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...

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...

ACTION ALERT by Oct 7: Florida’s wildlife deserves real conservation leadership — not more conflicts of interest.The Florida Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will soon vote on whether to reappoint real estate and mining...

ACTION ALERT:  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing SpaceX’s request for new launch and reentry flight paths that would see its upper-stage Starship rocket crossing over Florida as it makes its way toward space and eventually...

The Governor’s Gainesville Regional Utility Authority (GRUA) has filed yet another lawsuit to stop the people of Gainesville from voting this November on who should control our utility. The lawsuit is frivolous — a judge has already rejected most of...

The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) has come under scrutiny for purchasing land from Rayonier in 2015 while allowing the company to retain—and later lease—mineral rights to Chemours for titanium mining. This arrangement leaves the...

Earlier this month the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved rules for a December black‑bear hunt—the first in a decade. The plan authorizes 187 permits to be distributed by random drawing across four management zones....

Despite the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) framing the proposed bear hunt as “highly regulated wildlife management,” the facts tell a different story. This is not about conservation. It’s not about reducing conflict. This is...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is poised to make a final decision on reinstating a Florida black bear hunt—the first since the disastrous and controversial 2015 hunt. We need your voice now more than ever.What’s at Stake...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing a permit application from Chemours for a massive titanium mineral mine in a sensitive area near the Santa Fe River. The proposal threatens hundreds of acres of wetlands, critical wildlife habitat, and...