To State Senators: Oppose Florida Fertilizer Regulatory Review Council
April 26, 2013
For the past six years the fertilizer industry has tried to eliminate Florida's more than 50 local ordinances that put water quality protection controls on lawn fertilizer pollution.
Pest Control and Fertilizer Industries Threaten Local Fertilizer Ordinances
April 24, 2013
Call your local senators and representatives and urge them to vote "no" on any amendment that would stop the local regulation of urban fertilizers.
Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment Reaches Supreme Court
April 4, 2013
The amendment would provide more than $5 billion for water and land conservation in Florida over the next 10 years without any tax increase.
No Future for Coal-Fired Power Plants in Florida
April 4, 2013
Nationwide, utilities are finding that retiring aging coal-fired power plants and replacing them with cleaner sources of energy is saving consumers money and promoting clean air and public health.
Federal Deal with State Puts Florida's Endangered Species at Risk
March 29, 2013
Sierra Club applauds the Center for Biological Diversity, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, and the Everglades Law Center in their litigation against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Bill Nelson Sides with Big Oil in Vote for Keystone XL
March 28, 2013
As a climate champion, Senator Nelson should know better than to side with Big Oil on an amendment like this.
Gulf Power to Phase Out Scholz Coal-Fired Power Plant in 2015
March 27, 2013
Gulf Power, the Florida-based arm of Southern Company, has announced its plans to phase out and retire the Scholz coal-fired power plant located in Jackson County by April 2015.
The Everglades One-Mile Bridge is Only the Beginning
March 20, 2013
After two decades of advocacy by the Sierra Club and others, the ribbon was cut yesterday on a one-mile bridge over Tamiami Trail.
An Appeal to Protect Panther Habitat
March 15, 2013
Gov. Scott's recent decision to declare March 16 as "Save the Florida Panther Day" is a first step in the education and promotion of one of the rarest species within the country.
Green Transportation for Tampa Bay
March 7, 2013
The Tampa Bay region is the last major metro area in the U.S. without a multi-modal transportation system.