The full Florida House will consider a bill to curb oil drilling near the Apalachicola River

The full Florida House will consider a bill to curb oil drilling near the Apalachicola River

©2025 The News Service of Florida The House State Affairs Committee Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that seeks to protect Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River by requiring some environmentally sensitive areas to be shielded from oil and gas drilling. The bill (HB 1143), which is ready to go to the full House, would, in part, ban oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves — the Apalach…

Oil Drilling Curb Ready for Full House

The House State Affairs Committee Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that seeks to protect Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River by requiring some environmentally sensitive areas to be shielded from oil and gas drilling.