State Lands Bill Passes
March 18, 2016
This is a disappointing outcome for those who lobbied to stop a key provision eliminating the requirement that conservation land management plans be consistent with the purposes for which the lands were acquired.
What Does Fracking in Oklahoma Have to Do With Florida?
March 2, 2016
The recent decision by state regulators to allow FPL to take money for a natural gas fracking project in Oklahoma is just one example of the Sunshine State's profoundly unwise natural gas policies putting profits before people.
Sierra Club and Allies Celebrate Clean Water Victory as Fracking Bill Dies in Senate Committee
February 25, 2016
Environmental and public health advocates declared victory after a Senate Appropriations committee failed to advance controversial industry-backed fracking legislation on a 9-10 vote.
Hundreds Gather Across Florida for 'Save Our Parks' Rallies
February 16, 2016
Hundreds of Sierra Club supporters and concerned citizens gathered at 11 state parks across Florida to protest wide-sweeping changes to the park system proposed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Sabal Trail Pipeline Threatens North Central Florida
February 5, 2016
The proposed Sabal Trail Pipeline would wind from Alabama through southwest Georgia to Central Florida, bringing 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to just south of Orlando in Osceola County.
Action Team Forming: Manatees at Risk of Downlisting!
February 4, 2016
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed downlisting the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Sen. Bill Nelson Threatens to Block Energy Bill in Latest Effort to Prevent Drilling Off Florida's Gulf Coast
February 3, 2016
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson took to the Senate floor to make it clear that he intends to block any effort to repeal a current no-drilling zone that extends 125 miles off much of Florida's Gulf Coast.
Mark Walters Becomes New Chair of Sierra Club Florida
February 3, 2016
Winston "Mark" Walters, who has served in local, state, and national roles since the 1990s, takes the helm from Debbie Matthews, who served in the role for four years.
Victory: Endangered Right Whale Critical Habitat Protection Expanded
January 26, 2016
NOAA Fisheries has announced it is expanding critical habitat protection for the endangered right whale.
Hundreds in Tallahassee Hold Largest Anti-Fracking Rally in State's History
January 20, 2016
Hundreds of people from around the state descended on Tallahassee on Jan. 20 to participate in the largest anti-fracking and pro-sustainable energy rally in the state's history.