Nation's First Affordable 'Net Zero Energy' Homes to Be Built In Florida
August 1, 2012
City of Dunedin and Pinellas County officials stood side by side with business leaders and environmentalists as they broke ground for construction of the nation's first affordable, "net zero energy" homes.
Areawide Study for Florida Phosphate Mining is Badly Flawed
July 30, 2012
Sierra Club, ManaSota-88, People for Protecting Peace River, and Protect Our Watersheds filed extensive joint comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DAEIS for phosphate mining.
Settlement with EPA to Clean Florida's Dirty Air
July 28, 2012
A coalition of clean air advocates announced a settlement setting deadlines for the EPA to limit haze-causing air pollution from aging power plants and factories in Florida.
Sierra Club Opposes Plan to Pump Sugar Cane Pollution Into Lake Okeechobee
July 24, 2012
Water managers for the South Florida Water Management District will soon consider a proposal to pump polluted sugar run-off into Lake Okeechobee, a controversial practice that ended more than a decade ago.
National Environmental CEOs Ask EPA to Reject Florida's Nutrient Standards
July 19, 2012
The growing numbers of toxic algae outbreaks in Florida and beyond demonstrates that the job of ending the pollution of the nation's waters is still far from complete.
RESTORE Act Signed into Law — Now What?
July 17, 2012
Over two years after the BP oil disaster began, many Gulf Coast residents continue taking action to hold BP accountable in cleaning up the Gulf.
President Obama's Everglades Initiatives Protect Florida Panther Habitat
July 16, 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $80 million of funding to restore 23,000 acres of wetlands in the northern Everglades.
Transit-to-Greenspace in Sarasota County
July 11, 2012
Public transportation serves millions of Americans each year, saving 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline, or the equivalent of 900,000 cars filling up every day.
Victory for Endangered Florida Panther and Sensitive Wetland Habitats
July 11, 2012
Wildlife protection groups applaud a federal district court decision that reinstates protection for wetlands and the habitat of critically endangered Florida panthers.
Why We Need EPA's Strong Rules to Protect Florida's Waters
June 29, 2012
The summer slime season is starting in Florida. This heartbreaking pollution is a public health threat that hurts tourism and the most important resource we have: our drinking water.