Despite incumbent Wilton Simpson’s towering cash advantage, special interests have continued to pour cash into the commissioner’s coffers
Author Archives: Nicolás Rivero
Nicolás Rivero is an environmental accountability reporter at The Florida Trib based in his hometown of Miami.
Previously, he covered climate change and the environment for the Washington Post, the Miami Herald and Quartz. He has mentored reporters as a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and as the Knight Foundation innovator-in-residence at the Florida International University Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media. He was part of a team of reporters named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for their coverage of Hurricane Helene in 2024.
You can reach Nicolás at nicolas.rivero@floridatrib.org
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Florida wildlife under threat from Trump administration rule
The reinterpretation of the Endangered Species Act would affect hundreds of species nationwide, but it would have an especially big impact in the Sunshine State
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New law makes it easier to pave over Florida farmland
The bill’s sponsors say they’re defending Floridians’ property rights. Environmental activists say it’s the latest step the state legislature has taken to speed suburban sprawl and weaken local power to regulate zoning and environmental protections.
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Florida’s most polluted river cleaned up. A company could dump wastewater into it again
At the request of a company owned by one of America’s wealthiest families, state regulators are paving the way for wastewater to flow back into the Fenholloway River
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Florida on track to flunk Everglades pollution rules
Flunking water quality standards means higher chances of noxious, toxic algae blooms along the coasts