Episode 254: Florida Environmental Victory!

About this episode

Dawn Shirreffs discusses Florida's Coastal Resilience Bill and its impact on various locations.

Send us your Florida questions! Dawn Shirreffs, with the Environmental Defense Fund, talks about Florida's Coastal Resilience Bill. The bill protects Terra Ceia, the Skyway Fishing Pier, and the Santa Fe, among others. Links We Mentioned Environmental Defense Fund Coastal Resiliency Bill Protect Florida's Future Florida's Climate Future Why mangroves matter Mangroves FloridasClimateFuture.org Find your elected official and tell them to approve funding for the Resilient Florida Grant Tru...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cathy Salustri, Rick Kilby

Guest: Dawn Shirreffs

Topics covered

• environment
• legislation
• coastal resilience
• Florida
• climate change

Keywords

• Florida
• Coastal Resilience Bill
• environment
• Dawn Shirreffs
• Environmental Defense Fund
• mangroves
• climate change
• Terra Ceia
• Skyway Fishing Pier
• Santa Fe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Environmental Defense Fund, Protect Florida's Future, Florida's Climate Future, FloridasClimateFuture.org

Places: Terra Ceia, Skyway Fishing Pier, Santa Fe

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