The climate crisis and the urgent need to protect the Apalachicola River
The risk of spills and mass disruption to delicate species and ecosystems will escalate if oil drilling commences.
Tag: Florida oil drilling
Florida used to protect the Apalachicola River system. What happened?
The state is proposing to permit oil drilling in the Apalachicola River floodplain and people are upset.Â
Apalachicola River oil drilling proposal roils the water
Clearwater Land & Minerals of Florida proposes drilling through just north of the Dead Lakes in Calhoun County.
Florida’s rivers deserve the same passion as our parks
Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection should reject a plan for oil drilling in the Apalachicola River Basin.
Florida’s coasts at risk on anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill
By Susan Glickman  It’s been 12 years since an explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico ...
We’re defending a rare Florida wetland from oil drilling
By Julie Hauserman | January 10, 2022 North of Everglades National Park, under Florida’s high-dome sky, a watery wilderness dotted with tree ...
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