The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Windy Hill Neighborhood Watch, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event in Beulah on Thursday, July 19. Volunteers and participants will meet at Windy Hill…
Category: Environment
Hatching the Rewrite, or Something to Cluck About
During a recent trip to Key West, Pensacola City Councilman Larry Johnson discovered the island had a large chicken population. When he went out for lunch, the birds roamed freely around his…
Reconnect Disconnect, Part Two
After informing members of the public of “our come to peace moment last meeting,†the regional planner explained that the city of Pensacola’s second public input session concerning the historic district’s street…
Pink Slime Time
The Escambia County Commission is about to wade into the slime. Pink slime. During their meeting this Thursday, commissioners will consider a resolution in favor of labeling meat products that contain “lean…
ECUA, District 1 Primary Race
There are three seats on the Escambia County Utilities Authority up for grabs this year: Districts 1, 3 and 5. Here’s a look at District 1, the most crowded field in the…
Eastern Gulf Lease Sales
Lease sales 225 and 226. Those are the ones to watch. Those are the sales in the Easter portion of the Gulf of Mexico off of Florida’s coast. On June 28, U.S….
Reconnect Disconnect
By Jeremy Morrison… Today’s meeting at Pensacola City Hall was billed as a Complete Streets Workshop, but the primary issue on everyone’s mind was much more specific. After a broad presentation by…
Government St.-Reconnect Public Meeting
The city of Pensacola tomorrow will host the first in a series of meetings to discuss the reconnection of East Government Street. The public meetings were planned after a number of residents…
A Sustainable Gulf Coast
Every new product, process, and design has environmental impacts from beginning to end. Sustainable Gulf Coast’s July meeting explores those issues with Dr. Nye Grant, visiting assistant professor in the University of…
Park Receives Stormwater Award
The city of Pensacola’s Admiral Mason Park recently received the Florida Stormwater Association 2012 Project Excellence Award. The association presents the award annually to stormwater projects which demonstrate creativity and excellence. According…
Gulf’s Dead Zone – Ecological Time Bomb
Matt Rota, Director of Science and Water Policy at the Gulf Restoration Network, believes that states and the federal government aren’t doing enough to reduce the pollution that causes the Dead Zone….
The Coal Ash Question
Two years ago this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed federal standards for coal ash, the byproduct of burning coal. That proposal never went anywhere. Yesterday—two years to the day from…