Sierra Club to Governor Scott: Take a Hike!
May 26, 2011
Rick Scott exercised a line-item veto removing all funding for Florida Forever in the state budget. The Florida Legislature had approved $305 million for environmental land acquisition.
Manatee County Adopts Strong Urban Fertilizer Ordinance!
May 25, 2011
The draft ordinance presented to the county commissioners closely followed the Pinellas County ordinance passed in 2010 — the strongest urban fertilizer management ordinance in the state.
Sierra Club Fighting Massive FPL Power Plant to Be Built On Panther Habitat
May 25, 2011
Hendry County commissioners voted to rezone 3,127 acres near the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation from general agricultural to utility uses, allowing FPL to build a natural gas and solar energy power center.
Sierra Club Urges Governor Scott to Veto Bad Bill Adopted by Legislature
May 23, 2011
HB 421 would encourage wetlands destruction and development on farm land.
Be Floridian. Design Your Yard For the Place You Live Now.
May 20, 2011
Be Floridian is a multimedia campaign to get the word out on how to maintain Florida yards in such a way as to protect our most valuable water resources.
Coalition Testimony to NOAA is a Manifesto for Gulf Restoration
May 19, 2011
More than a year after it began, the Deepwater Horizon disaster is far from over and Gulf Coast communities continue to suffer.
Sierra Club Florida, Resident File Legal Petition Opposing Proposed New City of Farmton
May 17, 2011
Farmton is a proposed 23,000-residential unit development with more than 4 million square feet of commercial space on remote environmental sensitive land in Volusia County.
Mercury: How Much Is In You?
May 17, 2011
The Sierra Club's national mercury hair-testing program has been a great success, with free testing events held in more than 30 cities in 20 states.
2011 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
May 9, 2011
This was a tough session for the environment, but it could have been worse.
Announcing the Launch of the Go 60 MPG Campaign in Florida
May 5, 2011
The goal of this campaign is to convince the Obama administration to cut America's oil dependence and reduce carbon pollution by raising fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks to at least 60 miles per gallon by 2025.