Florida DEP

DEP Seeks Unprecedented Funding

DEP Requests $95 Million for Treasure Coast Projects By Tyler Treadway September 22, 2017 TC Palm The Florida Department of Environmental Protection budget request for fiscal year 2018-19 includes about ...

Public must be warned about environmental threats

By the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board December 1, 2016 Sun Sentinel Three months ago, as Florida was still reeling from one environmental disaster — toxic algae blooms on both coasts ...

Editorial: State agency should conduct routine testing of Treasure Coast waterways

Editoral Board October 27, 2016 TC Palm What you can't see could hurt you. This simple truth underscores the importance of routine testing for toxins in the St. Lucie River and ...

Editorial: Rick Scott’s positive move for openness

Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board September 27, 2016 Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott's order to require the public to be told of any pollution incidents within 24 hours is ...

Sinkhole leaking toxins into Florida aquifer prompts water quality fears

By Andrea Torres September 17, 2016 WPLG Source: United States Geological Survey MULBERRY, Fla. - After a huge sinkhole opened up under a phosphate fertilizer plant, contaminated water with a ...

Ron Littlepage: Call it the Florida Department of Pollution

By Ron Littlepage September 15, 2016 Florida Times Union As it stands now, your state government is hellbent on allowing higher amounts of cancer-causing chemicals to pollute our rivers and ...

Report: Half of Florida lakes’ surface have ‘elevated’ algae levels

By Jim Waymer August 5, 2016 Florida Today Florida waters are growing greener, saltier and more toxic in some parts, according to a new report on the state’s waters. The ...

More toxic chemicals allowed in Florida waterways

BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Miami Herald July 26, 2016 TALLAHASSEE - Florida regulators voted to approve new water quality standards Tuesday that will increase the amount of cancer-causing toxins allowed ...