Floridas DeSantis Signs Law Removing Most References to Climate Change, Banning Offshore Wind [Video]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Wednesday that eliminates climate change as a priority in state policymaking, as well as most references to it in state law. Florida is known as one of the most climate-vulnerable states in the country due to its susceptibility to sea level rise, hurricanes and flooding.

The new legislation, which will take effect on July 1, also weakens natural gas pipeline regulations and bans offshore wind turbines off the Florida coast, reported The Washington Post.

“The legislation I signed today — HB 1645, HB 7071, and HB 1331 — will keep windmills off our beaches, gas in our tanks, and China out of our state,” DeSantis said in a social media post on Wednesday. “We’re restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots.”

With solar energythriving in the state, some climate advocates have said the new law would not have much impact on Florida’s …