The third annual Pensacola Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday May 20-21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Plaza de Luna, located at 900 S….
Category: Environment
Breaking news: Florida House also passes Triumph Gulf Coast bill
The Florida House unanimously gave final approval to Triumph Gulf Coast legislation, sending the bill to the Governor. Kim Wilmes, President & CEO of Florida’s Great Northwest, issued this statement: “Today is…
Pentagon supports moratorium on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico
The Pentagon says maintaining the current moratorium on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico beyond 2022 is “essential for developing and sustaining our nation’s future combat capabilities.†“The Department…
EPA to hold public meeting on American Creosote clean-up plan
On Wednesday, April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting concerning the proposed plans to clean up the American Creosote Works (ACW) Superfund Site, located in Pensacola,…
Great American Clean-up, April 22
The Santa Rosa Clean Community System, Inc. will be joining the rest of the Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and volunteers across the nation and conducting our own county wide clean-up this Saturday…
Become a certified stormwater volunteer
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy, a certified stormwater inspector, is holding a class in the Pensacola area on Monday, May 8 to certify what will be Pensacola’s first group of Certified Stormwater Volunteers….
Save Carpenter Creek [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy talked about the USA Today “A Community Thrives” competition. Her organization is after a grant to help clean up Carpenter Creek. Read more.
Pensacola mayor wants a piece of Triumph pie
Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the county’s share of the BP oil spill settlement, also known as Triumph…
More on Negron press conference
NEGRON SKEPTICAL ABOUT DEEPWATER HORIZON PROPOSALS By The News Service of Florida Senate President Joe Negron expressed concerns Tuesday about House proposals he said could attach “Washington-like” bureaucratic strings on money from…
Asphalt removal project completed at Fort Pickens
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announce completion of the asphalt removal project, an effort that began at Fort Pickens in September 2016. Approximately 400 yards of asphalt fragments and road base material…
Air Quality Health Advisory rescinded
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County has rescinded the air quality health advisory near Rolling Hills Construction and Demolition Landfill, located at 6990 Rolling Hills Road. Escambia County crews have…
Save Carpenters Creek Town Hall: Commissioner shows, Pensacola mayor MIA
By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly George Sanders recalled as a 5-year-old boy learning to swim on Carpenters Creek. The 80-year-old said there were four crystal clear swimming holes to choose from. “There were…