/tags/environmental-regulation environmental regulation en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:27:00 GMT /environment/2026-02-12/concerns-remain-over-some-environmental-bills-at-the-halfway-point-in-the-legislative-session Several bills coursing through Tallahassee have aroused the ire of many conservationists. But some bills also have their backing. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:27:00 GMT /environment/2026-02-12/concerns-remain-over-some-environmental-bills-at-the-halfway-point-in-the-legislative-session Steve Newborn /environment/2025-09-17/derm-permits-miami-dade-budget A proposal included in the county's $12.9 billion budget would strip the Division of Environmental Resources Management of its permitting authority even as it re-establishes DERM as an independent department. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:25:42 GMT /environment/2025-09-17/derm-permits-miami-dade-budget Jenny Staletovich /environment/2025-02-07/trump-environmental-policy-russo As the chair of a federal task force, Key West businessman Ed Russo makes suggestions directly to President Trump ā€” whom he calls an '"environmental hero" ā€” and shapes federal environmental policy. He tells SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± what the president's approach to climate change is, why he is "absolutely right" on energy and what "nobody knows" about his work in conservation. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT /environment/2025-02-07/trump-environmental-policy-russo Julia Cooper /environment/2024-01-11/designed-to-intimidate-bill-would-make-it-costly-to-lose-environmental-lawsuits A Florida Senate committee advanced a wide-sweeping bill that would require someone who loses an environmental court case to cover the winner's legal fees. ā€œThis bill will shut down my nonprofit,ā€ one environmental group leader told the committee. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:34:55 GMT /environment/2024-01-11/designed-to-intimidate-bill-would-make-it-costly-to-lose-environmental-lawsuits Julia Cooper /news/2021-06-23/environmentalist-say-new-florida-law-could-interfere-with-local-clean-energy-commitments Starting in July, local governments won't be able to limit what fuels utilities use. That's under a new law signed Monday by Governor Ron DeSantis. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:49:41 GMT /news/2021-06-23/environmentalist-say-new-florida-law-could-interfere-with-local-clean-energy-commitments Robbie Gaffney /local-news/2021-02-16/bill-to-create-florida-sea-level-rise-task-force-passes-first-committee Florida could soon have official state projections for how sea-level rise and flooding could impact the stateā€™s coastline. Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:19:58 GMT /local-news/2021-02-16/bill-to-create-florida-sea-level-rise-task-force-passes-first-committee Robbie Gaffney /2019-08-12/trump-administration-makes-major-changes-to-protections-for-endangered-species Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the revisions will make the landmark conservation law more efficient. Critics say it will hurt endangered plants and animals as they face mounting threats. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:41:42 GMT /2019-08-12/trump-administration-makes-major-changes-to-protections-for-endangered-species Nathan Rott /news/2019-01-29/desantis-unveils-environmental-budget-proposal-two-south-florida-water-mgmt-district-appointments Conservationist Ron Bergeron and Sanibel City Councilman Chauncey Goss are Gov. Ron DeSantisā€™ first appointments to the South Florida Water Managementā€¦ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:06:50 GMT /news/2019-01-29/desantis-unveils-environmental-budget-proposal-two-south-florida-water-mgmt-district-appointments Amy Green /news/2017-10-25/location-of-post-irma-debris-piles-is-not-environmental-racism-miami-dade-officials-say Responding to Facebook posts accusing them of unfairly dumping debris in underserved neighborhoods, Miami-Dade County officials said Tuesday the foliageā€¦ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:00:17 GMT /news/2017-10-25/location-of-post-irma-debris-piles-is-not-environmental-racism-miami-dade-officials-say /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2017-06-23/the-florida-roundup-how-will-the-senates-effort-to-overhaul-healthcare-impact-south-florida This week on The Florida Roundup ...After weeks of private negotiations, Senate Republicans unveiled their Better Care Reconciliation Act, their proposalā€¦ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:03:38 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2017-06-23/the-florida-roundup-how-will-the-senates-effort-to-overhaul-healthcare-impact-south-florida