Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida lawmakers to ban oil exploration and drilling in that region passed unanimously ...

Florida House unanimously approves bill banning oil drilling near Apalachicola River. The bill now moves to the Senate, where a similar but less restrictive bill awaits. Both bills aim to protect ...

The deadline to apply for a Florida program to help people whose homes are at risk for flooding ends tonight. Elevate Florida, a state program from the Florida Department of Emergency Management ...

The House State Affairs Committee Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that seeks to protect Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River by requiring some environmentally sensitive areas to be shielded ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to limit or ban oil and gas drilling near the Apalachicola River. The proposed legislation comes after public outcry over a permit granted for an ...

A good deal of the economic ruin was felt by communities like Apalachicola that oil didn ... the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Previous to his publishing efforts, Peter ...

New research from Climate Central shows Florida is the state with the most people and property at risk for annual coastal flooding by 2050. Pedro Portal [email protected] Florida is the ...

The storm system has already led to tornado warnings for parts of Jackson County and counties in Georgia. Alerts for the ...