The Florida House Wednesday OK'd a bipartisan proposal that effectively bans oil drilling for 52 miles along the banks of the ...

Sheriff A.J. 'Tony' Smith hosted a two-hour boat ride to explain why North Florida is no place for oil drilling.

Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida ...

Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida ...

HB 1143 includes a drilling ban within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves — Apalachicola Bay, Guana Tolomato Matanzas and Rookery Bay. An oil lobbyist was the only ...

Protesters gather at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to stop drilling in the Apalachicola River Basin Measures to protect the Apalachicola river and bay are moving in both chambers.

Both bills are in response to a permit issued last year for exploratory drilling near the Apalachicola River. The bills' sponsors are willing to compromise to ensure drilling is prevented in ...

A bill that blocks a proposed oil well along the Apalachicola River and prohibits oil and gas drilling near sensitive ...

The Florida bill would ban oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves.

Their bills would put rules in place for oil companies that drill for oil and gas near vulnerable bodies of water.

Sheriff Smith expresses concern over potential environmental damage from a proposed oil drilling project near the Apalachicola River. Smith argues an oil spill could devastate the region's ...

Florida House unanimously approves bill banning oil drilling near Apalachicola River. The bill now moves to the Senate, where a similar but less restrictive bill awaits. Both bills aim to protect ...