Department of Environmental Protection

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...

Conservation groups, Governor Rick Scott and Cabinet members are praising Florida’s newest top environmental regulator, Noah Valenstein, as a consensus...

Florida Governor Rick Scott is tapping a former aide and water management district chief to head up the state’s environmental agency.

A Senate committee in Tallahassee unanimously passed a bill that would set standards for how to swiftly notify the public about pollution. It’s an issue…

Florida’s Cabinet is dealing with an embattled agency in flux. Friday Department of Environmental Protection secretary Jon Steverson resigned—effective...