Wetlands are Florida’s hardest-working ecosystems. From the Everglades to the floodplains of the Apalachicola River, the 10 ...

Levine Cava says she has a responsibility to protect wetlands and the fragile South Florida environment. She does. So do the ...

As Manatee County leaders were poised for a final vote to restore local wetland protections, state officials shocked them with a last-minute opposition. Florida agencies get to review Comprehensive ...

The Trump administration properly accounted for endangered species threats when it gave Florida responsibility for wetlands permits, despite “serious” problems with the state’s approach, the Biden ...

TALLAHASSEE, FLa. — Florida is urging a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that halted the state’s authority to issue permits for projects affecting wetlands, warning of “disastrous ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly shifted permitting authority to ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting for projects that affect wetlands, contending that “disastrous consequences flow” from the ...

On June 26, 2025, the Florida Governor signed the Mitigation Banks bill (SB492/HB1175) into law. This new law significantly updates the state's wetland mitigation banking program, impacting how ...

TALLAHASSEE — Environmental groups Friday urged a federal appeals court to uphold a district judge’s ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly s h ifted permitting ...

Researchers ventured into the blackwater streams of Florida’s wetlands on the hunt for a rare species that hadn’t been documented in the state in over 30 years. They found nearly two dozen. A study ...