Off shore oil drilling

$Map showing clusters of red dots, representing fracking sites, offshore of Texas and Louisiana.$

Environment

Fracking Dumped Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Into The Gulf, According To Report

Jessica Meszaros

The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species.
$Rally-goers lined up with signs Wednesday evening in Oakland Park to spell out their message for Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Ban Matrix Acidizing." The type of fracking uses acid to extract oil from underground.$

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...

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