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President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech pledge to declare an energy emergency echoes Gov. Ron DeSantis' resistance to fighting climate change.

"Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and emerging diseases are among the mélange of climate impacts . . ."

Florida's Attorney General's office is pushing back against a climate lawsuit filed by a group of young adults.

Colson was candid about Cedar Key’s much-publicized ecological challenges: rising sea levels, king tide flooding, continuing access to fresh water, struggling clam and oyster farmers, and the difficult task of keeping Cedar Key viable for the working and middle classes.

Extreme weather events can wreck physical damage as well, causing restaurant shut downs that can be hard to recover from. Ani Meinhold, chef of Phucyea and Pho Sho, lost electricity for a month after Hurricane Irma which she said caused more than $300,000 in loses.

In the back of a mansion under construction in Miami Beach, contractors are installing what may be the future first line of coastal defense from erosion and climate-driven sea-rise. It’s a seawall but not your old-school plain poured concrete installation. This is a “living seawall” and it’s cutting-edge in both its design and how it is made.

California residents have switched to a state-backed “last resort” insurance plan that is now facing staggering loss projections.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Real estate and climate change now go hand-in-hand. As temperatures and sea levels continue to rise, many homes face some risk of natural disasters. In 2024 alone, almost 45 percent of homes in the United States confronted at least one type of severe or extreme climate risk from either flood,

Headlines would have you believe that, given all the other problems the world faces, ESG investing is in decline. Between a global pandemic, the rise of geopolitical conflict and changes in global leadership,

Arlington residents seeking to reduce their carbon footprint now have a new app to help. GetGreen Arlington, produced by the county and the nonprofit EcoAction Arlington, seeks "to inspire and empower residents and businesses to take climate action.