Florida meteorologist slams Ron DeSantis after governor signs bill making climate change a lesser priority

A Florida meteorologist railed against Gov. Ron DeSantis after he signed legislation that would make climate change a lesser priority. 'On Thursday, we reported … that the government of Florida was beginning to roll back really important climate-change legislation and really important climate-change language,' NBC South Florida meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin said in a video he shared Saturday.

' The comments came just days after DeSantis signed controversial legislation that opponents say removes the word 'climate' in nine places and moves Florida's energy goals away from efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases contributing to a warming planet. DeSantis said in a post on X that the bill is 'restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots.

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