Eric Draper

"No matter what your political beliefs are, you love Florida parks"

Veteran regulator Ernie Marks takes the reins of the South Florida Water Management District at a pivotal time, says Audubon of Florida’s Eric Draper.…

Republican Senator Dana Young of Tampa is making good on her campaign promise to file a statewide fracking ban. Young supported an industry backed bill…

Environmental groups are giving Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jon Steverson mixed reviews as he becomes one of the latest of…

Governor Rick Scott and the Cabinet agreed Tuesday to spend $16 million to preserve Horn Spring Woods, a vast, 11,000-acre swath of wilderness in Leon and…

House and Senate leaders say are patting themselves on the back for writing a new statewide water policy and spending more to restore the Everglades. But…

Sponsors of a major rewrite of the state’s water policy are claiming victory after easy passage during the first week of the legislative session. But…

Governor Rick Scott is getting mixed reviews for pulling the plug on so-called “water farming.” Scott vetoed more than $31 million that paid landowners to…

After less than a week of sometimes angry budget negotiations, environmentalists are optimistic the Legislature will buy tens of thousands of acres of…

Everglades activists are making a last-ditch effort to convince lawmakers to spend more money restoring the fabled River of Grass. The push comes less…