Category: Environment

During a special meeting this morning, the Downtown Improvement Board’s Business and Development Committee met to discuss the city of Pensacola’s proposed regulations governing the…

As officials begin to consider how they might spend eventual RESTORE Act money, the impact of BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…

The first Florida project funded under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Early Restoration Projects (ERP) will begin next week. The project involves improvements to…

Press Release: A coalition of conservation, wildlife and public health groups in the Gulf region and in Alaska filed a citizen suit under the provisions…

The bill for the work at the Beulah Landfill is going to be a bit higher than originally thought. The price increase is due to…

From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: Since the passage of the RESTORE Act, there has been a considerable amount of discussion about how the money…

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Windy Hill Neighborhood Watch, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep” event in Beulah on Thursday, July 19. Volunteers…

During a recent trip to Key West, Pensacola City Councilman Larry Johnson discovered the island had a large chicken population. When he went out for…

After informing members of the public of “our come to peace moment last meeting,” the regional  planner explained that the city of Pensacola’s second public…

The Escambia County Commission is about to wade into the slime. Pink slime. During their meeting this Thursday, commissioners will consider a resolution in favor…

There are three seats on the Escambia County Utilities Authority up for grabs this year: Districts 1, 3 and 5. Here’s a look at District…

Lease sales 225 and 226. Those are the ones to watch. Those are the sales in the Easter portion of the Gulf of Mexico off…

By Jeremy Morrison… Today’s meeting at Pensacola City Hall was billed as a Complete Streets Workshop, but the primary issue on everyone’s mind was much…

The city of Pensacola tomorrow will host the first in a series of meetings to discuss the reconnection of East Government Street. The public meetings…

Every new product, process, and design has environmental impacts from beginning to end. Sustainable Gulf Coast’s July meeting explores those issues with Dr. Nye Grant,…

The city of Pensacola’s Admiral Mason Park recently received the Florida Stormwater Association 2012 Project Excellence Award. The association presents the award annually to stormwater…

Matt Rota, Director of Science and Water Policy at the Gulf Restoration Network, believes that states and the federal government aren’t doing enough to reduce…

Two years ago this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed federal standards for coal ash, the byproduct of burning coal. That proposal never went…

The city of Pensacola will soon play host to The 16th Annual Florida Neighborhoods Conference. This year’s conference runs from July 12 to 14. The…

Wanna make a rain barrel? What is a rain barrel? A rain barrel is about what it sounds like. It collects water for reuse, and…