gulf coast oil drilling

Environment

House Approves Oil Drilling Ban Off Atlantic, Pacific Coasts; Extends Gulf Moratorium

The House approved legislation Wednesday that would permanently bar drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling off…
$Rally-goers lined up with signs Wednesday evening in Oakland Park to spell out their message for Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Ban Matrix Acidizing." The type of fracking uses acid to extract oil from underground.$

Local / State

Environmentalists Call On Governor To Ban All Types of Fracking, Not Just Some

Caitlin Switalski

To mark Ron DeSantis's 100th day in the Governor's office, environmentalist groups gathered across several cities in Florida on Wednesday for a day of...
Health News Florida

Florida Nearshore Drilling Ban Could Be Headed To Ballot

Florida’s nearshore waters would be off limits to future oil and gas drilling under a measure that is moving closer to appearing before voters in November.

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