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

Legislation to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the North Florida wilderness along the Apalachicola River cleared a House ...

Florida lawmakers have proposed legislation to ban oil drilling near Apalachicola Bay to protect the vulnerable ecosystem. The proposed ban comes after public outcry over a permitted exploratory ...

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

More than three-quarters of U.S. oil wells, collectively, make just 6% of the country's oil. They're called marginal wells because of how small their output is. But they're a big deal.

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