Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Weakening Climate Regulations, Expanding Fossil Fuel Use
Critics lambasted the governor for enacting policies that are "not acting in the best interests of Floridians."
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Wednesday that will weaken climate regulations and expand fossil fuel use in the state, even as Floridians experience the increasingly devastating effects of global warming. Although Florida Republicans passed several regulations in 2008 to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, they have since dismantled those regulations piece by...