Between the picturesque beaches and clear blue coastlines lies a different type of Florida — a Florida full of muddy swamps, unruly grasses, countless birds and alligators lurking nearby. Much of the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision to define a “wetland” solely as a body of water directly connected to a navigable waterway will have damaging effects to humans, wildlife and rare ...

Florida has asked a federal appeals court for “expedited” consideration of a legal battle about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands. Attorneys for the state filed a motion Thursday ...

WASHINGTON— A federal court has ruled in favor of environmental groups, determining that the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated federal law when they greenlit ...

TALLAHASSEE — 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 ...

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — Just hours ago, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. heard arguments in a case that has a major impact in Florida. It's over who should be protecting our wetlands and enforcing laws ...

The state is seeking to block a ruling that handed Florida’s wetlands program back to the Army Corps of Engineers. Florida is making a new legal bid to reclaim oversight of the Sunshine State’s ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly shifted permitting authority to ...

TALLAHASSEE — 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 ...

Environmental experts are pleading with Manatee County leaders to reverse course on their plan to remove local protections for wetlands — a move that favors developer interests. Manatee and other ...

An endangered Florida Panther. (Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Getty Images) (CN) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illegally handed over wetlands ...

The sleek and tawny Florida panther faces constant threats as human development expands into the remaining pocket of its homelands, but conservationists won a key battle last week on the rare cats' ...