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Florida denies oil drilling permit near Big Cypress. Company will appeal and try again

WLRN Public Media

Published November 9, 2021 at 9:26 AM EST

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has rejected a permit application from a North Fort Myers company to drill an exploratory oil well north of Immokalee in Collier County, citing the potential for negative impacts on wildlife like the protected gopher tortoise and on water resources.

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