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Jason DelgadoJune 5, 2020

A tropical storm warning was issued for the northern Gulf of Mexico including portions of the Florida panhandle late Friday as Tropical Storm Cristobal moves north. The storm is expected to make landfall late Saturday. “Heavy rainfall will spread into portions of the Gulf Coast, from east Texas to Florida this weekend into early next […]

Associated PressApril 20, 2020

From Texas to Florida, life changed forever after the “summer of oil.”

Scott PowersDecember 6, 2019

Rubio intends to block her nomination until his office can talk offshore drilling with her

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2019

They want the same assurances from David Bernhardt that Scott got from Ryan Zinke.

Staff ReportsOctober 17, 2018

AshBritt Environmental, a “rapid-response disaster recovery and special environmental services contractor” in Deerfield Beach, has hired Ballard Partners‘ namesake Brian Ballard and its Christina Daly Brodeur. Veteran influencer Ron Book also remains the company’s lobbyist, according to lobbying registration records accessed Wednesday. Daly Brodeur, formerly Secretary of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice under Gov. Rick Scott, joined Ballard’s firm last month. The […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council approved nearly $300 million in projects to restore and protect Florida’s Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday. The Council is comprised of the five Governors from the states affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon/BP spill and several federal agencies. Congress created the council through […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 27, 2018

A group of local environmentalists and community activists are asking Gov. Rick Scott to accept responsibility for what they describe as his poor environmental record they say worsened the ongoing red tide crisis plaguing Florida’s Gulf coast. “Our elected leaders have not only done nothing to help us, but they are making the problem worse,” […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2018

Rick Scott is blaming his Democratic opponent Bill Nelson for the harmful algae blooms devastating Lake Okeechobee and Florida’s coasts, according to a new TV and internet commercial from Scott’s Senate campaign. “Experts agree: Washington controls the dike at Lake O, so they have to fix it. And so we wait for Washington,” the commercial declares, as CBS News footage […]

Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 29 Florida counties as Tropical Storm Nate seems headed for the state. Scott issued Executive Order 17-262 declaring a state of emergency in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie, Columbia, Gilchrist, […]

Associated PressSeptember 11, 2017

With the arrival of what is potentially one of the most devastating storms to ever hit Florida, officials have set aside 3.2 million liters (0.85 million gallons) of water, filled 67 trailers with meals, and amassed 24,000 tarps. They also have asked the federal government to kick in 11 million meals and millions more liters […]

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Alyssa Gay. Image via AG Creative.

Tropical Storm warning underway as Cristobal barrels toward gulf coast, Florida panhandle

Baseball to beaches: Coast is different 10 years after spill

Marco Rubio blocks Interior Department official’s nomination over offshore drilling concerns

Rick Scott, Marco Rubio urge feds to keep Florida out of off-shore drilling plans

Lobby Up: Hurricane cleanup firm AshBritt Environmental hires Ballard Partners

Nearly $300 million in BP oil spill restoration funds still pouring into Florida

Activists brave red tide to send Rick Scott a message

Rick Scott ad seeks to blame algae disaster on Bill Nelson

Rick Scott declares state of emergency for Nate

Irma recovery could require 11M meals, 24,000 tarps and more