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.

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

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

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

A bill that blocks a proposed oil well along the Apalachicola River and prohibits oil and gas drilling near sensitive ...

The Florida bill would ban oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves.

Both bills are in response to a permit issued last year for exploratory drilling near the Apalachicola River. The bills' sponsors are willing to compromise to ensure drilling is prevented in ...

Their bills would put rules in place for oil companies that drill for oil and gas near vulnerable bodies of water.

Florida House unanimously approves bill banning oil drilling near Apalachicola River. The bill now moves to the Senate, where a similar but less restrictive bill awaits. Both bills aim to protect ...