Associated PressJuly 4, 2021
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No one has been rescued alive since the first hours.
Tag: drillingNothing like a 12-foot skeleton to bring people together. Image via Home Depot.
Associated PressJuly 4, 2021
Ryan NicolOctober 19, 2020
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Those two contests are among the highest-profile in the state.
Ryan NicolJune 15, 2020
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Reports say the Trump administration may consider the practice following the 2020 election.
Ryan NicolJune 24, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee to make ‘major announcement’ at Everglades Holiday Park
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Inslee has made climate change a centerpiece of his presidential campaign.
Jacob OglesFebruary 9, 2019
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The governor hasn't spoken against court ruling ordering well permit in Everglades.
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 20185min464
An amendment that will ban offshore drilling and treated the public use of e-cigarettes like their analogue cousins was approved by Florida voters in Tuesday’s elections. Amendment 9 was among a dozen initiatives Floridians considered in the ballot booth on Tuesday, and one of seven ballot questions green-lit by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. Amendment 9 […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 9, 2018
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Florida is officially off the table for offshore oil drilling. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made the announcement late Tuesday with Gov. Rick Scott at the Tallahassee International Airport. “As a result of discussion with Governor Scott and his leadership, I am removing Florida from consideration for any new oil and gas platforms,” Zinke said in […]
Jim RosicaDecember 14, 2017
3min359
Offshore drilling for gas and oil would be banned under a proposal that cleared a Constitution Revision Commission committee on Thursday. The General Provisions Committee OK’d the proposal (P 91) on a 5-2 vote, though not after opposition from — unsurprisingly — petroleum industry interests. That piqued the ire of committee chair Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, who filed […]
Jim RosicaOctober 10, 2017
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Democrats and Republicans from both sides of the Capitol rotunda came together Tuesday to back Sen. Dana Young‘s latest try to ban fracking in Florida. Also known as hydraulic fracturing, the drilling technique involves shooting water and chemicals deep underground, breaking up rock to get at oil and natural gas that’s unreachable by conventional drilling. “Advocates […]