Judge Slams Gov. Scott, Vows to Turn Over State Water Quality Enforcement to EPA
April 26, 2011
Federal Judge Alan Gold blasted Rick Scott for resisting water quality standards set by the EPA and said he intends to strip the state of its clean water enforcement duties and return them to the federal government.
John Muir and the Gulf of Mexico
April 21, 2011
Today would have been John Muir's 173rd birthday. Tomorrow is Earth Day. Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Court of Appeals Orders Stay on Mosaic Phosphate Mining Permit for 90 Days
April 11, 2011
Mosaic's strip mine would cover 7,687 acres and destroy 534 acres of wetlands, 26 acres of open water, and more than 10 miles of streams associated with the headwaters of the Peace River and other streams.
Alachua County Airboat Noise Limits Could be Overturned by State Law Proposed by State Sen. Steve Oelrich
March 24, 2011
The Sierra Club Suwannee/St. Johns Group and Quiet Lakes of Alachua County won the vote for the ordinance 56% to 44%.
House Transportation Hearing Misses the Train
March 16, 2011
A full house packed the Maitland Civic Center for a U.S. House field hearing on America's transportation needs.
Big Cypress ORV Plan Triggers Lawsuit Threat
March 9, 2011
The first step in a legal challenge was filed against a plan to give off-road vehicles access to 146,000-acre Addition Lands of Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve.
Sierra Club Miami Group Reaction to Gov. Scott's Pledge of $77 Million to Port of Miami Dredging Project
March 4, 2011
The Port of Miami dredging project is expensive and the $77 million promised by Rick Scott merely gets the project started.
Tamiami Trail Bridges OK'd; Plan Heads to Congress
February 18, 2011
The National Park Service gave the final go ahead on a plan to build 5.5 miles of bridges over Tamiami Trail to restore fresh water flow into Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.
Florida Congressman Acts In Support of Toxic Slime
February 16, 2011
Florida Republican Congressman Tom Rooney has introduced language into the federal budget bill to block the EPA from implementing important new public health protections for Florida.
Gov. Scott's Decision on High Speed Rail Is a Tragedy for Economy and Environment
February 16, 2011
Rick Scott's rejection of federal high speed rail funding is a tragic loss for our state's economy, especially our tourism industry, and our environment, but a win for Big Oil.