House Bill 1143 gained support after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection permitted an exploratory oil well near the Apalachicola River in Calhoun County last December.

Many of these waterfalls can be found deep in state parks, along rough hiking trails, or down in steep sinkholes.

HB 1143 includes a drilling ban within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves — Apalachicola Bay, ...

House Speaker Daniel Perez accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of lying about the House’s budget, saying he was “emotional” and ...

The bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate how oil spills could impact coastal industries.

The Florida House Wednesday OK'd a bipartisan proposal that effectively bans oil drilling for 52 miles along the banks of the ...

Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida ...

The House bill sponsors said that their legislation is a response to a decision last year by the FDEP to permit an exploratory oil well along the Apalachicola River..

Multiple fires broke out in Bay County over the weekend, including a shed fire that damaged several structures and a brush ...