Pensacola City Councilman Marty Donovan spoke to the PNJ on Sunday about the red clays discharges into Pensacola Bay during and after heavy rain storms. From the PNJ: “The Florida Department of…
Tag: Environment
Landfill lessons
The daily newspaper carries the latest escapades of the Saufley Landfill (Landfill owner jailed, released). There is a lesson here. Escambia County needs a more stringent permitting process for private landfills. Owners…
Pssst, Cities are going green
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that the latest trend for cities is for them to be green – more eco-friendly, walkable, workable and liveable (See Outtakes). Cities that are “walkable,†workable and…
Third World Pensacola
Why is the environment such a low priority in Escambia County and Pensacola? We profess to love our waterways and call this place “paradise.” Yet we have more EPA Superfund sites than…
Commission approves another landfill
With a 4-1 vote last night, Escambia County Commission approved a permit for South Palafox Properties to operate an existing construction and demolition landfill off Rolling Hills Road in Wedgewood area of…
Power of one sentence
St. Pete Times reports that one sentence has been by state House bill that could undue wetlands protection in 20 counties. The sentence: “In order to avoid duplication and inefficiency, no local…
Landfill stays open
The Saufley Landfill gets yet another extension to comply with DEP rules and environmental laws – thanks to Escambia County Circuit Judge Terry Terrell. The neighbors have been enduring that landfill’s smoke…
Global Warming, Local Solutions
Press release: PENSACOLA, FL March 19, 2007 – Sustainable West Florida and Gulf Coast Environmental Defense, in coordination with other local organizations, today announced a campaign to raise public awareness about global…
Escambia County makes Top 25 list ….it ain’t a good one
We are #13 on the EPA’s list for counties in the U.S. that produce the most toxins….Yeah! We are #1 for the state of Florida. There are only two other Southeast U.S….
Main St. Plant is done deal
ECUA board and its citizens advisory committee approved in principle the financing plan for the relocation of the Main St. Sewage Treatment Plant. They will vote 5-0 when the interlocal agreements are…
Theme Song for this week’s ECUA/County/City negotiations
BARENAKED LADIES -ONE WEEK Click Here to View  Remember the closing line: “It’s still one week before we say we’re sorry.”
Complete Spreadsheet on Plant Relocation
This shows the City and County’s portions of the CRA, plus what they can contribute from their LOST funds – less than 3% of their total local option sales tax collections each…