Jacob OglesMarch 27, 2024
8min0
The House passed an amendment from the Congressman that would codify Florida's 404 program.
Tag: Department of Environment Protection
Jacob OglesMarch 27, 2024
Wes WolfeApril 18, 2023
5min0
The bill came to the committee a little weaker than when first introduced.
Anne GeggisSeptember 20, 2021
3min1056
'Florida's greatest assets'
Jim RosicaFebruary 16, 2018
8min565
The federal government on Friday said it was opening Florida’s Gulf Coast to “oil and gas exploration and development.” A Interior spokesman, however, soon added that the “small slice available (approximately 944,000 acres) … is more than 100 miles offshore Florida.” A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson also said the proposed area is “currently open to […]
Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017
2min463
After 22 years, Eric Draper is going to work for The Man. Draper, the executive director for Audubon Florida, will become the next director of the Florida State Parks system. News of the hire was made public on Thursday. Draper’s first day is Nov. 28. He replaces Lisa Edgar, who quit in February after less than […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 27, 2017
3min329
Lisa Edgar has resigned as director of the Florida Park Service after less than two months on the job, citing “an immediate family emergency.” Edgar notified Gary Clark, the Department of Environmental Protection’s deputy secretary for land and recreation, in an emailed note Thursday. “Gary. Thank you for the opportunity to work for you and the Florida Park Service. It […]
Michael MolineJanuary 24, 2017
3min239
A joint House-Senate panel pulled the Department of Environmental Protection’s request for another $13 million to litigate the state’s “water wars” and sent the request to a House committee for scrutiny. Rep. Carlos Trujillo announced that the matter had been withdrawn from the agenda during a Joint Legislative Budget Commission meeting Tuesday evening. He co-chairs the […]
Staff ReportsNovember 15, 2016
1min218
Ryan Matthews will be the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s new deputy secretary for regulatory programs, responsible for air, water, and waste pollution programs and for overseeing the agency’s regulatory districts. The appointment, announced Tuesday by Secretary Jon Steverson, takes effect Wednesday. “Ryan brings a deep understanding of many of Florida’s most pressing water and environmental […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 29, 2016
4min198
Gwen Graham is again blasting Gov. Rick Scott about the massive sinkhole created at the Mosaic phosphate plant in Polk County last month. The Tallahassee Democratic representative specifically is challenging the claim made by Scott earlier this week that he wasn’t aware of the 215 million gallons of contaminated water going into the Florida aquifer until weeks after the incident. […]
Phil AmmannMay 27, 2015
2min232
Attorney Matthew Z. Leopold of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt has been appointed by U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio to the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission. Leopold, who is based in the Carlton Fields Government Law and Consulting practice group, will be on the Northern District Conference, one of three corresponding to each of […]