Florida has come too far to allow the Clean Water Act to be dismantled

The EPA is enacting rules that would put more than a million Floridians, our wildlife and the lands they call home at risk.

Under this administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back protections that kept Florida's waterways clean and drinking ...

The Revocation of Florida's Clean Water Act 404 Permitting Program

This program proposed to give Florida authority previously held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) through the EPA, in that the FL DEP ...

What the Supreme Court's Clean Water Act decision means for ...

The Supreme Court's rollback of wetlands protections alarmed water advocates. But local and state regulators say there is nothing to worry about.

Court ruling stops Florida's sloppy wetlands permitting, saves panthers

They're supposed to be protected by the Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972. Under that law, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in ...

When the Supreme Court Gutted Clean Water Protections, Local ...

Additionally, states like Missouri and Florida are being confronted with the threat of harmful legislation that could undermine environmental ...

D.C. Court Vacates Florida's Assumption of the Federal Clean Water ...

D.C. Court Vacates Florida's Assumption of the Federal Clean Water Act Permit Program · Background. The ESA prohibits unpermitted "take" of ...

The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act

The US Supreme Court Court on Thursday significantly curtailed the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the nation's wetlands and waterways.

Amendment would give Floridians 'Right to Clean and Healthy Waters'

Everybody deserves the right to clean water (but) we do not currently have it.' A proposed amendment to Florida's constitution would change ...

Webster Applauds EPA Historic Approval of Florida's Request to ...

“A considerable amount of effort has gone into Florida's assumption of the Clean Water Act 404 program,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

EPA Contends with Devastating Supreme Court Decision that Puts ...

The tough reality we now face is that the Clean Water Act is no longer able to work as Congress originally intended. Congress passed the Act in ...

the Clean Water Act Archives | The Invading Sea

Florida has come too far to allow the Clean Water Act to be dismantled. October 19, 2020. By Jenna Stevens, Environment Florida When it comes to our health ...

Florida attorney general tries to make it easier to pave over wetlands

“Florida already has strong laws to protect our waterways, and we cannot allow the federal government to usurp the states' traditional power ...

DeSantis wants your vote. But is he serious about Florida clean water?

Gov. Ron DeSantis created the Blue Green Algae Task Force, but has done little to fix Florida's polluted waterways.

Statement: Many wetlands lose Clean Water Act protections

“We still have a long way to go to achieve the original Clean Water Act goals. Roughly one-half of U.S. beaches were potentially unsafe for ...

Florida DEP Issues Draft Permit for Piney Point Phosphate Facility ...

“Florida regulators have catered to the phosphate industry for way too long, ignoring public health and our environment along the way. Tampa Bay ...

Congress must amend the Clean Water Act to remove any ambiguity ...

Water pollution policy is necessarily decided at the federal level. If our waters are to be adequately protected, Congress must amend the Clean ...

Federal Court Revokes Florida's CWA Section 404 Permitting Authority

Statutory Background. The process for allowing a state to assume CWA Section 404 permitting authority is complex. · Florida's Assumption of 404 ...

The Water Resources Development Act - Congressman Brian Mast

Every two years, I fight to include as many priorities for the state of Florida as possible, including initiatives to prevent toxic discharges and accelerate ...

Statement of Lake Worth Waterkeeper Reinaldo Diaz to EPA on ...

Over the past 30 years, Florida has taken an anti-regulation philosophy, which has left us with toothless state water quality standards. Federal ...