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Polluters' Waterways Act On Way to Governor's Desk
March 11, 2020
The Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers and Sierra Club have asked Sen. Mayfield to "fix" SB 712, but rather than improve the bill and make it more protective of water quality, it was further weakened with the full approval and...
Flawed Clean Waterways Act Gets the Royal Greenwash
February 27, 2020
For more than three weeks, the Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers and Sierra Club have been asking Sen. Mayfield to "fix" the "Clean Waterways Act," but two committee stops later, Senate Bill 712 remains fatally flawed.
Joint Comments on Final Environmental Impact Statement for EAA Storage Reservoir: This Is Not Restoration
February 24, 2020
Sierra Club, the Florida Director Center for Biological Diversity and the Friends of the Everglades sent a letter to Andrew LoSchiavo and Amy Thompson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the EAA Storage Reservoir.
Clean Water Groups Respond to FL Chief Science Officer
February 12, 2020
The Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers and Sierra Club today responded to remarks by Florida's Chief Science Officer, Thomas K. Frazer, Ph.D., regarding Sen. Mayfield's Senate Bill 712.
Sierra Club Sues to Stop Ridge Road Extension Through Serenova Preserve in Pasco County
February 7, 2020
Sierra Club has filed suit to challenge the permit recently given by the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to Pasco County for the Ridge Road Extension. This is the next step in a 20-year fight to protect the Serenova Preserve.
New Coalition for Water Quality? Turf and Agrichemical Industries Fail to Hide Behind 'Green' Name
February 4, 2020
The backbone of water quality protection in Florida over the past 13 years has been the ability for local governments to regulate sources of pollution in their own backyards. A new coalition of turf and agrichemical industries threatens the state's...
Sierra Club Comments on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint
January 20, 2020
Sierra Club encourages the implementation of conservation policies that protect threatened wildlife and sensitive habitat and improve the long-term health of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Sierra Club Welcomes Everglades Buy-Out to Avoid New Oil Drilling in the River of Grass
January 15, 2020
Sierra Club issued a response to the announcement that Florida will purchase 20,000 acres in Broward County from Kanter Real Estate.
Sierra Club Releases Governor's Report Card
January 13, 2020
Today Sierra Club Florida released its Governor's Report Card for 2019 at a press conference at the Florida Capitol Rotunda. Overall, the governor received a "D" for his efforts.
Muck City Aflame: Stop the Burn Protest Highlights Failure of FDACS to Protect Community
November 23, 2019
Sugar growers around Belle Glade protested today in front of a Florida Forestry Division Work Center, with smoke and ash plumes along the horizon in every direction.