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, ...

Florida-based Moss-Kelley is a manufacturer’s representa tive serving the municipal water and wastewater market throughout the Florida Peninsula, from Key West to the Apalachicola River. The company ...

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 ...

Both bills are in response to a permit issued last year for exploratory drilling near the Apalachicola River. The bills' ...

After nearly a week of high winds, tornadoes, torrential rains, river levels are rising. The National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey monitor the water levels of five area rivers ...

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg warned that the rising Ohio River could pose a threat to west and southwest Louisville. This story has been made free as a public service. Please consider ...