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โDo not get wedded to the coneโ: DeSantis warns Floridians to take Hurricane Milton seriously, no matter where they live
Read full article: โDo not get wedded to the coneโ: DeSantis warns Floridians to take Hurricane Milton seriously, no matter where they liveFloridaโs Gulf Coast is bracing for the impact of Hurricane Miltonโs winds and expected massive storm surge.
Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast
Read full article: Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coastFearful Florida residents are streaming out of the Tampa Bay region ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton.
Proposed lodge, pickleball courts at Anastasia State Park spark community outrage amid โGreat Outdoorsโ initiative
Read full article: Proposed lodge, pickleball courts at Anastasia State Park spark community outrage amid โGreat Outdoorsโ initiativeChanges to the state park would include a lodge with up to 350 rooms, a disc golf course and pickleball courts.
Florida congresswoman calls for federal probe into FPL
Read full article: Florida congresswoman calls for federal probe into FPLA U.S. congresswoman is asking the Department of Justice to investigate Florida Power & Light over claims that the utility used โdark moneyโ to disguise sources of political funding and sway elections in Florida, as well as other allegations documented in recent news reports.
Congress votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
Read full article: Congress votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by TrumpCongressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump.
Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Read full article: Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050The plan, put forth Tuesday in a 538-page report, sets a range of targets, including a 45% reduction by 2030 of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. The plan also would require that new cars sold by 2035 emit no greenhouse gases, while heavy-duty trucks would eliminate those emissions by 2040. The plan would eliminate overall emissions from the power sector by 2040 and all but eliminate greenhouse emissions from all economic sectors by 2050. "Democrats know the climate crisis is the essential crisis of our time, threatening public health, jobs and the economy, national security and values,'' Pelosi said Tuesday at a Capitol news conference. Even with all of these problems, the climate crisis stands out, Democrats said.