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Sierra Club Florida Condemns HB3/SB302 and the Florida Legislature’s Attacks on ESG
March 29, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Sierra Club Florida sent a letter to Senate President Kathleen Passidomo expressing the organization’s opposition to House Bill 3 on Government and Corporate Activism and its companion bill SB302. Targeting environmental,...
VICTORY: FDEP must rewrite Outstanding Florida Springs Basin Management Action Plans
February 19, 2023
Tallahassee, FL—On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Florida 1st District Court of Appeals reversed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), ruling that FDEP violated Florida law by not allocating the...
Florida Chapter Announces 2022 Award Winners
February 19, 2023
(Presented in 2023)
Shanell Davis-Bryant - Cypress Award - Northeast Group
The Cypress Award is given to an individual who has contributed greatly to the public’s environmental awareness in his/her locale or Florida as a whole...
Sierra Club to Everglades Restoration Task Force: Make the Western Everglades a Top Priority
October 21, 2022
On Wed, Oct 19, 2022, at the South Florida Ecosystem (Everglades) Restoration Task Force meeting, Sierra Club provided these comments regarding the critical need to prioritize the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP).
Warning to Purveyors of Pre-Harvest Sugar Field Burning
October 1, 2022
WEST PALM BEACH–In response to the beginning of yet another pre-harvest sugar field burning season on October 1, the Stop The Burn-Go Green Campaign held a rally of 75 supporters across the street from the Florida Crystals Corporation headquarters,...
No Swapping Away of Agriculture Reserve, Not Now Or Later
August 31, 2022
Palm Beach County Commission Allows Mega Developer GL Homes to postpone their plans, but the community remains opposed to giving away the Agricultural Reserve.
Northern Turnkpike Toll Road Pause Brings Activists Together
August 16, 2022
Focus moves to elect leaders who will listen to communities wishing to protect rural way of life.
Florida DOT Pauses Northern Turnpike Extension Project
August 4, 2022
No Roads to Ruin Coalition lauds residents in Citrus, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties, questions meaning of "pause."
Sierra Club Florida Celebrates Veto of Preemption Bill
June 24, 2022
CS/SB 620 preemption bill was a threat to Florida’s local freedom, government, and environment
Sierra Club Florida Endorses Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book
June 21, 2022
Florida Chapter of the Sierra Club announced their endorsement for Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book for Senate District 35.