New Tool Available to Identify Sierra Club-Endorsed Candidates
October 14, 2020
A new tool makes it easy to identify Sierra Club-endorsed candidates. Don't forget to vote on or before Nov. 3!
110 Organizations, Businesses to M-CORES Task Forces: NO BUILD Is the Only Option
October 13, 2020
Representatives from organizations and businesses across Florida sent a letter to the M-CORES task forces outlining the reasons to not build the destructive toll roads.
Smoke and Mirrors for the Glades
October 1, 2020
Today marks the beginning of another sugarcane harvesting season. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Community Services and Commissioner Nikki Fried have failed to take action to end discriminatory burn season rules.
Gov. DeSantis' Threat of 'Law and Order' Legislation is a Dangerous Campaign Ploy
September 25, 2020
Gov. DeSantis is attempting to discourage Floridians from exercising their First Amendment rights. Sierra Club Florida stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests and is committed to electing pro-environment and democracy candidates.
FDOT Fails to Provide Critical M-CORES Details: Cornell Consulting Fills Void
September 21, 2020
A collaboration between the No Roads to Ruin coalition and Cornell Consulting resulted in a series of three new policy reports, which found that M-CORES is infeasible and creates negative returns.
Sierra Club and Rametta Intend to Sue Over Serenova Preserve
September 13, 2020
Sierra Club and Dan Rametta filed notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for violations under the Endangered Species Act with respect to the Ridge Road Extension project at the Serenova Preserve...
Glades Activists to Commissioner Fried: Stop Sacrificing Black Lives to Appease Big Sugar
July 30, 2020
Sierra Club and the Stop the Burn Campaign have sent another unanswered letter to Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried about unrestrained pre-harvest sugar field burning by the sugar industry.
Sierra Club Adopts Position on Confederate and Colonizer Monuments
July 9, 2020
Removing these monuments makes public lands and outdoor spaces more welcoming and inclusive for marginalized communities.
Good News! Gov. DeSantis Vetoes Senate Bill 410
July 1, 2020
Gov. DeSantis vetoed Senate Bill 410 — a bill that would have further weakened Florida's already crippled laws that attempt to provide for the intelligent use of the state's lands.
Governor Signs Polluters' Waterways Act: Why Is DeSantis Ignoring Blue Green Algae Task Force Recommendations?
June 30, 2020
Gov. DeSantis surprised no one today when he signed the misnamed "Clean Waterways Act," SB 712, after it was escorted to passage in both chambers of the Legislature by Florida DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein.