The Apalachicola Bay used to supply 90% of Florida's oysters, but after a drought and a major oil spill, it collapsed in 2012. An administrative law judge is considering allowing a permit to drill for ...

Anglers and oyster farmers say oil drilling near the river would threaten their livelihoods — and their way of life. Florida Governor Ron. DeSantis must now decide on a bill to prohibit companies from ...

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 ...

Plans to drill for oil along the Apalachicola River have Franklin County Sheriff A.J. "Tony" Smith sounding the alarm of a potential death blow to a sparsely populated region increasingly dependent on ...

Apalachicola Bay opened Jan. 1 for a brief season lasting through the end of February. It's the first time the bay has opened for commercial harvesting since 2020, when the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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 ...

The Apalachicola Nature Center displays fish found in local waters and features a walking trail through an estuary. Sailing tours, river tours, fishing charters are also available. Canoes and kayaks ...

Xochitl Bervera’s commute takes about 15 minutes, and she’ll argue it’s the prettiest drive on earth. Each morning, Bervera boats into the middle of Apalachicola Bay, where she has raised oysters full ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to limit or ban oil and gas drilling near the Apalachicola River. The proposed legislation comes after public outcry over a permit granted for an exploratory ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- North Florida's Apalachicola Bay will reopen for wild oyster harvesting, a move that supporters hope will breathe life into one of the last historic working waterfronts in a state ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — North Florida’s Apalachicola Bay will reopen for wild oyster harvesting, a move that supporters hope will breathe life into one of the last historic working waterfronts in a ...