American automakers have their hands out for another giant multibillion-dollar taxpayer bailout. But what are these corporations doing in the Sunshine State? They're spending big bucks on Tallahassee lobbyists who are doing their best to fight Gov. Charlie Crist's wise move to require cleaner cars. ...more

March 22, 2009

DADE CITY Today's likely approval of a massive landfill in eastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing in recent days by environmental groups opposed to the plan. ...more

January 12, 2009

The potential approval of a household-waste landfill in southeastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing by environmental groups opposed to the proposal. ...more

January 10, 2009

The potential approval of a household-waste landfill south in eastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing by environmental groups opposed to the proposal. "This landfill represents an absolutely unacceptable risk to the region's water quality, not just in Pasco County, but throughout Tampa Bay and Florida's Nature Coast," Manley Fuller, president of the Florida Wildlife Federation said in a written statement. ...more

January 9, 2009

Hillsborough County residents said it with their votes. Environmental lands are important to them and they want them protected. ...more

November 9, 2008

(AP) Gulf County Commissioner Billy Traylor says he is supporting Amendment 4 on the Nov. 4 ballot because he prefers the tiny fishing villages and pine tree farms of his rural county to the widespread development of South Florida. ...more

October 19, 2008

Five environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, claiming the federal government is violating the Clean Water Act by failing to set standards for farm and urban runoff that is polluting Florida's waterways. ...more

July 18, 2008

The recent filing of a federal lawsuit is aimed at qualifying Florida Hometown Democracy for this year's election. Should the court order Hometown Democracy onto the ballot, it will validate what the over 820,000 people who have already signed petitions know - that the people must have the power to make major growth decisions directly. State and local governments have shown no ability to stand up to the development industry. ...more

June 26, 2008

The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission has come up with a simple move that could cut taxes, control growth, sustain agriculture and protect open lands all at once. ...more

February 11, 2008

Last week, when Gov. Charlie Crist was inducted into the Florida Wildlife Federation Conservation Hall of Fame, he told the audience that his environmental activism should not be considered unusual for a Republican. ...more

January 23, 2008