- by foxnews
- 17 Mar 2025
There have been successes, including a massive, three-year land acquisition program that has preserved more than 113,000 acres of Florida for conservation. And in July, with an eye on tourism dollars, he vetoed a controversial water bill that analysts said would threaten restoration of the Everglades wetlands.
But in terms of the climate emergency, other measures have infuriated environment advocates, particularly his signing of a bill last year effectively locking Florida into fossil fuels by banning municipalities committing to cleaner, renewable sources of energy including wind and solar.
The non-partisan Audubon Society, meanwhile, praises DeSantis, but also acknowledges much of the progress in resilience has taken place at local level, such as the south-east Florida climate change compact alliance of multiple counties.
Rare artifacts will be featured in the "Give Me Liberty" exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond to commemorate America's upcoming 250th anniversary.
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