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Sierra Club: Scott Pruitt is Unfit to Serve as EPA Administrator
December 7, 2016
Pruitt is a climate science denier who, as attorney general for the state of Oklahoma, regularly conspired with the fossil fuel industry to attack EPA protections.
St. Pete is First Southern City to Commit to 100 Percent Clean Energy
December 2, 2016
St. Petersburg is the first city in Florida and the entire Southeast U.S., and 20th city in the U.S., to make such a commitment.
Press Events in 12 Florida Cities to Urge NO Vote on Amendment 1
November 1, 2016
Elected officials, religious leaders, solar business owners, consumer advocates, environmentalists, solar energy customers, educators, and concerned voters will gather to voice their fierce opposition to Amendment 1.
Environmental Groups Seek to Block Gas Pipeline in Three States
October 25, 2016
Sierra Club, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and Flint Riverkeeper filed a motion for a stay of the (FERC certificates for the 685-mile Southeast Market Pipelines Project through Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
Everglades Restoration Advocates Invite Glades Residents to Find Solutions Together
September 23, 2016
Representatives of many environmental organizations involved in Everglades restoration presented a collective message to the residents and leaders of the Glades communities.
Groups Demand FERC Examine Climate Effects of Natural Gas Pipeline
September 22, 2016
Today, Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the massive Southeast Market Pipeline project,
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Block Construction of Massive Fracked Gas Pipeline
August 17, 2016
Sierra Club and two other groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its issuance of three Clean Water Act permits that would allow construction of the Florida Southeast Market Pipelines Project.
Praise for Senator Negron's Plan to Buy Land and Send Water South
August 9, 2016
Florida Senate President-designate Joe Negron announced a plan to buy 60,000 acres of sugar land in the Everglades Agricultural Area to store water and send it south.
National Sierra Club Director Michael Brune Launches 'Ready for 100' Clean Energy Campaign in Florida
April 5, 2016
The nationwide campaign is encouraging 100 cities in the Unites States to commit to working toward sustainability and 100% clean energy.
Sierra Club and Allies Celebrate Clean Water Victory as Fracking Bill Dies in Senate Committee
February 25, 2016
Environmental and public health advocates declared victory after a Senate Appropriations committee failed to advance controversial industry-backed fracking legislation on a 9-10 vote.