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Our Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
We, the Stop The Burn Campaign leadership and Sierra Club, believe systemic racism…
“Stop the Burn” Campaign Goes to Brazil
Billowing smoke, falling ash, heavy chemical fertilizer, and pesticide applications…
Poor People’s Campaign in the Glades
On Thursday, April 18, the Florida Poor People's Campaign held a field hearing in…
Fake Billboard for a Fake Claim
“SAFE Communities” is at it again, making false claims that insult the intelligence.…
Counterattack on STOP THE BURN: Big Sugar loses its cool
In February, Sierra Club partnered with local Stop the Burn activists to send a…
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Good jobs and green harvesting: A match made in heaven
Where are all of these jobs the sugar industry claims are the reason for maintaining…
Gillum/King = bold leadership on “black snow”
Residents living within and around the Everglades Agricultural Area have their…
Sierra Club Belle Glade Office Grand Opening!
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, we celebrated a new and exciting phase of Sierra’s…
Times’ Bill Maxwell on Stop Sugar Field Burning Campaign
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Community Workshop Helps Clear the Smoke on Sugarcane Burning
More than 30 residents of Lake Okeechobee’s Glades Communities gathered for the…
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More than 250 people crowded into a packed ballroom last week to hear experts and…
Press Clips
- 12/28/2020 WLRN South Florida: Belle Glade’s Falling ‘Black Snow’ Is An Even Greater Concern As The COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
- 11/23/20 Spectrum News Orlando: Environmentalists Call for Action on Sugarcane Burning, Effects Could Aggravate COVID-19 Patients
- 11/20/20 Palm Beach Post: In Muck City, Glades activists argue, Black lives matter
- 11/15/20 Rachel Carson Council: The Bitter Side of Sugar
- 11/7/20 Green Party US: Sugarcane Nightmare: Our Children must not live in a Hazard Zone!
- 3/28/20 – Bloomberg News: The Burning Problem of America’s Sugar Cane Growers
- 12/1/19 AP News: Sugar field burning plagues poor Florida towns with soot
- 8/26/19 WGCU/NPR: https://news.wgcu.org/show/gulf-coast-life/2019-08-20/the-campaign-to-stop-pre-harvest-sugarcane-field-burning
- 8/21/19 TCPalm: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/investigations/2019/08/21/sugar-cane-burning-increases-risk-cancer-and-asthma-studies-show/1571446001/?fbclid=IwAR2dYq4Wyio3vQG4xIga-c0EhEEsmSJA9wUlxNv1lvKzkXvvAmA5xNvIJUg
- 7/15/19 Civil Eats: https://civileats.com/2019/07/15/burning-sugarcane-in-florida-is-making-people-sick-could-green-harvesting-change-the-game/?fbclid=IwAR3kUlFfGkgsfiVG0PtsavWv3q87iWjinRtqfcBw8OfFtU0XRwdabQDOMas
- 7/9/19 Final Call: https://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/Black-snow-from-sugarcane.shtml
- 7/9/19 WLRN/NPR: https://www.wlrn.org/post/lawsuit-seeks-ban-sugarcane-burning-palm-beach-county#stream/0
- 3/26/19 TheMarjorie.org: Pt.1 https://tinyurl.com/y58hxnhb; Pt. 2 https://tinyurl.com/y3jmw5lb; Pt. 3 https://tinyurl.com/yyjhy2pg
Opinions
- 9/07/20 Florida sugarcane growers live in a parallel universe. Don’t buy in. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/09/07/mitchell-sugarcane-growers-live-parallel-universe-dont-buy-in/5737908002
- 8/19/20: Stop the burn of pre-harvest sugarcane burning https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2020/08/19/point-of-view-stop-burn-of-pre-harvesting-sugarcane/113348626/
- 5/12/2020: Free corn doesn’t mitigate the harm from cane burning https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/2020/05/12/letters-editor-may-12-2020/3093672001/?fbclid=IwAR39ZGWCZVm7uVb4gMb2tXF-5ytkhsmSSN20pLfqpduL08CIGMvdhOrMEC0
- 4/22/2020 Virus underscores need to stop sugar field burning https://www.naplesnews.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/04/22/opinion-virus-underscores-need-stop-sugar-field-burning/3007859001/?fbclid=IwAR2EdR68dK5sPmVm9s4Oq5u8G6JODdwKDxRHjxDodYB8qL30maseDgfJ68M
- 9/19/19: Stop the burn, Big Sugar https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/letters/fl-op-letters-thursday-gun-rights-restrictions-big-sugar-bernie-20190919-2r562c4jnffihhgvram5zt4ywi-story.html
- 9/11/19 We want to be free of sticky black smoke and ash from cane burning https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/readers/2019/09/11/letter-letters-editor-sept-11-2019/2262763001/
- 12/13/2018: Burning in the sugar cane fields is dangerous to health https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/readers/2018/12/13/letter-burning-sugar-cane-fields-dangerous-health/2287013002/?fbclid=IwAR00DVrkdoY8gqwG5wP_EQe-Vbwcd_uyP6w0fj8vR2mCQ9-JMPs92y3lpdo
- 8/26/18: Stop the burning in Glades sugar fields https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/opinion/letters-campaign-posters-litter-serve
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- 7/13/18: Don’t burn sugar cane, period https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/letters/Sunday-s-letters-Stop-burning-of-sugar-cane-near-the-Everglades_169932366/
- 4/19/18: Area sugar producers are anything but eco-friendly https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/readers/2018/04/19/letter-area-sugar-producers-anything-but-eco-friendly/523332002/
Press Releases
- 8/4/20: FDACS SMOKES THE GLADES, AGAIN New sugar field burning rules are a day late and a dollar short http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2020/08/press-release-fdacs-smokes-glades-again.html
- 7/30/20: GLADES ACTIVISTS TO COMMISSIONER FRIED: “Stop Sacrificing Black Lives to Appease Big Sugar” http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2020/07/press-release-commissioner-fried-stop.html
- 6/4/20: GLADES ACTIVISTS TO COMMISSIONER FRIED: Walk the talk! Repair the injustice of yesterday and today http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2020/06/press-release-glades-activists-to.html
- 6/3/20: Stop The Burn Campaign Solidarity with Black Lives Matter: http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2020/06/stop-burn-campaign-solidarity-with_3.html
- 4/27/20: 200+ ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON AG COMMISSIONER FRIED TO END PRE-HARVEST SUGAR FIELD BURNING http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2020/04/press-release-200-organizations-call-on.html
- 3/25/20: COVID-19 THREAT UNDERSCORES NEED TO END PRE-HARVEST SUGAR FIELD BURNING http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2020/03/press-release-covid-19-threat.html
- 11/23/19: MUCK CITY AFLAME: Stop the Burn protest highlights failure of FDACS to protect community http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2019/11/muck-city-aflame-stop-burn-protest.html
- 10/1/19: Public Safety Comes First? Changes to Pre-Harvest Sugar Field Burning Fall Short http://www.sierraclubfloridanews.org/2019/10/public-safety-comes-first-changes-to.html