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DeSantis Promised in 2018 That if Elected Governor, He Would Clean Up Florida’s Toxic Algae. The Algae Are Still Blooming

Inside Climate News · By Amy Green · last updated
With the state’s waterways swollen and stressed since Hurricane Ian, widespread outbreaks are feared again this summer.

By Amy Green

ORLANDO, Fla.—Long before Gov. Ron DeSantis was former President Donald Trump’s chief rival for the GOP nomination, championed “anti-woke” policies on gender and race and initiated a feud with Disney, he vowed that he would clean up Florida’s treasured and troubled waterways.