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Sierra Club Moves to Intervene in Justice Department Case Against BP
February 7, 2011
Sierra Club filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Justice Department's civil suit against BP, arising from last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest offshore drilling disaster in American history.
Florida Public Transportation Association Launches 'IM4Transit.org' Campaign
January 10, 2011
The public transportation community is gathering in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday to help launch IM4Transit.org, a campaign of FPTA to build a community of at least 100,000 pro-transit Floridians.
Major Report Proposes Corridors Connecting Florida Panther and Bear Habitat
January 5, 2011
The Babcock Ranch Steering Committee released a comprehensive report on wildlife corridor protection for panthers, black bears, and other endangered species in southwest and south central Florida.
New EPA Limits on Fertilizer, Animal Waste, and Sewage Pollution Are Key To Cleaner Florida Waters
November 15, 2010
Five major Florida environmental groups join together today to welcome the first-ever limits on the widespread water pollution that poses a major public health threat in Florida.
Sierra Club and Allies Reach Agreement with Mosaic to Protect Wetlands
October 28, 2010
The partial settlement provides for the protection of critically important wetlands and surrounding areas that would have been destroyed by the mine in exchange for allowing Mosaic to proceed with approximately four months of mining elsewhere on the...
Sierra Club Congratulates Gov. Crist for Giant Leap in Everglades Restoration
October 12, 2010
The South Florida Water Management District will today acquire 26,800 acres of land strategically located south of Lake Okeechobee that is key to the restoration of the Everglades.