TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state’s lengthy coastline.
Critics said the measure made law by the former Republican presidential hopeful ignores the reality of climate change threats in Florida, including projections of rising seas, extreme heat and flooding and increasingly severe storms.
It takes effect July 1 and would also boost expansion of natural gas, reduce regulation on gas pipelines in the state and increase protections against bans on gas appliances such as stoves, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
DeSantis, who suspended his […]
DeSantis is a terrible governor! He is cruel—-just signed a bill that companies don’t have to give rest time to workers who work outdoors—-in Florida heat! He just signed a bill that climate change efforts are diminished, refuses to have wind mill electric production, has encouraged banning books, has harmed education in this state (we are 49th), promoted charter schools that have mainly C,D, and F ratings, and the list goes on and on. Hopefully, this is the last public office he should ever hold.