Once upon a time, the state of Florida did everything in its power to protect the Apalachicola River ecosystem, but now the state is proposing to permit oil drilling in the river floodplain and ...

And as a result, Apalachicola Bay was an extraordinary place for an oyster industry. Lower river levels mean less water flowing into the floodplain, making it harder for young tupelo trees to grow.

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 ...

The permits are for two locations south of Blountstown in the Apalachicola’s 144,000-acre floodplain ... two miles east of the Chipola River and two miles west of Iomanta Lake, both tributaries ...

Forecasters said the storm could make landfall sometime later on Sunday into early Monday and could hit anywhere from Apalachicola ... flash and urban flooding, with isolated river flooding ...