Sierra Club Florida News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address today at the Florida Capitol, Sierra Club Florida Political Director Luigi Guadarrama released the following statement:   “Governor DeSantis is absolutely...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, the executive committee of Sierra Club Florida announced it has appointed Susannah Randolph as the organization's new director. Susannah first joined the Sierra Club in 2017 as Senior Campaign Representative for the...

NAPLES, Fla. - On Thursday, December 7, as members of the public were arriving at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Bellmar development 404 wetland permit public meeting, a crowd of more than 35 opponents of the project...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Earlier this week, Secretary Perdue sent the US Department of Transportation a letter turning down $320 million in federal funds earmarked in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to help...

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...