TALLAHASSEE — Amid a legal battle about an effort to drill for oil and gas near northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River, state House and Senate panels Tuesday approved proposals aimed at ...

Lawmakers are considering the issue after the Department of Environmental Protection last year approved a draft permit for ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to limit or ban oil and gas drilling near the Apalachicola River. The proposed legislation comes after public outcry over a permit granted for an ...

The House legislation would ban oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of the state's three national estuarine research reserves, including Apalachicola Bay.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Amid a battle over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, two North Florida lawmakers filed bills on Wednesday that would set new standards for ...

Panels in the Florida House and Senate approved proposals aimed at shielding environmentally sensitive areas from oil ...