Category: Environment

Last night, the Escambia County Public Information office sent out this announcement: Escambia County Waste Services, Environmental Code Enforcement, Public Safety, Fire Rescue and the…

Pensacola attorney Mike Papantonio told Inweekly that the Dupont has agreed to pay $670 million to 3,000 clients exposed to the chemical C8, which was…

The House Select Committee on Triumph Gulf Coast released a draft of the committee bill that will establish the process for how the BP oil…

City Councilwoman Sherri Myers will hold a Carpenters Creek and Bayou Texar Charrette 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, at Asbury Place, behind Cokesbury United Methodist…

Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) found three co-sponsors for his bill to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency by the end of 2018 (H.R.861): Barry…

By Duwayne Escobedo The power went out at International Paper the day before the digester exploded sending pulp contents and a piece of equipment off…

Escambia County officials have assured Inweekly that media will be allowed to ask questions tonight at the town meeting on the International Paper mill explosion….

Inweekly has been notified that the media will not be allowed to ask any questions tonight at the Town Hall sponsored by the Unified Command…

The public will have an opportunity tonight to learn more about the Jan. 22 explosion at International Paper’s mill in Cantonment. An overview of the…

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran outlined the path for funding projects with the $300 million settlement from BP oil spill earmarked for Northwest Florida. “I…

Press release: 350 Pensacola strongly opposes the dramatic rate increase proposed by Gulf Power Co. due to its negative impact on low income residents and…

Huffington Post has reported that Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) has drafted a bill to “completely abolish” the Environmental Protection Agency. The email on…

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy followed up with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on the violations the agency found at the City’s Government Street Stormwater…

The Unified Command Team has been made aware businesses are contacting community members potentially impacted by the International Paper Cantonment Digester explosion and offering various…

International Paper’s media tour and “Community Open House” fell short of expectations. The media tour on Saturday morning consisted of a 65-minute driving tour to…

We received this media advisory: The Unified Command Team is hosting a tour of the area affected by the Cantonment Digester Incident. WHEN: Saturday, Jan….

Residents, business owners and community leaders need more information and communication with International Paper about the Jan. 22 explosion at its Cantonment plant. The press…

At the first press conference of the Unified Command, International Paper Plant Manager Brett DeJong said the company is committed to keeping the facility that…

ECUA is preparing to initiate Phase 1 of the Brownsville Sewer Expansion Project to provide sewer service to the East Brownsville area – see Brownsville…

In its official press release, International Paper said Monday that its Cantonment mill experienced significant structural damage to the largest pulp digester as well as…