Sierra Club Florida News

A group of 50 organizations and businesses sent a letter to Gov. DeSantis urging him to veto CS/CS/SB 712, known as the "Clean Waterways Act." It does nothing to reduce nutrient pollution to Florida's springs.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a social and economic justice issue, as well as a health crisis. It is increasingly important that we come together to work through this crisis.

The Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers and Sierra Club have asked Sen. Mayfield to "fix" SB 712, but rather than improve the bill and make it more protective of water quality, it was further weakened with the full approval and...

For more than three weeks, the Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers and Sierra Club have been asking Sen. Mayfield to "fix" the "Clean Waterways Act," but two committee stops later, Senate Bill 712 remains fatally flawed.

Sierra Club, the Florida Director Center for Biological Diversity and the Friends of the Everglades sent a letter to Andrew LoSchiavo and Amy Thompson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the EAA Storage Reservoir.

The Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers and Sierra Club today responded to remarks by Florida's Chief Science Officer, Thomas K. Frazer, Ph.D., regarding Sen. Mayfield's Senate Bill 712.

Sierra Club has filed suit to challenge the permit recently given by the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to Pasco County for the Ridge Road Extension. This is the next step in a 20-year fight to protect the Serenova Preserve.

The backbone of water quality protection in Florida over the past 13 years has been the ability for local governments to regulate sources of pollution in their own backyards. A new coalition of turf and agrichemical industries threatens the state's...

Over 70 environmental organizations gathered at the State Capitol for Rise Above Plastics Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness of plastic pollution and ending state interference in local efforts to reduce single-use plastics.

Sierra Club encourages the implementation of conservation policies that protect threatened wildlife and sensitive habitat and improve the long-term health of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.