Fla. State Sen. Democratic Leader Farmer to DEP: Deny Drilling Permits in Everglades
March 13, 2021
March 13, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 13 -- The Florida State Senate issued the following news release on behalf of Florida State Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point:
Alarmed by efforts of a Texas-based oil company to secure permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection to begin drilling in the environmentally-threatened Big Cypress National Preserve, Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point) on Friday called on the agency to deny any authorization.
Alarmed by efforts of a Texas-based oil company to secure permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection to begin drilling in the environmentally-threatened Big Cypress National Preserve, Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point) on Friday called on the agency to deny any authorization.