Live music to protect Florida’s environment The Face the Music Tour is coming to Pensacola and supporting environmental efforts in Pensacola. Music has the capacity to move, inspire and connect us. Imagine…
Category: Environment
Poo Alley investigation efforts stall
By Jeremy Morrison Efforts to determine the source of human waste fouling a downtown Pensacola beach slated for a multi-million public improvement project may be stalling out until later this fall. According…
Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Remediation public meeting set for Aug. 8
Escambia County will host the first public meeting for the Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Remediation Project at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 8,. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the regularly…
Zoom: How to get environmental projects done [podcast]
Environmental projects implemented by Florida’s cities and counties require funding to get done. Learn the basics of how municipal budgets work in Florida, and how you can work to get environmental projects…
Living on Poo Alley [podcast]
The final report has been released. Pensacola has poo problem one block east of city hall at the corner of Reus and Zaragoza streets. Human waste is in the stormwater and contaminating…
Presser Notes: Estuary Aspirations, Chasing Wastewater & Homeless Recyclables
By Jeremy Morrison Fresh from his trip to Washington D.C. last week pitching the Pensacola & Perdido Bay Estuary Program, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson sounded optimistic. “I think that is an incredible…
Poo News: Technical report on Bruce Beach raw sewage problem released
On Friday, Barbara Albrecht of the Bream Fishermen Association and Joseph Moss and Jane M. Caffrey of Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation University of West Florida sent to the city their…
A Sacred Place, Troubled Water & a Beautiful Space for Kayaking
City Gets to Work on Bruce Beach Revitalization Project by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Bruce Beach has a rich history. On Tuesday, city of Pensacola officials dug into its notable future with gold-colored…
DEP buys over 3,600 acres in Santa Rosa County
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has finalized the purchase of over 3,600 acres within the Wolfe Creek Forest Florida Forever project in Santa Rosa County. Located within the Florida Wildlife…
Pensacola Superfund site to be cleaned up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that comprehensive reviews will be conducted of completed cleanup work at 39 National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in the Southeast. The sites, located…
From Glasgow to Pensacola
What: From Glasgow to Pensacola: What’s next for climate action? Where: Pensacola Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. When: Tuesday March 29—5:30 pm PENSACOLA—Join local scientists, students and advocates as they discuss…
Remember Recycling Center rules
The City of Pensacola would like to remind residents of the rules at the Summit Boulevard Recycling Center, due to a high volume of Styrofoam and other unrecyclable materials being disposed of….
Wildlife reserve created around NAS Pensacola, other NWFL bases
Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, comprised of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Interior (DOI), announced the designation of the Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape (NWFSL),…
Drilling moratorium battle looms
Rep. Castor Hopes for Permanent Eastern Gulf Moratorium by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s a potential monster looming out in the Gulf. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) has been trying to keep it at…
Green Money
Estuary Program Awards Second-Year Funding by Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program rolled out its second year of grant funding Thursday evening, awarding more than $200,000 to projects focused…
Hurricane Sally offers lessons for the future
Report Outlines Storms’ Impacts, Opportunities for Improvements by Jeremy Morrison A year ago, Hurricane Sally hammered the local region with wind and rain, causing massive damage and flooding in the area. On…
Andrade environmental panel tomorrow
State Rep. Alex Andrade will be holding an Environmental Panel Discussion focusing on water quality, oyster restoration, and preserving Northwest Florida’s natural habitat at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, at Institute…
Oyster restoration project launched
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and partners announce the start of construction on the Pensacola East Bay Oyster Habitat Restoration Project to boost oyster populations in East and Blackwater Bays. The project is…
First sea turtle nest recorded on Perdido Key
Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol recorded Perdido Key’s first sea turtle nest this past weekend. This loggerhead is the first sea turtle nest on the county portion of Perdido Key, joining a…
Robinson implements electric vehicle policy
Mayor Grover Robinson has implemented the Mayoral Policy 21-01, Electric Vehicle Ready Pensacola, in an effort to help the City of Pensacola be a leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The policy, which took effect Feb. 1,…
