South Miami revisits creation of South Florida as 51st state
With state agencies reportedly being banned from using terms such as “climate change, global warming, sustainability and sea level rise,” several South Miami city officials see South Florida being ignored and disrespected.
That’s one reason Vice Mayor Walter Harris sponsored a resolution requesting that the Miami-Dade County League of Cities form a committee to investigate the possibility of the creation of South Florida as the 51st state. The resolution passed 3-2 Tuesday, on the heels of Harris prior passing resolution in October, which called for a new state of South Florida.
“It’s a huge problem and they aren’t addressing it,” Mayor Philip Stoddard said. “They are ignoring South Florida. They are ignoring its environmental problems. The flow of money is still inequitable. We ship a lot of money north that doesn’t come south again.”
“In my mind (the resolution) is calling really for recognition of the issues down here.”
On March 8, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting reported that Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials have been ordered not to use the terms “climate change, global warming, sustainability, or sea-level rise.”
Governor Rick Scott denied that administrators in the DEP were banned from using the terms “global warming” or “climate change.”
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10 years, the whole place will be under water. 
