NPHW Day 6: The Sunshine State

Today we are going to focus on a local public health story that has made headlines around the world. Florida Power & Light is starting a project to create a solar-powered city, the first in the world.

"Called Babcock Ranch, the city will aim to build 19,500 houses and about 6 million square feet of retail, light industrial, and office space when it is completed, the developers said." --Reuters

The clean energy project has so many benefits, starting with creating 20,000 new jobs in Florida and then reducing energy costs for city residents and businesses while decreasing the amount of pollution in our atmosphere.