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Ron DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida state laws

DeSantis in front of US flag.
DeSantis said the bill rejected the agenda of ‘radical green zealots’. Photograph: Phil Sears/AP

Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed on Wednesday by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, in a move which experts say ignores the reality of Florida’s climate threats.

The legislation, which comes after Florida had its hottest year on record since 1895, also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state’s lengthy coastline.

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