natural gas

Tallahassee city commissioners Curtis Richardson and Jack Porter have joined 25 other elected officials from across Florida in opposing an energy preemption bill. It would strip away local government’s ability ban or restrict the types of fuels utilities use to power customer’s homes and businesses.

Environment

Florida Elected Officials Join Environmentalists In Opposing Utility Preemption Bill

Robbie Gaffney

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The bill's sponsor wants to prevent local governments from banning natural gas as a fuel utilized to power buildings.

Health News Florida

Diversifying State Energy Portfolio Could Be Difficult

Regan McCarthy

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With the state’s energy portfolio surpassing 60 percent natural gas, Florida’s utility regulators are pushing for greater diversity.

A map of the Sabal Trail Pipeline route from Alabama to Central Florida.

Local / State

Sabal Trail Pipeline Slated To Start Up This Week

Kate Payne

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The Sabal Trail Pipeline is scheduled to start up this week, carrying natural gas from Alabama to Central Florida. Federal regulators approved the...

Health News Florida

ReThink Energy Florida Warns Of Risks From Sabal Trail Pipeline

Catherine Buckler

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After months of protests the federal government is rerouting the North Dakota Access Pipeline, the Sabal Trail gas pipeline is still undergoing...

The Sabal Trail drilling mud leak in the Withlacoochee River surrounded by a turbidity curtain.

Health News Florida

Drilling Mud Leak In South Georgia Raises New Sabal Trail Pipeline Concerns

Nick Evans

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Drilling mud from the Sabal Trail pipeline is leaking into the Withlacoochee River in Georgia. The spill in the Suwannee River tributary could impact...