By Terry Witt State Representative Chad Johnson, R-Chiefland, said he doesn’t have a strong opinion at this point on proposed legislation prohibiting construction of golf courses, tennis courts and luxury lodges in state parks. He said he...

Florida’s black bears, a unique and irreplaceable subspecies, once roamed the entire state. At the time of European contact, an estimated 11,000 bears thrived here, but their numbers plummeted due to unregulated hunting. By the 1970s, only about 500...

Florida Representative Chad Johnson, recently elected to Chuck Clemons' former seat, wasted no time in introducing a bill that would have overturned the GRU referendum—a referendum that passed overwhelmingly. But we fought back Hard, we fought...

Gainesville, FL – After decades of environmental and health concerns voiced by Southeast Gainesville residents, the Alachua County Commission took a major step toward closing the Florence Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfill. At a...

While many outcomes of the last election were disastrous, in Gainesville we had a tremendous victory for renewable and equitable energy. Along with several other local organizations (ACLC, Florida For All, NAACP, LWV, and Solar United Neighbors) the...

Letter of support for a 22,000-acre expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp, a globally significant freshwater wetland system and home to numerous imperiled species.

World leaders hash out agreement on how to finance global climate transition

We got approval from National to submit our letter to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Attached is the final version of the letter that was approved.

SSJ letter to Florida Department of Environmental Protection on draft regulations for Minimum Flow Levels for the Santa Fe River

Nitrate Pollution in Florida Springs: A Growing Concern