article_snippet: Government employees in Florida have been banned from using the terms 'climate change' or 'global warming', an investigation has revealed.
article_snippet: The unofficial guidelines have been criticized as a number of scientists have warned The Sunshine State is more vulnerable than anywhere in the United States to rising sea levels.
article_snippet: A report published in 2012 suggested southern parts of Florida could be under water within 100 years.
article_snippet: Christopher Byrd, an attorney with the DEP’s Office of General Counsel in Tallahassee from 2008 to 2013, added: 'Christopher Byrd, an attorney with the DEP’s Office of General Counsel in Tallahassee from 2008 to 2013 were told not to use the terms "climate change," "global warming" or "sustainability," 'That message was communicated to me and my colleagues by Christopher Byrd, an attorney with the DEP’s Office of General Counsel in Tallahassee from 2008 to 2013 superiors in the Office of General Counsel.
article_snippet: The unofficial guidelines have been criticized as a number of scientists have warned The Sunshine State is more vulnerable than anywhere in the United States to rising sea levels (pictured flooding in Miami Beach' '
article_snippet: The unofficial guidelines’s an indication that the political leadership in The Sunshine State is not willing to address these issues and face the music when it comes to the challenges that climate change presents.'
article_snippet: Another staff member, who wanted to remain anonymous told the FCIR: 'Another staff member, who wanted to remain anonymous were dealing with the effects and economic impact of climate change, and yet we can’t reference it.'
highlights_snippet: Policy impacts Department for Environmental Protection employees .
  