Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2019
6min1184
Nesheiwat will serve as the state’s first-ever Chief Resilience Officer
Tag: Noah ValensteinPhoto of Bob Graham at a Rick Scott State of the State address in 2013. Photo via the Florida Times-Union.
Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2019
Ryan NicolApril 6, 2019
7min811
The loans are part of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
Ryan NicolFebruary 27, 2019
8min698
Wednesday's meeting was the first of the year for the Florida delegation.
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 15, 2019
5min755
The appointment is getting praise from the environmental community.
Ryan NicolFebruary 13, 20194min484
Valenstein spoke before a House subcommittee.
Jacob OglesFebruary 9, 2019
3min340
The governor hasn't spoken against court ruling ordering well permit in Everglades.
A.G. GancarskiDecember 17, 2018
6min686
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ Transition Advisory Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture met Monday, with the discussion involving very little in the way of actual disagreement between panelists. The 40-person group, chaired by U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, is expected to make recommendations by the end of December, on issues ranging from restoring the Everglades to […]
Danny McAuliffeJune 19, 2018
8min478
Environmental and activist groups are criticizing the state for drafting in secrecy the details of a new permitting process to build in Florida’s wetlands. In a letter Monday addressed to Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein, environmental groups Audubon Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida alongside the League of Women Voters called for a more […]
Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2018
6min309
With little opposition raised — except for Democrats’ votes against three recent appointments to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee recommended Monday that the chamber back all 89 appointments and nominations awaiting confirmation. The committee’s favorable recommendations include Florida Secretary of Environmental Protection Noah Valenstein, Florida Fish and […]
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 […]
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