Florida DEP to host January meeting on Blue Origin wastewater permit

The draft permit would let Blue Origin discharge 490,000 gallons per day of industrial wastewater into a stormwater pond, ...
Engineering News-Record

Public Pressure Prompts Florida DEP to Hold Hearing on Blue Origin Wastewater Permit

Florida regulators will weigh Blue Origin’s proposed wastewater discharge as residents raise concerns about impacts to the ...
Yahoo

Who runs Florida State Parks? What we know about the DEP proposal for golf courses, hotels

Nena Lindrose, of Hobe Sound, holds a sign stating "Save JDSP" at the entrance of Jonathan Dickinson State Park on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Martin County. Florida Department of Environmental ...
E&E

Environmentalists urge Florida DEP to strengthen springs rules

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Environmentalists at a public hearing Monday criticized proposed state rules to protect springs from groundwater overpumping, saying the proposal is long overdue and too vague ...
Yahoo

Florida DEP reschedules Great Outdoors Initiative meetings

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has rescheduled the public meetings about the 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative. On Facebook, the agency said it was due to “overwhelming interest.” ...
WMNF

The Florida DEP is fighting new federal rules to limit climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions

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, ...
E&E

Another state lands chief resigns at Florida DEP amid dealmaking

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 ...
WTSP

Complaint filed to DEP over Weeki Wachee State Park management plan

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 ...
WPTV-TV

Florida DEP official says leak of state parks plan by fired worker 'felt like sabotage'

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 ...
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DEP: Northwest Florida animal shelter violated state law by burning drug evidence

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- New documents reveal a Northwest Florida animal shelter has been burning drug evidence for the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. The Florida Department of Environmental ...
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Environmental groups protest Apalachicola River oil drilling at Florida DEP headquarters

A coalition of about 70 environmental groups commandeered the front entrance of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Monday to protest the department’s decision to permit an exploratory ...