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.
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.