Important breaking news from Sierra Club Florida.
Conservation Groups File Action to Curb Pollution from Burning Sugar Cane Fields
November 19, 2015
Earthjustice filed a legal action today asking the EPA to regulate smoke pollution coming from thousands of acres of sugar cane that U.S. Sugar Corp. burns in South Florida each year.
Sierra Club Urges Florida Senate to Reject Jon Steverson for DEP Secretary
November 18, 2015
Statement from the Sierra Club Florida Executive Committee to the Florida Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee.
Sierra Club Demands FWC Director Immediately End Bear Hunt
October 24, 2015
Sierra Club submitted a letter to the executive director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Sierra Club and Allies File for Injunction to Restore Amendment 1 Funding
August 15, 2015
Earthjustice filed suit asking the courts to force the Florida Legislature to return Amendment 1 funds to a conservation land buying fund.
Sierra Club Florida Statement on Release of the Clean Power Plan
August 3, 2015
Today, the EPA and the Obama Administration released the final version of the landmark Clean Power Plan.
Sierra Club Victory for Coastal Habitat in Manatee County
June 26, 2015
In a victory for the protection of coastal mangrove wetlands, Sierra Club and other groups successfully challenged the Southwest Florida Water Management District issuance of a permit to fill mangroves.
Sierra Club Florida Issues Statements on Bear Hunting to FWC
June 24, 2015
Sierra Club representatives spoke in opposition to opening black bear hunting in Florida.
Sierra Club Comments on Expansion of Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant
June 22, 2015
Sierra Club submitted comments to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Press Advisory: Back for More at SFWMD
May 13, 2015
Residents demand that Governor Rick Scott's appointed water managers purchase 48,600 acres of US Sugar land to restore the Everglades and protect the coasts from pollution.
Ruling by Judge Threatens Silver Springs
May 6, 2015
Despite evidence that Silver Springs would be further degraded from over-pumping and increased nutrient pollution, a judge has recommended approval of a permit for a massive cattle operation.