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

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

The river was designated an Outstanding Florida Water ... and Georgia and Alabama trying to secure and protect historic flows. State funds were used to get Apalachicola and Eastpoint off septic ...

The move didn’t satisfy Florida, which sued Georgia in 2013, alleging that its upstream pumping decreased flow to the Apalachicola River and Bay. The legal battle made its way to the Supreme ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A bipartisan effort to ban oil drilling near the Apalachicola River took another step forward Tuesday. The bill unanimously passed the House State Affairs Committee Tuesday, ...

Measures to protect the Apalachicola river and bay are moving in both chambers. Lawmakers from Florida’s Big Bend delegation ...

Sheriff A.J. 'Tony' Smith hosted a two-hour boat ride to explain why North Florida is no place for oil drilling.

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to limit or ban oil and gas drilling near the Apalachicola River. The proposed legislation comes after public outcry over a permit granted for an ...

Lawmakers are considering the issue after the Department of Environmental Protection last year approved a draft permit for the Louisiana-based Clearwater Land & Minerals Fla. to drill an exploratory ...

Four FSU students were recognized at Tuesday’s Leon County commission meeting for their life-saving efforts in helping a man ...

Panels in the Florida House and Senate approved proposals aimed at shielding environmentally sensitive areas from oil drilling.