wetlands

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.

Florida has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to have control over permitting in the wetlands. Only two other states, New Jersey and Michigan, do their own permitting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Cabinet members drew praise from environmentalists Thursday after agreeing to spend $79 million on seven Florida Forever land…

There’s a new draft plan for more water storage north of Lake Okeechobee.

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

On the western edge of the Florida Everglades sits 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) of gator-infested swampland, and a private firm is making big...

A Florida Senate committee, Wednesday, advanced a bill ( SB 1402 ) which aims to place a longstanding federal program that protects wetlands through the...

Every time it rains, storm water drains throughout South Florida pick up a slick admixture of gasoline, soot, detergent, fertilizers and other...

The Florida Cabinet has approved a conservation easement in the Lake Okeechobee watershed.

Environmental experts met Tuesday in Naples to discuss massive wetland loss in the state and looming federal policy changes that could help.