Climate Resiliency for South Florida

Florida’s 23rd District is one of the most vulnerable areas in the country to climate change. From failing pipes and boil water notices to blooms of toxic cyanobacteria (previously known as "blue-green algae") and die-offs of endangered species, our infrastructure and ecosystems are in crisis.

Our environment is our economy. Oliver supports federal public investment in sustainable energy and infrastructure to create millions of good-paying jobs, preserve our South Florida community for future generations, and make the U.S. a global leader in sustainable innovation. In Congress, he’ll fight to bring federal resources home to upgrade public infrastructure, restore natural ecosystems, clean our water, and hold polluters accountable.

Public Transportation

Oliver will introduce legislation to purchase 500,000 electric buses nationwide—improving public transit, easing traffic gridlock, and reducing emissions from vehicles. He supports building a national high-speed rail network and securing immediate federal investment in Tri-Rail expansion, including an underground New River tunnel to connect Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties along the Coastal Link line.

This plan will ease congestion, reduce emissions, and protect the integrity and walkability of downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Public Utilities

Oliver supports an immediate shift away from fossil fuels, especially in Florida’s fragile ecosystem. He will fight the corrupt influence of utility giants like Florida Power & Light, which has pushed through the largest utility rate hike in U.S. history while bankrolling political campaigns—including his opponent’s.

In Congress, Oliver will fight for a national Clean Power Plan to reduce energy costs, decarbonize the grid, and stop private utility monopolies from profiting off our basic needs.

Public Lands

Private sugarcane production in the Everglades Agricultural Area—nearly half a million acres—has devastated Florida’s natural water systems. Meanwhile, 15% of Florida’s land is reserved for cattle and up to 8% for golf courses, which use two-thirds of all recreational water.

Oliver will fight to restore Florida’s ecosystems by buying out Big Sugar operations and sending water south from Lake Okeechobee to repair the Everglades, Big Cypress, and Florida Bay.

He supports completing the land buyback deal originally negotiated by then-Governor Charlie Crist to restore the Everglades’ flow. He’ll also work to establish a statewide Florida Wildlife Corridor and protect our freshwater aquifers from overdevelopment and pollution.