TREND. State Chief Science Officer. Who.Where. What.

Where: Florida

Who: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) 

What: Florida’s Republican Governor appointed the state’s 1st Chief Science Officer

Why?

• Part of the Governor’s “focus on the environment”:
• The Chief Science Officer is housed in the state Department of Environmental Protection
• The Chief Science Officer will focus on:
  • water
  • algae blooms that impact fishing, swimming, tourism and wildlife
  • “Science is back in the state of Florida,”
  • The Republican Govenor takes climate change very seriously

Sun Sentinel | A First for Florida: GOP Governor Appoints Chief Science Officer