by Jeremy Morrison Years in the making, the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan is almost finished. “A lot of time and energy have gone into this,” said Pensacola Mayor…
Category: Environment
Carpenter Creek Watershed town hall, 11/15
The public is invited to learn about the future of the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan during an open house event Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. the Bayview…
City reaches agreement on heritage oak
The City of Pensacola has reached an agreement with property owners at 605 N. Spring St. to preserve a heritage live oak tree that the city has sought to protect since 2019….
IP awards $20K for UWF Community Garden
The International Paper Pensacola Mill has awarded the University of West Florida a $20,000 capital grant from the International Paper Foundation. The grant funding will be used to support the UWF Community…
A Celebration of the Season of Creation on Saturday, Oct. 29
Join Earth Ethics at Bayview Park Pavilions as they celebrate our connection and responsibility to the earth with music, speakers, and poetry. Lunch (sandwiches) will be provided by Apple Market for participants….
Podcast: ‘We have a real issue here’
Gloria Horning lives on DeVilliers Street and has been tracking the sewage issue for eight years. I had her on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning to discuss ECUA’s latest discovery…
Presser Notes: Airport Aspirations & Revealing Roadwork
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Last week, city of Pensacola officials met with a visiting team from the Florida Department of Transportation. It was a productive meeting, Mayor Grover Robinson said during his…
Official statement on Poop leak
ECUA/City/FDEP Team Discovers a Source of Contamination In the course of investigative work for the Downtown/Bruce Beach “Sleuthing” project, debris was discovered in the storm drain at Garden and Spring Streets. This…
Breaking: Possible source of poop at Bruce Beach found
On WCOA this morning, Mayor Grover Robinson said ECUA may have found the source of sewage entering the city’s stormwater system that flows into Pensacola Bay near Bruce Beach when they did…
Paddling Trail Study stinks [updated]
Testing Indicates Environmental Issues Along Waterfront by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After testing last year revealed the presence of human waste in the waters along downtown Pensacola’s Bruce Beach, city officials expanded testing…
ECUA finds Mystery E.Coli Hotspots
Downtown Lateral Line Letters Unrelated to Bruce Beach Mission by Jeremy Morrison Some downtown Pensacola property owners have received letters from the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority informing them that they must make…
‘Bright Light’ killed in cycling accident
Jessica Bibza ‘Instrumental’ in Estuary Program’s Formation: By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s environmental advocacy community is mourning the loss of a fellow advocate with local ties that died after being struck by a…