Scott PowersJune 20, 2019
9min821
For some towns, 'costs would far outstrip their ability to pay'
Tag: sea level rise
Scott PowersJune 20, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 22, 2019
7min481
"That goes hand in hand with safety.”
Scott PowersMarch 7, 2019
4min496
HB 1369 calls for the creation of an Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 21, 2019
5min783
The plan calls for a new Office of Sustainability and Resilience.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 21, 2019
5min464
“It's critical that we take resiliency seriously, and address the impacts of sea level rise."
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 4, 2019
4min749
On Thursday, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he would award $2.5 million to the city of St. Petersburg to help combat climate change. Nevertheless, his organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, didn’t fully explain one significant question. Why St. Pete? Kelly Shultz, Bloomberg Philanthropies Climate Challenge project lead, said the Sunshine City met a number of […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 3, 2019
3min393
St. Pete City Council will consider changes to its sustainability and resiliency ordinance approved in 2017 that would broaden its application and take into account potential conflicts with projects receiving state or federal funding. Under the city’s current ordinance, new construction and substantial renovations to city property require third-party sustainability and resiliency verification through LEED […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2019
4min1896
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is meeting with Michael Bloomberg to make an announcement concerning his administration’s efforts to combat climate change. Kriseman is meeting with the former New York City Mayor for coffee Thursday morning and then the two will deliver a news conference at Albert Whitted Park at 10 a.m. The two will also meet […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018
5min457
Speaking on behalf of Pinellas County government and the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition, Commissioner Janet Long asked the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation to support the development of a Florida Resiliency plan during the delegation meeting Tuesday in Seminole. Modeled after the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition priorities, the statewide plan would provide streamlined analysis […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 23, 2018
5min1021
Local Republican candidates in state legislative races won’t be showing up to a candidate forum Wednesday hosted by ReThinkEnergy Florida, the First Street Foundation, Oceana and the League of Women Voters. The coalition of groups is hosting an environmental forum at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Clearwater Wednesday at 6 p.m. to discuss sea level […]