than he requested for Everglades restoration and water projects in the coming year under an initial Senate budget…

A group of climate change bills championed by Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls could be helped by new federal stimulus money.

Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls late Tuesday released a plan to tap into a type of real-estate taxes to pay for projects…

Tourism officials say it could lead to money being diverted away from tourism promotion and advertising.

If some state lawmakers have their way, local governments like Jacksonville could lose their ability to address climate change and its impacts independent…

One 2018 Department of Transportation study has already found that a two-foot rise, expected by mid-century, would imperil a little more than five percent — 250-plus miles — of the state’s most high-traffic highways. That may not sound like a lot, but protecting those highways alone could easily cost several billion dollars.

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took office two years ago in a state that had been hammered by two major hurricanes in two years and was suffering through…

Local governments wouldn't be able to regulate things like gas stations under a bill advancing through the Senate. The measure would give that power to the state instead.

The bills would provide money to local governments to combat climate change, and give tax breaks to homeowners to elevate their properties.

Lawmakers are facing pressure this session to fund environmental projects at the behest of Governor Ron DeSantis. This comes as money is tight due to constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic.