内容摘要：In 2013, a crisis was taking hold in the country, as corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy. Hunger became widespread, grocery store shelves emptied, inflation soared, jobs disappeared and millions fell into poverty.

In 2013, a crisis was taking hold in the country, as corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy. Hunger became widespread, grocery store shelves emptied, inflation soared, jobs disappeared and millions fell into poverty.

Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, declared it a “huge win” over powerful development interests.“People really want to build golf courses on some of our more protected lands in the state,” she said.

will balance preserving natural resources with ensuring public access for things like boating, camping and swimming, according to the measure’s sponsors. It also gives Floridians at least 30 days’ notice ahead of public hearings to discuss proposed changes to the conservation areas.The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. DeSantis signed the law days after another wave of bipartisan backlash scuttled a company’s plans to swap some of its properties for state-owned conservation lands.Unlike thorny issues such as abortion, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, race and guns, state parks apparently hold a place in Floridians’ hearts regardless of party.

The law was unanimously approved by both chambers of Florida’s Republican-controlled state legislature. Organizers for the environmental group Sierra Club Florida called it a monumental victory for grassroots activism in a politically divided state.Last year, hundreds of nature lovers and conservationists thronged to protests at parks across the state, carrying signs with slogans like “Save Don’t Pave” and “Parks Over Profit.”

The push to rein in DeSantis’ administration is a sign of how the governor’s once rock-solid support from fellow Republicans has eroded. Until recently,

on anything from the GOP lawmakers who dominate the state’s politics, and he has a reputation for seeking vengeance when they do.Hand of a baby juts out of the shawl of an exile Tibetan woman as she attends a short sermon delivered by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on the 15th day of the first Tibetan month in Dharamshala, India, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Pope Francis arrives at the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Pope Francis arrives at the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Indian students of the Swaminarayan Gurukul pray after demonstrating a ritualistic bath called Magh Snan for the media during the auspicious Hindu calendar month of Magh in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)Indian students of the Swaminarayan Gurukul pray after demonstrating a ritualistic bath called Magh Snan for the media during the auspicious Hindu calendar month of Magh in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)