On Tuesday February 24th in the House Commerce Committee an amendment was quickly and unexpectedly added into HB 1451 Utility Service, that could overturn the will of voters in Gainesville over control of the Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)...

The stakes are high, and the moment is now. If you’ve been waiting to step up, this is your invitation. Get involved, bring a friend, and help turn concern into impact.

Public Safety Advisory for residents affected by Dunnellon fire.

A Year of Showing Up, Speaking Out, and Winning TogetherIn 2025, Protecting Florida Springs proved—again—that organized people can protect water, land, and wildlife, even in a tough political climate. This was a year of persistence, courage, and...

A proposed 3,000-bed ICE internment facility is targeting Starke, Florida.Starke is a small town of 5,449 residents, located almost equidistant between Jacksonville, Lake City, and Gainesville. The site under consideration is a county-...

If Florida’s waters could host a summit, January would be the opening keynote. From spring recharge to drought mismanagement and missing environmental data, the state’s water future is up for debate - and public input matters.Here’s the landscape...

No clear answers have been provided about GRU's future operations by the Gainesville Regional Utility Authority (GRUA).At the October 7, 2024 meeting, CEO Ed Bielarski halted the established Integrated Resources Plan (IRP), stopping the necessary...

Florida’s recent black bear hunt ended with an outcome that deserves recognition as well as reform. Only 52 bears were reported killed, and - critically - at least the same number were spared through a Sierra Club-led Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag...

SSJ 2025 ExCom Elections Dear Suwannee St. Johns Group Member, we need your vote!Every year the Sierra Club SSJ Group conducts an election to fill expiring seats on its Executive Committee.Polls are open November 14 to December 12 at 5pm EST....

Florida’s black bears were removed from the state’s threatened species list in 2012 after decades of recovery — but new data from the Osceola National Forest suggest that progress may be slipping away.According to preliminary estimates shared by FWC...