The bay, which once supplied more than 90 percent of Florida’s oysters, has been on life support for nearly a decade.

Explore Florida’s off-the-beaten-path adventures made for nature lovers, from quiet trails to hidden waterways far from the ...

A coalition of about 70 environmental groups commandeered the front entrance of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Monday to protest the department’s decision to permit an exploratory ...

Once upon a time, the state of Florida did everything in its power to protect the Apalachicola River ecosystem, but now the state is proposing to permit oil drilling in the river floodplain and people ...

Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, once producing 90% of the state’s oysters, has been closed since 2020 due to environmental ...

An administrative law judge next week will hear several days of arguments over the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's mind-boggling announcement this past spring that it intends to issue ...

The House State Affairs Committee Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that seeks to protect Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River by requiring some environmentally sensitive areas to be shielded ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A bipartisan effort to ban oil drilling near the Apalachicola River took another step forward Tuesday. The bill unanimously passed the House State Affairs Committee Tuesday, ...

Florida’s Apalachicola River, once a symbol of abundance and beauty, is now a battleground for our planet’s future. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plans to approve a drilling ...

The Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson wrote. Saying the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ...

Discover the wonders of this charming Florida river town. At the southernmost tip of Florida's Panhandle sits Apalachicola. Nestled between flanks of longleaf and slash pines, the quaint town is known ...