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Community activists in and around the Everglades Agricultural Area sent a letter to Commissioner Nikki Fried about the rules that determine when and why pre-harvest sugarcane field burning is permitted.

We are seeking 50,000 signatures on our online petition to make a compelling statement to Publix to stop using plastic bags.

Earthjustice has filed suit to stop an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to allow Florida to fast-track wetlands permits for construction projects that will degrade and ruin Florida’s natural landscape, all in violation of federal...

Join us in urging Gov. DeSantis to restore the Great Florida Riverway. It is time to save the Ocklawaha, Silver and St. Johns Rivers, as well as historic Silver Springs.

Today the EPA announced it has granted the Florida Department of Environmental Protection the authority to oversee dredge and fill permits. This will lead to the destruction of many of Florida's remaining wetlands.

Sierra Club Florida thanks Commissioner Nikki Fried for her opposition to M-CORES and Florida's proposed assumption of the Section 404 program.

The Muck City Black Lives Matter group will focus on local government corruption, voting rights, economic injustice, mass incarceration, police violence, community mentoring for at-risk youth and environmental racism associated with sugar field...

The Cocoa City Council passed a resolution committing the city to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy for the entire community by 2050 and for municipal operations by 2035.

The Miami-Dade County Commission is set to vote on a proposed water theme park that would be built on environmentally sensitive county land that is habitat for the rare Florida bonneted bat.