Coalition Opposes Nuclear Expansion Near Biscayne and Everglades National Parks
November 18, 2010
A coalition of citizens, civic organizations and public officials spoke out against FPL's proposed expansion of two nuclear reactors between Everglades and Biscayne National Parks.
Florida Panther on Hendry County Road is 13th Killed by Vehicles in 2010
November 17, 2010
About 100 Florida Panthers survive in the wild — clinging to less than five percent of their historic range. Their entire remaining habitat is located in a handful of South Florida Counties.
New EPA Limits on Fertilizer, Animal Waste, and Sewage Pollution Are Key To Cleaner Florida Waters
November 15, 2010
Five major Florida environmental groups join together today to welcome the first-ever limits on the widespread water pollution that poses a major public health threat in Florida.
Judge Alan Gold's Bold Plan to Save the Everglades: 'Make It So.'
November 9, 2010
Judge Alan Gold meant business when he ordered EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to his courtroom in Miami. He wanted her to explain the "glacial delay" in cleaning up phosphorus in the Everglades.
Cape Coral Moving Forward to Reduce Harmful Algae Blooms
November 9, 2010
Sierra Club members in Cape Coral spoke up at a public workshop on a proposed fertilizer ordinance to be considered by the City Council.
Industrial Agriculture, Developers, and Lax Sewer Plant Operators Falsely Claim Clean Water Costs Too Much
November 3, 2010
For over a year opposition to the EPA rule to limit nitrogen and phosphorous pollution in Florida's freshwater and coastal water bodies has come from the state's major polluters.
Vote Tuesday, Nov. 2! Sierra Club Florida 2010 Endorsements
November 1, 2010
See the 2010 Sierra Club Florida endorsed candidates and amendments.
Sierra Club and Allies Reach Agreement with Mosaic to Protect Wetlands
October 28, 2010
The partial settlement provides for the protection of critically important wetlands and surrounding areas that would have been destroyed by the mine in exchange for allowing Mosaic to proceed with approximately four months of mining elsewhere on the...
Caloosahatchee River at Risk
October 27, 2010
The News-Press held a forum about the crisis plaguing the Caloosahatchee River. More than 130 government officials, scientists, and citizens came to listen to five panelists.
Big Florida Polluters Still Pressuring Congress to Drop EPA Water Rules
October 26, 2010
This past summer, 100 miles of the St. Johns River was covered with toxic harmful algae and the dead Redfish that succumbed to the poisoned river water.
