Sierra Club Florida News

ORLANDO, Fla. - Today, Sierra Club Florida announced its endorsement of State Representative Dr. Anna V. Eskamani for Mayor of Orlando.In collaboration with its Central Florida group, Sierra Club Florida is proud to officially support Representative...

MIAMI, Fla. – Today, Sierra Club Florida issued the following statement on federal Judge Kathleen M. Williams’ order to close the immigration detention center in the Everglades:“From day one, environmental advocates and leaders have said that...

HAVANA, Fla. – Today – in direct defiance of public opinion, science, and its own wildlife data – the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to reinstate black bear hunting in Florida.The decision reverses a decade-long ban...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Sierra Club Florida, Speak Up for Wildlife, and a growing coalition of organizations released an expert-reviewed fact sheet detailing nine major problems with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC)...

MIAMI, Fla. – Today, Sierra Club Florida issued the following statement on Florida’s proposed “Alligator Alcatraz” ICE detention center:“Sierra Club Florida unequivocally opposes the DeSantis Administration’s proposed immigrant detention facility —...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Florida Chapter of the Sierra Club strongly urges the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to reject the proposed Southland rock mine proposal in the Everglades Agricultural Area. We are deeply concerned by...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Sierra Club Florida issued the following statement on the State Park Preservation Act being signed into law:"The signing of the State Park Preservation Act is a monumental victory for Florida’s beloved state parks—and a...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Sierra Club Florida issued the following statement on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s decision to advance a statewide black bear hunt — the first since 2015 — despite widespread public opposition,...

BELLE GLADE, Fla. – The Pre-harvest Burning of Sugarcane and Air Quality study published by Tuskegee University on April 29 is more of the same Glades residents have been getting from US Sugar for as long as anyone can remember.Just shy of one year...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Sierra Club Florida issued the following statement on the Florida Legislature’s passage of the State Park Preservation Act:Kristine Cunningham, Sierra Club Florida Executive Committee Chair, said, “Florida’s state parks...