Wes WolfeMarch 20, 2023
6min0
Petitions haven’t seen much success as of late.
Tag: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Wes WolfeMarch 20, 2023
Ryan NicolSeptember 23, 2021
6min864
Despite fewer inspections, DEP investigators found more violations in 2020 than in 2019.
Associated PressJuly 24, 2017
4min198
A manager at a national park along Florida’s Gulf Coast inappropriately touched an employee, misused his position and created potential conflicts of interest, according to a report released the U.S. Department of Interior’s watchdog office. The report by the agency’s inspector general documents allegations made in 2015 against a manager of De Soto National Memorial […]
Associated PressJanuary 5, 2017
1min294
A record number of endangered Florida panthers died again last year — 42 of the remaining big cats were killed, matching the 2015 record. Thirty-four were hit by vehicles in southwest Florida, where development is shrinking what’s left of their habitat. The tally kept by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission includes six new […]
Associated PressDecember 30, 2015
1min442
An environmental advocacy group says 2015 was the deadliest year for Florida panthers. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said Wednesday that 41 Florida panthers died in the wild in 2015, exceeding last year’s previous record of 31 panthers. The group says 70 percent of the deaths were from collisions with motor vehicles. The Florida […]
Phil AmmannMarch 19, 2015
4min154
Department of Environmental Protection employee Barton Bibler did not receive a reprimand for violating Gov. Rick Scott’s unofficial prohibition on the term “climate change,” an agency representative says. DEP Communications Director Lauren Engel responded Thursday by contending the censure was for “personal political advocacy related to the Keystone XL pipeline.” “As stated in Mr. Bibler’s written […]
Phil AmmannMarch 19, 20154min181
Department of Environmental Protection employee Barton Bibler did not receive a reprimand for violating Gov. Rick Scott’s unofficial prohibition on the term “climate change,” an agency representative says. DEP Communications Director Lauren Engel responded Thursday by contending the censure was for “personal political advocacy related to the Keystone XL pipeline.” “As stated in Mr. Bibler’s written […]
James CallMarch 18, 2015
5min213
Wow, talk about a gaggle. If you want a good understanding of what separates the House and Senate as the session approaches the midpoint check out this exchange between Sen. Tom Lee and a gaggle of reporters including the AP, The Palm Beach Post, The Tampa Tribune and the Times/Herald Capitol Bureau. It’s the best gaggle of the session so […]
Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015
6min226
Gov. Rick Scott’s prohibition on the term “climate change” has now claimed its first casualty, an environmental responsibility group says. On March 9, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suspended a state employee for speaking about climate change at an official meeting, which made its way into the record of the meeting, according to […]
Phil AmmannMarch 18, 20156min209
Gov. Rick Scott’s prohibition on the term “climate change” has now claimed its first casualty, an environmental responsibility group says. On March 9, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suspended a state employee for speaking about climate change at an official meeting, which made its way into the record of the meeting, according to […]