Department of Environmental Protection

Florida could soon have official state projections for how sea-level rise and flooding could impact the state’s coastline.

The tool is part of a new law taking effect July 1 that calls for projects using state money to conduct studies on damage and costs tied to sea rise. Critics say the law falls short by not requiring fixes.

A similar proposal to form an Office of Resiliency failed to get through House committees during last year's legislative session.

Environmental advocates celebrated the creation of a chief resilience officer. Now they have doubts.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is the only statewide elected Democrat, and, she claims Republicans have it out for her. Fried is battling...

The Associated Press Environmental activists and state environmental officials disagree about how regulations should be used to combat algae blooms in...

A shift of 19 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law-enforcement officers to the Department of Environmental Protection, a change sought by Gov....

Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection is applying to take over duties from the federal government related to protecting its wetlands. But...

Advocates are raising concerns about state plans for cleaning up Florida’s ailing springs.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is unveiling his plans for environmental spending ahead of the 2018 lawmaking session.

Three Florida parks in the Keys opened to the public Friday for the first time since Hurricane Irma, as the state looks at overall storm damage to its...

Nearly a year after a state regulatory commission approved controversial new water-quality standards, an appeals court Tuesday ruled that a pulp-and...