Brick by brick, the stucco shell of a new flood-resilient public works building is taking shape blocks from the beach, the most visible sign yet of a small community s enormous task staving off the rising sea. This is actually the highest point in the city, Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker said, adding that right next door to the new public works building will be a new fire station.
It s a close-knit community established by rocket scientists south of Kennedy Space Center, on a low-slung barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon.
By 2040, community leaders expect significant impacts associated with climate change. Already flooding is a problem, and beach-front homes perch precariously atop a sand dune left exposed after a series of storms and hurricanes washed away a sea wall.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at PortMiami in April. DeSantis faces criticism for failing to do all he could on Florida s biggest environmental threat: climate change.
Brick by brick, the stucco shell of a new flood-resilient public works building is taking shape blocks from the beach, the most visible sign yet of a small community s enormous task staving off the rising sea. This is actually the highest point in the city, Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker said, adding that right next door to the new public works building will be a new fire station.
Federal Regulators Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market
WASHINGTON, DC Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested more information before ruling on a proposal by Southeastern utilities to alter the existing wholesale energy market, citing questions on price impacts, transparency, and market manipulation.
In February, a number of utilities in the US Southeast filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to create the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), a proposal that was challenged by SELC representing several public interest organizations throughout the region.
In response,
SELC Attorney Maia Hutt released the following statement:
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The Tennessee Valley Authority s (TVA) plans to phase out its aging fleet of coal plants within the next 15 years because the plants, like most coal plants, are becoming uneconomical to operate.
For TVA, all replacement options, including natural gas and nuclear, are on the table as it tries to meet the Biden administration s power sector decarbonization goals and its own mandate to deliver low cost and reliable power to its ratepayers, Jeffrey Lyash, TVA president and CEO, said on Wednesday during an Atlantic Council conference. The federally-owned utility has retired about 60% of its coal generation, he said at the event.
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Environmental groups are concerned about energy legislation now awaiting the Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature. If signed into law, activists say the measure would take away authority from local governments to control pollution from utilities. This session, the identical bills were known as House Bill 919 and Senate Bill 1128.
There are about 10 Florida communities that have committed to move to 100% clean energy, and she said this legislation will hamper those efforts. Until we had a new election for president, at the national level, we have had no action to protecting our environment from climate change. And we ve had a longstanding lack of leadership at the state level when it comes to reducing this dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, said Glickman.