Apalachicola

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a management plan for a partial re-opening for wild oyster harvesting at the beginning of January

The 1st District Court of Appeal on Tuesday refused to put on hold a company’s appeal of a decision by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to deny a permit for an oil-drilling project near the Apalachicola River.

'There was a lot that hung in the balance'

More than a decade after the oyster industry collapsed in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, state wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Thursday to reopen some oyster reefs for harvesting in January, with plans to start a recurring seasonal harvest later in 2026.

State wildlife officials could allow oyster harvesting in part of Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, where the fishery collapsed more than a decade ago and continues to struggle to recover.

State wildlife officials are devising plans to allow some commercial oyster harvesting next year in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, despite no major improvements in the bay after a halt during the past four years.

After years of legal battling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a lawsuit in which Florida argued Georgia has used too much water…

In the final installment of high-profile litigation in Florida in 2018, the nearly 30-year-old dispute over water rights between Florida and Georgia…

Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Gulf Power Company, charging that its plant in Jackson County has been discharging toxic coal ash…