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A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge

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Ecosystem Impact

The preservation of this program ensures continued funding for coastal defense mechanisms and flood mitigation, which are critical for protecting Florida's mangroves, seagrasses, and inland wetlands from saltwater intrusion and habitat degradation caused by rising sea levels.

Systemic Reality

This immunity to budget purges signals a strategic shift where climate adaptation is treated as a fiscal necessity for economic survival and property market stability, decoupling resilience infrastructure from broader political or ideological shifts in climate policy.

The state’s largest climate resilience program is proving itself immune to the governor’s purge.