María Fernández

1 week ago | thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Jackie Llanos |Mitch Perry |Maria Fernandez |María Fernández

North Florida beaches including this one at Grayton Beach State Park were among those threatened by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill that polluted the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (Via Florida State Parks)Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida lawmakers to ban oil exploration and drilling in that region passed unanimously in the Florida House on Wednesday.