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Florida legislators want to rewrite rules on wetlands banking, weakening restoration efforts
The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration ...
Wetlands fight is teed up for arguments: Florida and EPA seek to overturn judge’s ruling
A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
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More than $5.4 million in restoration project funding announced for North Florida springs
In Lake City, the $3.8 million project will convert Lake City’s Steedley Sprayfield to approximately 50 acres of treatment ...
A developer wants to remove wetlands in Orange County. Will it make Osceola flood?
Last week the Tuscana project was set to be reviewed by Orange County’s Development Review Committee. But applicant ...
A headache for humans, stubborn fire is actually good for Everglades wetlands
That’s why forestry managers for public lands, like Everglades National Park, do so many controlled burns throughout the park ...
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What are STAs and FEBs? They are crucial for Everglades restoration
Reservoir: A deep manmade water storage area that holds water ... Everglades: A unique subtropical wetland ecosystem that once covered about 3 million acres of South Florida.
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How Trump environmental rollbacks could increase pollution in Florida
who represents homebuilders and developers for the South Florida law firm Bilzin Sumberg, said the presence of a pipe or a culvert on a property could define the area as a wetland and warrant a ...
Primary panther habitat preserved in Southwest Florida as part of larger state land deal
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis added more than 3,800 acres to SW FL conservation land, part of a 34,595 Wildlife Corridor acres ...
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Florida legislators want to rewrite rules on wetlands banking, weakening restoration efforts
similar to areas that have been paved over. The number of wetlands mitigation banks is twice as high in North and Central Florida than in South Florida. (1298x988, AR: 1.3137651821862348 ...