With early voting underway, Florida and the nation’s environmental protections are under threat. We have put together a brief roundup of Florida legislative issues and open action alerts. Stop BAJAA from Destroying Environmental and Cultural Protections The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAJAA) severely weakens the ESA, Clean Water Act, NEPA, and the National Historic
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Florida is an interesting place, existing at a crossroads of incredible development and population growth and still having profound and incredible biodiversity in hot spots of deep wild. Florida’s Nature Coast and Big Bend regions offer examples of that. Everglades National Park is another example. There are still places to melt into the wild and
I found myself thinking of Cedar Key today. The heart of the Nature Coast, the capital of the coastal marsh, the end of the line for railroads and travelers like John Muir. So many Cedar Keys have existed on the islands perched out in the Gulf of Mexico. Railroad destination, fishing village, pencil factory, artist
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A narrative on the impacts of offshore drilling in the Gulf coast.
Offshore Drilling: The Anticipation of Unavoidable Heartbreak Read More »
The Trump Administration announced its new federal offshore drilling plan to open more oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf across the Gulf of Mexico and other sensitive waters across America. The plan calls for a staggering 34 lease sales for oil and gas over five years, and would bring drilling into the
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It’s been a long time coming—more than 25 years of advocacy for me personally, and even longer for many others. Now, the fight to protect Florida from offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf has reached a historic milestone. Before leaving office, President Joe Biden banned offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf and along the entire
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Tracking Pollution in Escambia County Event Details: Topic: Where Does Pollution from Ascend’s Nylon Plant Go? Location: Online via Zoom (sign up to attend) Date: Tuesday, December 10 at 7 PM CDT Overview: Ascend Performance Materials’ Cantonment Nylon plant releases the most Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) chemicals in Florida, making Escambia County one of the
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What: Journey to the Desoto Canyon- Join Florida State University oceanographer Ian MacDonald for a virtual journey into the Canyon as he shares his experience from multiple expeditions to the area. Where: Zoom- https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcO6hqTopH9NG-jcxxl29UbPUz-NbtG7g When: Tuesday August 9th, 2022 – 6:30 pm CDT / 7:30 pm EDT The Desoto Canyon, 60 miles south of Pensacola, is a
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Join Healthy Gulf for a beach ecology walk along the shifting sands and waters of Santa Rosa Island at Pensacola Beach. We’ll hike along both the Gulf and Sound side of the Island, exploring the changing plant communities and life along the shoreline. Along the way we’ll learn more about terrestrial and aquatic life by
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Florida is still reeling from a disastrous 2018 in which south Florida waterways suffered a double whammy of blue green algae and red tide. Meanwhile, here in the panhandle the powerful Hurricane Michael caused historic damage and highlighted continued weaknesses in our sewage infrastructure. Now, the Florida legislature has just convened, and we’re pushing for
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