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May 17, 2024

Ron DeSantis Eliminates Climate Change as Priority in Florida's Energy Policy
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In Florida, Republican Governor Ron De Santis has signed a bill that
removes all references to "climate change" in state law and weakens
regulations on pipelines, among other measures. The move eliminates
climate change as a priority in Florida's energy policy decisions,
despite Florida being on the frontlines of the climate crisis as it
faces worsening hurricanes, rising sea levels, extreme heat and toxic
algae blooms.


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