Mia
McCormick
Advocate, Environment Florida Research & Policy Center
Started on staff: 2023
B.A., University of South Florida
Mia is focused on fighting for clean waterways, protecting Florida’s environmentally sensitive areas, advocating for stronger wildlife protections and reducing plastic pollution on our beaches. Mia lives in the Tampa Bay area and loves taking her family on nature adventures.
Posts by Mia McCormick
NEW REPORT: Florida is national leader for renewable energy growth
North Atlantic right whales return to Florida
In November North Atlantic right whales return to the waters off of Florida’s north east coast to birth their young. People here welcome the whales with a fun festival.
5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Florida
Florida produces over 49 times as much solar energy as it did a decade ago. Find more clean energy facts about the Sunshine State here.
Expanding habitat protections for Florida manatees by almost a million acres
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to expand the critical habitat designation set almost 50 years ago for threatened Florida manatees.