Jacob OglesJanuary 7, 2024
4min0
The lawmakers want Florida to study ways to cut carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Tag: Surfrider FoundationA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Jacob OglesJanuary 7, 2024
Ryan NicolMarch 23, 2021
6min2659
The GOP-controlled Legislature is weighing a bill to reverse those regulations and preempt local control.
Associated PressNovember 9, 2019
7min302
The battle pits local governments against state government and environmentalists against dermatologists in an argument about coral bleaching and skin cancer.
A.G. GancarskiMay 12, 2019
8min1623
The Governor says plastic straw bans haven't "harmed the state's interest."
Jacob OglesApril 22, 2019
8min966
Scientists say data to back sunscreen ban just isn't there.
Ryan NicolMarch 4, 2019
4min750
The ban would be in place while DEP studies straws' environmental impact.
Phil AmmannMay 10, 2017
5min255
As A-Team’s Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith often says: “I love it when a plan comes together.” If current momentum holds, starting May 9, Coral Gables will become the first Florida city to ban single-use plastic shopping bags. It’s a move directly contradicting Florida law, which gives the state regulatory purview over the issue. And Coral Gables’ […]
Phil AmmannMay 8, 2017
5min219
Local control, the notion that communities should have a certain degree of “home rule” in managing its own affairs, has become one of the hot-button issues in both Florida and across the country. As part of the “ban the bag” movement, however, the rallying cry of “local control” is in danger of trivialization, made almost […]
Phil AmmannApril 24, 201710min197
Single-use plastic bags, found at nearly every retail, grocery and convenience store in the nation, are now the latest target of environmentalists, as well as by state and local lawmakers. However, in the case of the leading nonprofit behind Florida’s growing “ban the bag” movement, something is not quite right. The Surfrider Foundation, headquartered in […]
Bruce RitchieApril 8, 2015
4min404
A pilot program is a small step — but it is a step forward nonetheless, critics of disposable plastic shopping bags said Wednesday. A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that allows coastal communities to create a 2-1/2-year pilot program to regulate or ban plastic bags. Critics say plastic bags become litter that choke […]