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Danny McAuliffeJanuary 31, 2018

Bipartisan support for a statewide fracking ban doesn’t seem to carry any weight in the Legislature. Legislation filed by Treasure Coast Republican Rep. Kathleen Peters (HB 237) and Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young (SB 462) would ban fracking — an oil and gas excavation method that involves stimulating wells with a mixture of water, sand and chemicals. […]

Jim RosicaNovember 21, 2017

A top senator is leaving open the possibility that a proposed ban on ‘fracking’ in Florida will be considered in the 2018 Legislative Session. Rob Bradley, the Fleming Island Republican who recently was named chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, also leads the chamber’s Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee. That’s the first committee of reference […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 31, 2017

Leon County’s state legislators have a lot on their plate this Session. Public education, mental health, the environment and hotel regulations were the recurring, hot subjects of the Leon County delegation meeting Monday night where more than 30 people spoke to state lawmakers in the County Commission chamber. The delegation — comprised of Democrats Sen. […]

Jim RosicaOctober 10, 2017

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 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 10, 2017

A pair of Tampa Bay Republicans filed bills in the House and Senate over the past week that would slap Florida with a full-on fracking ban come. Fracking, shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of natural gas extraction that sees drillers inject a concoction of water and various chemicals into fault lines deep underground […]

Scott PowersJune 13, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is releasing a three-part policy statement on dealing with climate change and Florida’s environment, starting with Florida pursuing compliance with the Paris Accords, something her two Democratic rivals have also endorsed. The policy statement also calls for Florida, if Graham is elected governor in 2018, to ban fracking and oppose any […]

Associated PressMay 1, 2017

A push by Florida’s largest power company to charge customers for out-of-state fracking appears dead for this session. House Speaker Richard Corcoran said Monday he has “too many reservations” about Senate Bill 1238 and the potential consequences it would have on state ratepayers and the environment. He added the House would not vote on it […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2017

The House of Representatives’ new lobbying registration regime has ensnared Susan Glickman, Florida director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. House Speaker Richard Corcoran now requires lobbyists to disclose every bill, amendment, and individual appropriation they are trying to influence. Go to the House website, and you’ll see Glickman is registered for four House bills. But […]

Associated PressMarch 19, 2017

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Citing unresolved health concerns, Florida lawmakers are weighing the fate of a measure that would ban fracking across the state. Legislators are pushing the bill to safeguard Florida’s clean water supply, which is the drinking water source for 90 percent of Floridians and a major player in the state’s economy, from agriculture to tourism. If […]

Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2017

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen much-needed economic legislation put on hold out of fear of how it’d affect the environment. Ditto for the mounds of environmental priorities placed on the back burner because of apprehensions about what they might do to the economy. At one point, this all made sense. The […]

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