The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has denied Riviera Beach's request for a permit to build a mooring field in the Intracoastal Waterway off Palm Beach's North End. In a June 11 letter ...

The draft permit would let Blue Origin discharge 490,000 gallons per day of industrial wastewater into a stormwater pond, then the Indian River Lagoon.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection lashed out at a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, saying it “places the reliability, ...

The leader of Florida’s environmental protection office announced Thursday he is leaving the post he’s held since 2021 to work in the private sector. Shawn Hamilton’s abrupt departure comes three ...

Andrew Fleener’s resignation follows controversies involving DEP’s state parks and state lands divisions. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The Department of Environmental Protection’s State Lands Division, for ...

The Department of Environmental Protection responded after U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza in Orlando ruled last month that the state is responsible for manatee deaths in the northern Indian River ...

WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, Fla. — Is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection doing enough to preserve the Weeki Wachee State Park portion of the Weeki Wachee River? A recently filed complaint ...

Blue-green algae can be toxic to people and pets, and the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County issued tips to help ...

This week The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a proposal to further develop state parks, adding pickleball courts, golf courses and other recreational activity spaces ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official told Scripps Tampa that the alleged leak of plans to add amenities like a golf course to state parks "felt like ...

Florida DEP "moving forward" with plans to update planting permits New permits won't be ready for this year's seagrass planting season At least 1,700 manatees have died since January 2021 Florida will ...