Across Florida, communities are already experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change. Even worse, these impacts are hitting communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities the hardest, exacerbating existing racial and economic inequities. It’s critical that we move away from polluting fossil fuels and build a more sustainable, healthy future
On November 6, FCV was proud to stand with Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Winter Park), Sen. Victor Torres (D-Kissimmee), the Farmworker Association of Florida, the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, the Florida AFL-CIO, and South Florida Interfaith Worker Justice in support of their Heat Illness
Earth is undergoing a horrifying transformation: as we emit more carbon dioxide into the air, our temperatures get warmer. Hotter temperatures and waters cause seas to rise, destroying inland and coastal communities. If we don’t act now, we may lose our homes and livelihoods forever. 1. Temperatures are Rising Globally
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, I attended the Southwest-Central Florida Connector Toll Road Task Force meeting in Lakeland. Similar to the first meeting, there was frustration from task force members about the lack of relevant data and analyses provided to them – information that is absolutely critical to making viable recommendations.
As FCV’s Communications Manager, I am lucky to write about Florida’s most beautiful natural communities every day. And as a student of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Florida Master Naturalist Program, I get to learn even more about the ecological factors that make land
This time five years ago, Florida voters overwhelmingly approved the Water and Land Conservation Amendment (“Amendment 1”) and effectively added it to the state constitution. Getting Amendment 1 on the ballot and approved by voters was no easy feat, but victory was sweet. With about 75% approval across the state,
Thanks to advocates like you, Governor Ron DeSantis has taken a step towards prioritizing clean, electric school buses. Up to $116 million has been committed to update school bus fleets and move school districts away from dirty diesel buses. Florida Conservation Voters Education Fund is continuing to help bring clean,
Earlier this year, the state passed legislation to fast-track three major new toll roads that will destroy large swaths of Florida’s last remaining rural lands, pollute waterways, and threaten endangered wildlife. Florida’s remaining natural areas are worth more than the sum of their parts. To the people who live there,
While attending the Public Land Acquisition and Management conference in St. Augustine, I was lucky to join the group on a quick visit to Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve. Smack dab in between suburban townhomes and restaurant chains, this park is a hub for outdoor recreation, providing neighbors a natural escape from
