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Sierra Club Applauds FPL's Formal Closure of Cedar Bay Coal Plant
December 22, 2016
Florida Power & Light Company has announced plans to formally retire the Cedar Bay Generating Plant, a 250-megawatt coal-fired facility located in Jacksonville, on Dec. 31.
Sierra Club: Rick Perry Tapped to Run Agency He'd Eliminate If Only He Could Name It
December 13, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly appoint Rick Perry as the head of the U.S. Department of Energy.
USF St. Petersburg, City of St. Petersburg Launch New Renewable Energy Initiatives
December 9, 2016
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman joined USF St. Petersburg Chancellor Dr. Sophia Wisniewska to announce the launch of several new energy initiatives.
Sierra Club: Scott Pruitt is Unfit to Serve as EPA Administrator
December 7, 2016
Pruitt is a climate science denier who, as attorney general for the state of Oklahoma, regularly conspired with the fossil fuel industry to attack EPA protections.
St. Pete is First Southern City to Commit to 100 Percent Clean Energy
December 2, 2016
St. Petersburg is the first city in Florida and the entire Southeast U.S., and 20th city in the U.S., to make such a commitment.
Press Events in 12 Florida Cities to Urge NO Vote on Amendment 1
November 1, 2016
Elected officials, religious leaders, solar business owners, consumer advocates, environmentalists, solar energy customers, educators, and concerned voters will gather to voice their fierce opposition to Amendment 1.
Environmental Groups Seek to Block Gas Pipeline in Three States
October 25, 2016
Sierra Club, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and Flint Riverkeeper filed a motion for a stay of the (FERC certificates for the 685-mile Southeast Market Pipelines Project through Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
Everglades Restoration Advocates Invite Glades Residents to Find Solutions Together
September 23, 2016
Representatives of many environmental organizations involved in Everglades restoration presented a collective message to the residents and leaders of the Glades communities.
Groups Demand FERC Examine Climate Effects of Natural Gas Pipeline
September 22, 2016
Today, Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the massive Southeast Market Pipeline project,
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Block Construction of Massive Fracked Gas Pipeline
August 17, 2016
Sierra Club and two other groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its issuance of three Clean Water Act permits that would allow construction of the Florida Southeast Market Pipelines Project.