The cost of raising roads and making other adjustments for sea level rise has been astronomical. The mayor of key west would like to see much more funding and planning come from the state government. Right now, there's no state wide strategy for managing population growth alongside environmental protection. If your whole economy relies on real estate and population growth as fuel, one would be sceptical about how much hundreds of millions of dollars will do to address this issue.
Police have served Britain’s prime minister, among others, with a fine for breaching the lockdown rules he instituted. He may yet again emerge unscathed, but Britain’s politics is damaged nonetheless. Florida’s natural environment has made it one of America’s fastest-growing states, yet environmental challenges represent its biggest long-term challenge. And Ukraine’s most famous rock star joins the war effort.
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