The original House version by Shoaf and Rep. Allison Tant, D-Tallahassee, also would have prevented drilling near the Guana ...

TALLAHASSEE — Saying the Florida Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, an administrative law judge Monday said the state should reject a ...

Florida legislation seeks to ban oil drilling near Apalachicola Bay to protect the recovering shellfish industry. But a proposed amendment would limit the drilling ban to counties designated as rural ...