Groups Demand FERC Examine Climate Effects of Natural Gas Pipeline
September 22, 2016
Today, Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the massive Southeast Market Pipeline project,
Sierra Club Calls Out Army Corps on Mosaic Gypstack Sinkhole
September 16, 2016
A massive sinkhole that opened up three weeks ago underneath a gypsum stack at a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry has dumped at least 215 millions of gallons of contaminated water into the Floridan Aquifer.
Hundreds Gather at Summit to Take Big Stand Against Big Sugar
August 29, 2016
More than 250 people gathered to hear experts and activists deliver the uncoated truth about the sugar industry at the Big Sugar Summit 2 in West Palm Beach.
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Block Construction of Massive Fracked Gas Pipeline
August 17, 2016
Sierra Club and two other groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its issuance of three Clean Water Act permits that would allow construction of the Florida Southeast Market Pipelines Project.
Register Now for Big Sugar Summit 2 on Aug. 20!
August 10, 2016
Here's the full agenda for Big Sugar Summit 2 in West Palm Beach on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.
Praise for Senator Negron's Plan to Buy Land and Send Water South
August 9, 2016
Florida Senate President-designate Joe Negron announced a plan to buy 60,000 acres of sugar land in the Everglades Agricultural Area to store water and send it south.
Sierra Club Calls Upon ERC to Protect Floridians from Toxic Chemicals
July 25, 2016
The DEP is codifying an open door for water pollution that poses grave risks to human health and the environment.
Sierra Club's Statement to Governor Scott on Florida Algae Crisis
July 14, 2016
The Scott Administration has failed to acquire Everglades Agricultural Area land, despite repeated ecological collapses in our estuaries from Lake Okeechobee pollution and insufficient flows of freshwater.
Speak Up for BP Oil Disaster Funds for PSTA's New Electric Buses!
July 11, 2016
Tuesday night the Pinellas County Commission will listen to residents speaking in support of proposals for how to spend the county's $7 million in BP oil disaster funds.
Florida Wildlife Commission Decides No Black Bear Hunt in 2016
June 23, 2016
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners rejected the recommendation by FWC staff to hold a modified hunt this year, postponing the black bear hunt until 2017.