Measures to protect the Apalachicola river and bay are moving in both chambers. Lawmakers from Florida’s Big Bend delegation ...

The drilling site is located in the Apalachicola River floodplain, between the Chipola River, dead lakes, and the Apalachicola River. It could impact communities all along the river.

The proposed ban comes after public outcry over a permitted exploratory oil well in the Apalachicola River floodplains. The House bill specifically prohibits drilling within 10 miles of the bay's ...

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 ...

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.

Almost a year ago, the Department of Environmental Protection intended to issue a permit to Clear Water Land & Minerals to allow exploratory oil drilling in the Apalachicola floodplain.

Plans to drill for oil along the Apalachicola River have Franklin County Sheriff A.J. "Tony" Smith sounding the alarm of a potential death blow to a sparsely populated region increasingly ...