wetlands

There has been discussion about whether this body of water — shallow and full of vegetation — is a lake at all.

A coalition of environmental groups Thursday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a potentially far-reaching move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to shift permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

A controversial repeal of a Wakulla County wetlands protection ordinance is set to take effect in about a week.While a public vote on whether to repeal…

Both chambers of the Florida Legislature are trying to push through reforms to the way the state regulates the environment. Some call the proposals an…

Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-Panama City) says his bill will cut red tape for Florida’s farmers by removing excess regulations. Currently, county…

In a near-unanimous vote, the Wakulla County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended stripping wetland protections from the county’s comprehensive…

At issue is whether the planning and zoning department will throw its weight behind developers or environmentalists. Environmentalists want tougher county…

After first voting to completely repeal a wetlands protection ordinance, Wakulla County commissioners now say they’ll try to amend the existing ordinance…