A $75,000 study to look at how sea level rise will affect the city of Tampa is on its way to the city council. Planners wrapped up the study during a final presentation recently.
The Vermont Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act - legislation that legally requires the state to meet targets for reducing carbon emissions in the coming years. Since the House had already voted to override the veto, the measure is now law.
Anyone concerned with climate change in Florida probably has their eyes fixated on the coasts, as rising seas nip away at our beaches and bays. But, to get a true feel of how bad things could someday get, maybe we should cast our gaze inland.
In Florida, a state threatened by intense hurricanes and coastal flooding, elements of the climate conversation are scarce or nonexistent in the classroom.
