Category: Environment
Health and Environment before the RESTORE Act Advisory Committee
Adding to the body of knowledge intended to guide them in their eventual project recommendations, the Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee heard from speakers…
Want to check on Tropical Storm in Gulf, sorry NOAA website is down
A tropical storm is brewing in the western Caribbean, and is expected to strengthen as it heads toward the northern Gulf coast this weekend. It’s…
Coffee Party: Water Quality
The Pensacola Coffee Party and The League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area Invite the Public to Dinner and a Discussion WATER QUALITY…
Pensacola a Site in 350.org’s “Draw the Line” National Environmental Action
On Saturday, Pensacola will be one of over 220 locations in the U.S. and Canada holding gatherings as part of 350.org’s “Draw the Line on…
Judge approves Conoco contamination settlement, value $9.5 million
Following a hearing on September 4, 2013, an Escambia County Circuit Court has granted final approval of a class settlement and certification of a settlement…
State DEP wants to sell local parks, some local tax dollars helped to buy
Florida Department of Environmental Protection is considering selling parts of Blackwater Heritage State Trail in Santa Rosa County and Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park in…
RESTORE meeting theme: environmental and economic sustainability
By Jessica Forbes During Monday’s meeting of the Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee, the committee heard from three experts in cultural and environmental specialties…
Viewpoint: My little debate with Jeff Miller on climate change (video)
By Larry Chamblin I approached the Scenic 90 Diner at 6:45 Tuesday (8-13) morning with the knowledge that I was headed into a political environment…
BP fraud toll-free number hijacked
The fraud hotline that BP has been advertising in the Pensacola News Journal and other daily newspapers along the Gulf Coast has been hijacked by…
BP CEO wants to get back to business as usual. Not so fast, Dudley
BP CEO Robert Dudley laments what he sees as public hatred for oil companies in the United States and claims other nations love the oil…
Revenge of the BP Barbies
In the weeks after Deepwater Horizon explosion in April 2010, but before the oil and tar balls began washing ashore, BP sent out into the…
Buzz: Bureaucratic mess leads to new couch being bought before needs of handicapped met
Barbara Albrecht, the president of the Bream Fishermen Association, is upset with the bureaucratic nightmare at Pensacola City Hall. Her group, which supports, develops, and…
Feeding Frenzy and the Goldmine
The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee on Monday heard presentations on both environment and economy. William O. Cleckley, of the Northwest Florida Water Management…
Study Finds Toxic Metal Concentrations in Gulf Whales Are Likely the Highest In the World
The sperm whales of the Gulf of Mexico have higher levels of chromium and nickel in their systems than sperm whales found anywhere else in…
East Hill Residents Receive Claim Extension
Thousands of East Hill neighborhood residents who received notices in the mail earlier this summer inviting them to participate in a class action lawsuit settlement…
Operation Toxic Gulf: Final Port Call, Presentation, and Boat Tours
This Sunday, August 4, Open Books will host the final presentation of the summer from the Operation Toxic Gulf crew, who are currently wrapping up…
Oil Spill Funding Workshop
There is a workshop this weekend geared toward educating the public on how best to plug into the RESTORE Act and NRDA processes resulting from…
One Week Left to Bring Award-Winning Documentary to Pensacola
Those interested in seeing the award-winning documentary “Chasing Ice” locally, on the big screen, have until next Thursday, July 25 to reserve a ticket. If…
RESTORE Advisory looks at shoreline erosion and stormwater
By Brandy Volovecky Two speakers talked to the Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee about ways to slow and prevent shoreline erosion and decrease the…
EPA Grants DeSoto Canyon Drilling Amendment
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted an Australian oil company a revision to its Gulf of Mexico drilling permit that allows for an increased amount…
