Zahra Hirji, BuzzFeed News
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His first week on the job, Florida’s new Republican governor made a surprise announcement. In sharp contrast to the previous administration, Ron DeSantis signed an executive order with a host of new environmental policies, including spending more on Everglades restoration, appointing a chief science officer, moving to ban fracking and offshore drilling, and creating a resiliency office to prepare the coasts for rising seas.
“This is action that was requested regardless of your party,” DeSantis said at a press conference in Sarasota announcing the news. “I think this is something that can unite all Floridians.”
The bold policy, praised by several environmental groups, is part of a flurry of environmental commitments coming from governors this year, including in swing states like Florida and New Mexico.
“This is a top priority of this administration,” New Mexico’s new governor, Michelle Grisham, told BuzzFeed News. “We should be known as the clean energy state. It brings high-paying, productive, green jobs.”
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