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oil drilling
Florida Senate Bill would limit oil drilling near coastlines
The bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate how oil spills could impact coastal industries.
Fight gears up over a Florida oil drilling permit
A legal battle is moving forward over a plan to drill for oil and gas in part of rural Northwest Florida in the Apalachicola River floodplain
Florida rejects oil drilling proposal in Big Cypress Swamp
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection rejected a proposal to drill an oil well in Big Cypress Swamp in Collier County.
Judge rules against oil drilling plan in Florida’s Big Cypress
A judge backed the Department of Environmental Protection’s denial of a plan to drill an oil well in Florida's Big Cypress.
A Florida panhandle county could grant access for onshore oil and gas drilling
In December the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Oil & Gas Program issued “Final Permits” to Cholla Petroleum for six exploratory oil & gas wells. They would be located between the Apalachicola River, Dead Lakes...
Hands Across the Sand 2018 preview
Every spring, beach lovers across Florida – and in other parts of the world – gather to hold Hands Across the Sand to oppose offshore oil and gas drilling. Jana Wiggins is a volunteer with...
Zinke: “no new oil and gas platforms off the coast of Florida”
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said again Thursday that there will be no new oil and gas platforms off the state of Florida; his position on drilling off the coasts of Florida has been confusing this...
Proposed oil drilling project near Everglades gets green light
Proposed oil project in South Florida gets green light
