/tags/wetlands wetlands en-US WLRN Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:13:52 GMT /environment/2024-06-04/biden-administration-is-still-weighing-whether-to-appeal-in-a-florida-wetlands-permitting-case The Biden administration said it is still deciding whether to appeal a U.S. district judge’s ruling that the federal government improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:13:52 GMT /environment/2024-06-04/biden-administration-is-still-weighing-whether-to-appeal-in-a-florida-wetlands-permitting-case Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2024-05-21/us-circuit-court-of-appeals-wetlands-permitting-fight Rejecting arguments by Florida and business groups, an appeals court has refused to put on hold a U.S. district judge’s ruling in a battle about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands. Tue, 21 May 2024 13:47:47 GMT /environment/2024-05-21/us-circuit-court-of-appeals-wetlands-permitting-fight Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2024-04-16/florida-wetlands-permitting-fight Florida has quickly launched an appeal after a U.S. district judge rejected a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift permitting authority to the state for projects that affect wetlands. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:45:50 GMT /environment/2024-04-16/florida-wetlands-permitting-fight Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2024-04-10/coastal-wetlands-sea-level-rise Wetlands have generally kept pace with sea-level rise by building upward and creeping inland a few meters per year. But raised roadbeds, cities, farms and increasing land elevation can leave wetlands with nowhere to go. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-04-10/coastal-wetlands-sea-level-rise Randall W. Parkinson | The Conversation /environment/2024-03-19/miccosukee-tribe-wetlands-permitting-case-put-on-hold Amid battles in two courts about a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift wetlands-permitting authority to the state, a judge Monday put on hold a lawsuit filed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:04:45 GMT /environment/2024-03-19/miccosukee-tribe-wetlands-permitting-case-put-on-hold Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2024-02-27/florida-court-ruling-wetlands-permitting-case Pointing to permits in “regulatory limbo,” the Florida Department of Environmental Protection asked a judge for a partial stay of a ruling in a legal battle about a 2020 decision that shifted permitting authority from the federal government to the state for projects that affect wetlands. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:17:48 GMT /environment/2024-02-27/florida-court-ruling-wetlands-permitting-case Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2024-02-19/judge-florida-wetlands-permitting His ruling that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act shifts power away from the state. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-02-19/judge-florida-wetlands-permitting Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /government-politics/2024-01-12/environmental-bills-florida-legislative-session These are the bills that could help — or hurt — Florida’s environment. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-01-12/environmental-bills-florida-legislative-session Max Chesnes, Michaela Mulligan and Jack Prator | Tampa Bay Times /environment/2023-05-26/everglades-scientist-could-face-jail-in-bitter-fight-over-records A judge sided with the Everglades Foundation after it sued its former chief scientist saying Thomas Van Lent took or destroyed proprietary information. Fri, 26 May 2023 23:26:34 GMT /environment/2023-05-26/everglades-scientist-could-face-jail-in-bitter-fight-over-records Jenny Staletovich /environment/2022-11-03/miami-dade-moves-boundary-that-protects-wetlands-and-farms-to-make-way-for-warehouses County commissioners sidestepped their own rules for managing growth that require a need for additional industrial space and voted to move the boundary after developers offered to double the amount of a land donation. But the contentious vote could be vetoed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who opposed the move and said afterwards that she was “weighing” her options. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:55:24 GMT /environment/2022-11-03/miami-dade-moves-boundary-that-protects-wetlands-and-farms-to-make-way-for-warehouses Jenny Staletovich