Apalachicola Bay opened Jan. 1 for a brief season lasting through the end of February. It's the first time the bay has opened for commercial harvesting since 2020, when the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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The fate of a bill to ban oil drilling along the Apalachicola River in internationally acclaimed north Florida wetlands is uncertain. There's unconfirmed rumors of a veto by Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a ...

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 ...

An oil company battling the Florida Department of Environmental Protection over denial of a permit to drill along the Apalachicola River now seeks a third-party mediator to resolve the dispute. DEP ...

The Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson wrote. Saying the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A bipartisan effort to ban oil drilling near the Apalachicola River took another step forward Tuesday. The bill unanimously passed the House State Affairs Committee Tuesday, ...

Florida's Department of Environmental Protection denied a permit to Clearwater Land & Minerals to drill for oil near the Apalachicola River. Clearwater Land & Minerals is appealing the decision. An ...

After support from residents, environmental advocates and area lawmakers, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a ban on oil drilling along the Apalachicola River. The ban was in a bill (HB 1143) ...

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Local officials, environmentalists and shellfish farmers in Florida backed the legislation, arguing that a spill would decimate the river and the seafood industry in Apalachicola Bay. TALLAHASSEE, ...

Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson wrote that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection “unreasonably concluded” the proposed drilling site is not in a sensitive area. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A state ...