Plastics Action Starts in Communities

“I’m an environmentalist, how hard can this be?” I thought to myself when I tried to reduce my plastic waste. I managed to fail this resolution by the end of the first day of Plastic Free July.  We use too much plastic. Packaging waste in the United States makes up

Mr. and Mrs. sign

Plastic-Free Wedding

I’m getting married! EEEK! We decided on forever, but now comes the planning. Our wedding will be a small, private event, but I still have a few considerations when planning – how to honor our grandparents, finding the perfect tree to say “I do” under, and how to minimize single-use

BREAKING: FDEP Releases Draft Plan for VW Emissions Settlement Spending Projects

Following studies, surveys, meetings, and public comment periods, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has released a Draft Beneficiary Mitigation Plan regarding the Volkswagen Settlement. FDEP, the administer of these funds, will be gathering additional public comments through August 16, 2019. We invite you to submit additional public comments to demand clean,

Panorama view of footbridge to the Smathers beach at sunrise

FCV Co-Hosts Beach Clean Up in Miami

EDIT: Beach Clean-Up Rescheduled to August 3, 2019 If you’ve been to the beach recently, you’ve probably seen trash in the sand. Whether it’s discarded cigarette butts, abandoned beach toys, or random items that floated in with the tide, plastics on the beach is now a common sight.  We are

multi-colored straws

Plastic-Free Fast Food

This month is Plastic Free July, and my FCVoters team and I are personally challenging ourselves to cut our single-use plastic consumption. Breaking bad habits starts with seeing the impact it has on our lives, and nothing motivates me more than seeing discarded plastic bottles and other waste in our

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Take Action: Speak Up to Protect our Water!

Last summer was an urgent wake-up call to Floridians across the state who watched in horror as toxic blue-green algae choked our waterways and killed our wildlife. No one who saw (or smelled) this disaster will ever forget the images of thick, noxious “guacamole” waters lapping up on our shores.