Hundreds Move Beyond Oil to Join Hands on America's Best Beach
August 7, 2012
350 joined Hands Across the Sand at America's #1 beach destination, St. Pete Beach.
Conservation, Wildlife, and Health Groups Seek Chemical Oil Dispersant Rulemaking
August 6, 2012
A coalition of conservation, wildlife and public health groups filed a citizen suit under the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act to compel the EPA to issue a rule on chemical oil dispersants.
Florida's Transportation Battle: Smart Road Improvements
August 2, 2012
Wider roads offer little choice and make travel even more dangerous for those eager to reduce air pollution, dependence on oil, and get where they need go without a car.
Nation's First Affordable 'Net Zero Energy' Homes to Be Built In Florida
August 1, 2012
City of Dunedin and Pinellas County officials stood side by side with business leaders and environmentalists as they broke ground for construction of the nation's first affordable, "net zero energy" homes.
Areawide Study for Florida Phosphate Mining is Badly Flawed
July 30, 2012
Sierra Club, ManaSota-88, People for Protecting Peace River, and Protect Our Watersheds filed extensive joint comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DAEIS for phosphate mining.
Settlement with EPA to Clean Florida's Dirty Air
July 28, 2012
A coalition of clean air advocates announced a settlement setting deadlines for the EPA to limit haze-causing air pollution from aging power plants and factories in Florida.
Sierra Club Opposes Plan to Pump Sugar Cane Pollution Into Lake Okeechobee
July 24, 2012
Water managers for the South Florida Water Management District will soon consider a proposal to pump polluted sugar run-off into Lake Okeechobee, a controversial practice that ended more than a decade ago.
National Environmental CEOs Ask EPA to Reject Florida's Nutrient Standards
July 19, 2012
The growing numbers of toxic algae outbreaks in Florida and beyond demonstrates that the job of ending the pollution of the nation's waters is still far from complete.
RESTORE Act Signed into Law — Now What?
July 17, 2012
Over two years after the BP oil disaster began, many Gulf Coast residents continue taking action to hold BP accountable in cleaning up the Gulf.
President Obama's Everglades Initiatives Protect Florida Panther Habitat
July 16, 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $80 million of funding to restore 23,000 acres of wetlands in the northern Everglades.