Sierra Club

JEA’s Northside Generating Station, near Interstate 295 on Heckscher Drive, is in an environmentally sensitive area surrounded by wetlands.

ADAPT: Advocates urge JEA to phase out Northside Generating Station

Brendan Rivers

Environmental advocates are urging the city-owned utility to start prioritizing clean, renewable energy sources over the fossil fuels it currently relies on.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Tuesday, March 2, 2021, during his State of the State address at the Capitol in Tallahassee.

First Coast

DeSantis Urged To Veto Bills That Would Make It Harder For Cities To Reduce Emissions

Brendan Rivers

The Sierra Club of Florida has sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis urging him to veto twelve bills, including some that would make it harder for local…

A portion of Governor Ron DeSantis' Sierra Club Florida Report Card

State News

Sierra Club Florida says DeSantis and Fried aren't making the grade

Valerie Vande Panne

On March 1, Sierra Club Florida released its 2020 report cards, grading the work of Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services Niki Fried.

JEA's downtown Jacksonville headquarters.

First Coast

New Sierra Club Report Gives JEA An ‘F’ For Its Climate Goal

Brendan Rivers

A new report from the Sierra Club on utility climate pledges gives JEA an F grade for its climate goal.According to the nonprofit environmental advocacy…

State News

DeSantis Signs Clean Waterways Act, Which Has Been Criticized By Environmentalists

Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law measures that include bigger fines for dumping pollutants into waterways and new rules for septic tanks and…