Kirby, Claudia2018-04-052018-04-052018http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/405Recommended Citation: Kirby, Claudia. “The Fate of the Florida Mangroves.” Royal Road, 2018. https://doi.org/10.48497/RTW3-C424.As the state of Florida gears up for governor elections in the upcoming fall of 2018, many of its residents are reflecting on the last two terms served by current governor Rick Scott. A particular emphasis has been placed on the changes in environmental policy during the last decade as many Floridians are becoming aware of hydrological issues across south central Florida and the Everglades region. Gov. Scott has repeatedly shown a preference for business over the environment with actions like cutting down funding for Florida’s water management districts, lowering pollution regulation enforcement, andfunneling less money into land conservation programs (Rangel). He even reportedly banned the use of terms like “climate change” and “global warming” within the administration of the Department of Environmental Protection (Sherman). The stance his office has taken in environmental affairs has been made clear during his time in power which is why many residents were left confused when he proposed a one billion dollar blueprint in 2014 that would improve Florida’s water flows within the Everglades. The plan would help to reverse the damage from previous canaling and river alterations that have resulted in a disturbance of natural hydrological flows into southern Florida wetlands (Turner). Many citizens summed it up to be a campaign strategy as Gov. Scott unveiled the plan a month before his re-election.en-USMangrovesFloridaEcosystemsClimate changeEvergladesGreenhouse gasesArticlehttps://doi.org/10.48497/rtw3-c424