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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

DeSantis culls climate change references from Florida law as extreme weather impacts increase

AP

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed new legislation that denotes climate change as a smaller priority, and making it disappear from state laws in an attempt to protect the state from “green zealots” with a “radical climate agenda”.

Mr DeSantis signed the bill on Wednesday, that would also ban power-generating wind turbines offshore or near Florida’s large stretch of coastline, despite climate data showing temperature and sea levels rising in the state, with Florida’s location particularly being at risk of more extreme heat days per year.

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