Florida politicians must protect our state parks
The 'State Park Preservation Act' deserves to be voted on in its current form and untainted by attempts to water ...
Tag: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida lawmakers considering bills to protect state parks and improve resiliency in upcoming session
The resiliency bills would develop rules for nature-based solutions and a tax-credit program for green buildings.
Bill banning golf courses, pickleball courts from state parks advances in Florida Senate
Republican Sen. Gayle Harrell filed SB 58 in response to plans to build such amenities in at least nine parks.
An idea all Floridians can agree on: Protecting our state parks
A new bill would prohibit sporting amenities and structures that may cause significant harm to resources in state parks.
The silencing of clean water advocates
Three challengers to Cape Coral’s effort to remove the Chiquita Lock face a $2 million penalty to cover a law ...
How Florida built resilience this hurricane season and what can be done to prepare for future storms
Florida leaders have made great progress this year to better protect residents, but there is still a lot of work ...
Apalachicola River oil drilling proposal roils the water
Clearwater Land & Minerals of Florida proposes drilling through just north of the Dead Lakes in Calhoun County.
Florida’s rivers deserve the same passion as our parks
Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection should reject a plan for oil drilling in the Apalachicola River Basin.
Support our state parks, a true bipartisan cause
Even though proposals to develop state parks have been shelved for now, morale at Florida's DEP has suffered.
The danger of Florida springs going extinct
With a million wells and millions of acres of people and farms, Florida’s springs are a shadow of their former ...