Senate approves measure to restrict oil drilling and exploration near sensitive coastlines

Senate approves measure to restrict oil drilling and exploration near sensitive coastlines

The Senate has approved a bill (SB 1300) sponsored by Sen. Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican, that calls for limiting oil activity in certain environmentally sensitive areas. Simon’s original bill called for a 1-mile block on those oil industry activities. During a Senate Rules Committee meeting last week, many lauded Simon’s efforts. But critics charged that it should match a House bill (HB 1143), already approved on the floor of that chamb…

Florida Senate OKs ban on oil exploration and drilling near the Apalachicola River • Florida Phoenix

Photo taken from the website KillTheDrillFl.org.The Florida Senate has joined the House in passing a bill (HB 1143) banning oil exploration and drilling near the Apalachicola River in Northwest Florida. North Florida lawmakers filed the bill after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection permitted an exploratory oil well near the Apalachicola River in Calhoun County last December. Throughout the legislative session, the bill sponsored …

Oceana Celebrates Historic Bills to Permanently Protect U.S. Coastlines from New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

A set of bills introduced in April would codify permanent coastal protections for millions of acres of U.S. oceans. These laws would prevent future offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and drilling off coastlines across the United States. The package of legislation, proposed in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, includes: The COAST Anti-Drilling Act, introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), which …

House bill seeks to permanently end oil exploration along the Atlantic Coast

Time for Congress to permanently ban offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic by passing the “Clean Ocean and Save Tourism Anti-Drilling Act”Below is a statement b

Senate Revises Oil Drilling Curb

An effort to protect Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay from oil and gas drilling is headed back to the House after the Senate made a change Wednesday.

Defenders Endorses Bills to Secure a Future Against Offshore Drilling  - Free Press of Jacksonville

WASHINGTON, DC — Defenders of Wildlife today endorsed a suite of bills introduced in Congress to safeguard U.S. coastal waters against the threat of offshore oil and gas drilling. These bills would ensure protection for America’s coasts in the face of the federal government’s push towards increased drilling that could spell the end for endangered and threatened species. This defense is critical as the government works to undermine and rollback l…