Press Releases

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A resonating distress signal was sent by the Stop the Burn Go Green campaign to the Palm Beach County (PBC) Department of Health (DOH) during rush hour on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 when a crowd of over 50 concerned Palm...

BELLE GLADE, Fla. – The Stop the Burn-Go Green Campaign leadership released the following statement on the first day of the pre-harvest sugar cane field burning season: “As the sun rises today, October 1, 2023, another pre-harvest sugar cane field...

WASHINGTON D.C. - On Friday, August 25, 2023, the Sierra Club filed a formal complaint with EPA pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act regarding the sugarcane field burn authorization practices of the Florida Forest Service. The...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a number of dangerous and extreme bills that took effect on July 1. Among these was HB1191, “Use of Phosphogypsum,” which paves the way for the use of toxic and radioactive...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Sierra Club Florida stands in support of the NAACP, LULAC, the Human Rights Campaign, the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and Equality Florida. Under DeSantis, the state is harming all Floridians, especially those of us who are...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Today, Sierra Club Florida condemned the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, who has continuously failed Florida’s environment, residents, economy, and democracy throughout his tenure as Governor. Just six months into his...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Today, Sierra Club Florida released its Florida Legislative Scorecard for 2023. The annual scorecard is designed to provide a snapshot of Sierra Club Florida’s priority bills this past session, and the legislators who either...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, in direct contradiction with the free-market principles he espouses, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB3, “Government and Corporate Activism”, legislation that gives the government sweeping authority into Florida’s...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Sierra Club Florida sent a letter to Senate President Kathleen Passidomo expressing the organization’s opposition to House Bill 3 on Government and Corporate Activism and its companion bill SB302. Targeting environmental,...

Tallahassee, FL—On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Florida 1st District Court of Appeals reversed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), ruling that FDEP violated Florida law by not allocating the...