Tag: Emerald Coastkeepers
City decision may have led to flooding Tanyard neighborhood with raw sewage
The Escambia County Utilities Authority’s Tim Haag reported that the cause of raw sewage overflowing in the Tanyard neighborhood a block west from City Hall…
Citizens celebrate Carpenter’s Creek efforts
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Locals celebrated and simultaneously discussed Escambia County’s purchase of the 8.5-acre Carpenter’s Creek headwater property and restoration processes over pizza and…
Emerald Coastkeepers praise Myers and Robinson for help with Carpenter’s Creek
The local environmental watchdog Emerald Coastkeepers praised the efforts of Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers and Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson for their help in…
Become a certified stormwater volunteer
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy, a certified stormwater inspector, is holding a class in the Pensacola area on Monday, May 8 to certify what will be…
Save Carpenter Creek [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy talked about the USA Today “A Community Thrives” competition. Her organization is after a grant to help…
Save Carpenters Creek Town Hall: Commissioner shows, Pensacola mayor MIA
By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly George Sanders recalled as a 5-year-old boy learning to swim on Carpenters Creek. The 80-year-old said there were four crystal clear…
Buzz: FDEP opens investigation into Pensacola Tanyards project
Last Friday, Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy called Inweekly to say that the Florida Department of Environment Protection has begun to investigate alleged violations at the…
Pensacola Tanyards after the storm
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy visited the Pensacola Tanyards and Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Project yesterday. The streets had been swept, but the mud…
And then the Pensacola Tanyards project got weird
Yesterday, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson spoke with Councilwoman Sherri Myers and Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy about the conditions in the Tanyard neighborhood and possible…
Emerald Coastkeeper lists problems at Pensacola Tanyards project
Here is the list of code violations that Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy sent Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Eric Olson two weeks ago: 1….
Tanyard Update: County checking Shortleaf, more help on the way…maybe
Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown told Inweekly he is sending county code enforcement and environmental officials to the Shortleaf borrow pit to confirm the dumping…
This blog has good news, too
Not to be left out on the wave of optimism and positivity sweeping across the city, Rick’s Blog also highlighted good news this week: Gulf…
