ORLANDO, Fla. — Firefighters in Central Florida are on high alert as our dry season is not letting up. The concerns come as ...

Nearly 20 years ago, he backed a plan to move the North Florida Fairgrounds to the national forest. The Apalachicola National Forest, the largest national forest in Florida, is a popular place for ...

But five commissioners indicated they had zero interest in trying to develop in the Apalachicola National Forest, the largest national forest in Florida and a popular place for hunting ...

Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State ...

The original House version by Shoaf and Rep. Allison Tant, D-Tallahassee, also would have prevented drilling near the Guana ...

A Tallahassee administrative judge on Monday recommended the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) deny a ...

Florida House unanimously ... permit within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs) – which includes the Apalachicola, Tolomato Mantanzas near St. Augustine ...

A lawmaker said he introduced the bill after the state proposed a permit to allow drilling near the river in Calhoun County. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The Florida state House on Wednesday voted ...

Apalachicola Riverkeeper ] TALLAHASSEE — Saying the Florida Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, an administrative law judge ...

or other petroleum products within 10 miles of a national estuarine research reserve, which includes areas near the Apalachicola Bay as well as two other locations in Florida. It’s sponsor ...

Florida legislation seeks to ban oil drilling near Apalachicola Bay to protect the recovering shellfish industry. But a proposed amendment would limit the drilling ban to counties designated as rural ...