Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The state has been looking into assuming control of the federal wetlands permitting program off and on since 1992. Wednesday, the EPA held the first of two public hearings on the state application submitted in August.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Tuesday a proposal expected to improve water quality across the state.The Republican governor called the measure “one of…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is closing all state parks to the public effective Monday.In the announcement, which came Sunday night,…

This has been a frustrating week for one of the Legislature's most outspoken members – Sen. Tom Lee (R-Brandon), is in his 20 th year in the chamber,...

State leaders have agreed to acquire more than 5,000 acres of land in Sarasota County for conservation.Environmentalists have long had their eyes…

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday he intends to keep Noah Valenstein as the state’s environmental secretary, a move that quickly drew praise from a…

St. Petersburg leaders have settled a lawsuit filed by environmental groups in 2016 after the city released millions of gallons of sewage into Tampa Bay.

Governor Rick Scott is directing an additional $3 million dollars to fight red tide in five of Florida’s most-affected counties. That brings grant...

Florida has reopened 114 of the state parks that were closed for Hurricane Irma.

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

Environmental groups are giving Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jon Steverson mixed reviews as he becomes one of the latest of...

An outgoing state utility regulator is landing a new job to head Florida's parks system after the old director was abruptly demoted.The Department of…