Important breaking news from Sierra Club Florida.
Federal and State Regulators Buckle Under Polluter Pressure
November 2, 2011
The EPA's thumbs up for Florida's polluter-friendly water quality rules is a loss for families who deserve clean water.
U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns Shuts Out Public for Congressional Hearing
August 12, 2011
Rep. Stearns is refusing to invite any clean-water advocates or members of the public to testify at a Congressional hearing to discuss the EPA's proposed limits for sewage, fertilizer, and manure in Florida waters.
Sierra Club's Position: Strengthen Gulf RESTORE Bill
August 4, 2011
Sierra Club believes the current bill is missing several elements that would ensure meaningful coastal restoration and recovery of the Gulf's ecosystems and communities.
Injunction Issued Against Mosaic's South Fort Meade Phosphate Mine
July 11, 2011
The court has recognized that the Corps of Engineers review of this project was deeply flawed and needs to be re-done in order to protect these wetlands, streams, and water flows that are crucial to wildlife and human populations.
Sierra Club to Governor Scott: Take a Hike!
May 26, 2011
Rick Scott exercised a line-item veto removing all funding for Florida Forever in the state budget. The Florida Legislature had approved $305 million for environmental land acquisition.
Sierra Club Urges Governor Scott to Veto Bad Bill Adopted by Legislature
May 23, 2011
HB 421 would encourage wetlands destruction and development on farm land.
Sierra Club Florida, Resident File Legal Petition Opposing Proposed New City of Farmton
May 17, 2011
Farmton is a proposed 23,000-residential unit development with more than 4 million square feet of commercial space on remote environmental sensitive land in Volusia County.
U.S. Court of Appeals Orders Stay on Mosaic Phosphate Mining Permit for 90 Days
April 11, 2011
Mosaic's strip mine would cover 7,687 acres and destroy 534 acres of wetlands, 26 acres of open water, and more than 10 miles of streams associated with the headwaters of the Peace River and other streams.
Big Cypress ORV Plan Triggers Lawsuit Threat
March 9, 2011
The first step in a legal challenge was filed against a plan to give off-road vehicles access to 146,000-acre Addition Lands of Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve.
Sierra Club Miami Group Reaction to Gov. Scott's Pledge of $77 Million to Port of Miami Dredging Project
March 4, 2011
The Port of Miami dredging project is expensive and the $77 million promised by Rick Scott merely gets the project started.