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He went out of his way to BAN cities from restricting use of fossil fuels and punished banks that restrict fossil fuel investments

The Everglades restoration project was well underway before DeSantis, though he did pledge more money to accelerate it. But the Sierra Club and Friends of the Everglades have also criticized the planned reservoir as too small to truly restore water flows

The real reason for DeSantis' position here is obvious to anyone that knows anything about the history of Florida politics. The sugar industry is probably the biggest political force in Florida having both Dems and Reps in its payroll. It just so happens that they backed an opponent of DeSantis and DeSantis has had a very public beef with them ever since. In order to carry out this restoration plan, it means refilling the everglades that were drained in order to grow sugar canes. This is a direct attack on DeSantis' biggest and most powerful opponent and just so happens to also be very politically popular with the every day voter

EDIT: it seems my comment about the project being "well underway" is a little inaccurate. The project has a long history but by the time DeSantis took office the South Florida Water Management District had actually quietly reversed these plans, bending under pressure from the sugar industry. DeSantis replaced the board entirely and therefore played a significant role in resuming the effort