Category: Environment

Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Florida’s environmental record and called former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg a “billionaire bully” after she became a target…

The Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee will meet Monday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m., at the Central Office Complex (3363 West Park Pl.) to discuss…

Last night, I ran into Robert Turpin, Escambia County’s Marine Resources manage . He said the Red Tide appears to be impacting the lion fish….

Last month, the State Auditor General issued a report that pointed out several operational issues with the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NFWMD), which manages…

FDEP External Affairs Manager Brandy M. Smith sent this email to Dr. Gloria Horning and the Wedgewood Homeowners Association outlining what is happening with the…

Alexandra Cousteau advocates the importance of conservation and sustainable management of water in order to preserve a healthy planet. The WSRE Public Square Speakers Series…

Wedgewood Homeowners Association wants to know what happens with the closure and clean-up of the Rolling Hills C&D Recycling landfill now that the company has…

According to Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown, the bonding company for Rolling Hill C&D landfill has surrounded the bond for the closure of the facility…

by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee Tuesday stepped into the home stretch of its lengthy journey as members convened for the…

The University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, in collaboration with the University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was…

Bringing together visionary artists, the Clean Energy Fest is celebrating the future of clean energy through live music, food, art competitions and much more at…

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interview Joy Ezell, founder of Help Our Polluted Environment (HOPE), who will be talking to the families in the Wedgewood…

Deepwater Horizon Trustees Propose Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico Trustees ask for public comment on draft plan, which would allocate up to…

Press release: It’s been over five years since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 people and causing untold damage…

BP will file today its The $18.7 billion settlement agreement between the U.S. government, five states and BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil…

Effective immediately, in response to bacteriological sampling, the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) is issuing a health advisory for the following beaches…

Joy Towels Ezell, founder of Help Our Polluted Environment (HOPE), will speak with the University of West Florida environmental group – SEAS: Student Environmental Action…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded more than $750,000 in grant funding to Escambia County for the construction of a stormwater project to…

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Monday that Florida lawmakers must approve a water-policy plan floated last spring…

Press release: Florida’s coastline is slowly drowning as a warming planet pushes seas higher, and all levels of government are taking steps to plan for…