Renzo DowneyJanuary 26, 2022
5min0
Environmental groups oppose the bill, but lawmakers are united.
Tag: FDEP
Renzo DowneyJanuary 26, 2022Renzo DowneyDecember 7, 2021
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When asked what he's done to address global warming and rising sea levels, the Governor attacked liberal ideologies.
Renzo DowneyNovember 22, 2021
5min901
The Governor gets one appointee to the newly established Commission.
Renzo DowneySeptember 21, 2021
5min1252
DeSantis and Fried have sparred over Shawn Hamilton's appointment since June.
Renzo DowneyMay 5, 2021
5min2596
The state is putting at least $100 million toward fixing Piney Point, but Fried wants more.
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 3, 2019
3min397
The perpetrator is charged with 11 felonies.
A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016
2min388
Among the impacts of Hurricane Matthew: beach erosion, an especially acute problem in St. Johns, Flagler, and Volusia counties. Tuesday, State Sen. Travis Hutson, who represents the affected area, called on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to review the Atlantic coast erosion problem and move toward meaningful redress. “Hurricane Matthew has caused severe beach erosion threatening […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2016
3min225
On Tuesday morning, one Jacksonville City Council panel issued a rebuke to the Florida Environmental Regulatory Commission fast-tracking a decision to weaken water quality standards, to where increased amounts benzene and other carcinogenic chemicals can be released in Florida waterways. On Tuesday afternoon, the Rules committee unanimously approved Councilman Jim Love‘s resolution asking the EPA to consider Jacksonville, in a […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2016
7min271
In July, the Florida Environmental Regulatory Commission fast-tracked a decision to weaken water quality standards, allowing more benzene and other wastewater chemicals to be released in Florida waterways. In October, a Jacksonville City Council committee (Public Health and Safety) approved unanimously a resolution to express opposition and urge reconsideration of the recommendations sent to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. In doing […]