Environmentalists are heading to court to try to stop a plan to drill for oil in the watershed of a vulnerable north Florida river.
The sun sets over Alum Bluff on the Apalachicola River near Bristol, Fla. on Nov. 4, 2017. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
In the notice announcing its plan to issue a permit, DEP staff wrote the company’s proposal met the requirements set out in state law, which bans drilling within a mile of a freshwater stream, unless the department is satisfied that the state’s natural resources “will be adequately protected in the event of accident or blowout.”
The state agency told AP, “Since this matter is in active litigation, DEP is limited in its ability to comment further.”
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