Category: Environment
Bayou Marcus spill was huge
The broken pipe at Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s Bayou Marcus facility spilled 5.7 million gallons of sewage into the Perdido Bay watershed before it was…
NAS Whiting’s water issue
Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field had an independent contractor officials test 24 private drinking water wells in the designated sampling area surrounding the installation….
Pensacola goes green & the overpass campout
by Jeremy Morrison With a nod towards Earth Day, the Pensacola City Council went all-in on its unanimous approval of a renewable energy goal for…
MESS Hall: Citizen Science Initiative
The Pensacola MESS Hall is recruiting members of the general public to become citizen scientists. Armed with phones and computers, these citizen scientists will gather…
Tree ordinance sparks
By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council will be discussing revisions to the city’s tree ordinance this week. Councilwoman Sherri Myers has long pushed for…
SR BCC cancels hearing on borrow pits
Santa Rosa County Commission has canceled its Feb. 25 adoption hearing to expand borrow pits and resource extraction in the vulnerable Wellfield Protection Area serving…
Pensacola warms up to climate report (but, slowly) – Update
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly What can the city of Pensacola do to plan for and respond to climate change? That question has been pondered extensively,…
Environmentalists discuss post-election game plan
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With the 2020 election cycle in the rearview, local environmental advocates conducted a climate roundtable online Nov. 9. The forum served…
Environmentalists skeptical of drilling moratorium
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Florida’s waters, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico, are safe for now from offshore drilling, but skeptically-happy environmentalists are expressing some…
Gulf Dead Zone predicted to be size if NH
Yesterday, scientists from Louisiana State University announced their prediction for the 2020 Dead Zone that annually forms in the Gulf of Mexico, off the shore…
FDEP, IP strike consent-order deal
By Jeremy Morrison Although it has yet to secure a new operating permit, International Paper will have a couple of more years to keep trying….
Diving into a Watershed Management Plan
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Looking over the three-dimensional model with tiny flags planted on it, the little girl had a question. “What is this?†she…
Seeking ideas, memories of Carpenter Creek, Bayou Texar
The Restore the Watershed project team wants to hear your memories, ideas and suggestions for Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar  6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19,…
Local QB stars in XFL inaugural game
By Steve Barnes Brandon Silvers has traded the Emerald Coast for the Emerald City. The Pensacola-born, former Troy University quarterback started for the Seattle Dragons…
Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Revitalization Plan
Escambia County will host the first of four public workshops concerning the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Revitalization Plan 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, Booker…
Escambia County voters worry about the environment
While elected officials tend to dismiss concerns about the quality of our air and water, a recent InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 537 likely Escambia County…
Rollings Landfill owner found in contempt
South Palafox Properties LLC , owner of the  Rolling Hills landfill that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection permanently closed, has been ruled to be…
Talking turtles
Turtles are plentiful in the Florida panhandle, and there are folks who still consider them to be a tasty meal. Even protected varieties of turtles,…
ECUA comments on arrest of former ECUA MRF director
Yesterday, Inweekly broke the news that Jarrell Reynolds, the former director of the ECUA Materials Recycling Facility, had been arrest on Monday, Nov.. 4 for…
Test driving Teslas for greater good
A Tesla doesn’t use gas. But it can fart. “Oh, this is hilarious,†said Christian Wagley, pointing inside a Tesla Model 3 parked in the…
