wetlands /tags/wetlands wetlands en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:03:42 GMT Vote on company headquarters outside Miami-Dade urban boundary again delayed /environment/2026-04-23/vote-kelly-tractors-miami-dade-urban-boundary-delay After Miami-Dade's mayor remained opposed, county commissioners agreed to give Kelly Tractor more time to provide details. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:03:42 GMT /environment/2026-04-23/vote-kelly-tractors-miami-dade-urban-boundary-delay Jenny Staletovich Judges again reject Florida plan to take over wetlands permitting /environment/2026-03-30/judges-reject-florida-wetlands-permitting An appeals court in Washington upheld a lower court decision to toss out a 2020 federal decision delegating authority of wetlands permitting to Florida. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:16:53 GMT /environment/2026-03-30/judges-reject-florida-wetlands-permitting Jenny Staletovich Everglades restoration also helps save the planet from climate change, study finds /environment/2026-03-17/everglades-restoration-also-helps-save-the-planet-from-climate-change-study-finds New research shows the carbon absorbed by the Everglades is equal to 10 percent of the emissions coming from Florida roadways, but the watershed’s methane emissions complicate the picture. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2026-03-17/everglades-restoration-also-helps-save-the-planet-from-climate-change-study-finds Amy Green | Inside Climate News Rather than overturn rare veto, Miami-Dade commissioners extend time for major wetlands project /environment/2026-02-18/rather-then-overturn-rare-veto-miami-dade-commissioners-extend-time-for-major-wetlands-project Commissioners agreed to give county staff another month to work out a deal with Kelly Tractor, hinting that without one they would reject the mayor's veto. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:32:38 GMT /environment/2026-02-18/rather-then-overturn-rare-veto-miami-dade-commissioners-extend-time-for-major-wetlands-project Jenny Staletovich Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava rallies supporters for urban boundary veto /environment/2026-02-18/miami-dade-urban-boundary-veto At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava urged commissioners to uphold her veto rejecting a new heavy equipment headquarters on wetlands when they meet Wednesday. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:04:26 GMT /environment/2026-02-18/miami-dade-urban-boundary-veto Jenny Staletovich Miami-Dade mayor vetoes heavy equipment dealership on wetlands /environment/2026-02-02/miami-dade-urban-development-boundary-kelly Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Kelly Tractor's plan to build new headquarters on 246 acres outside the urban development boundary failed to protect valuable wetlands and circumvented planning rules designed to protect them. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:56:45 GMT /environment/2026-02-02/miami-dade-urban-development-boundary-kelly Jenny Staletovich Miami-Dade commission clears way for heavy equipment center on protected wetlands /environment/2026-01-22/miami-dade-commission-clears-way-for-heavy-equipment-center-on-protected-wetlands County Commissioners agreed to amend its growth plan to allow Kelly Tractor to build outside the urban development boundary put in place decades ago to protect wetlands and farms. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:23:16 GMT /environment/2026-01-22/miami-dade-commission-clears-way-for-heavy-equipment-center-on-protected-wetlands Jenny Staletovich Protecting wild Florida in a developer’s market: How the state plans to offset environmental impacts /environment/2025-07-15/protecting-wild-florida-in-a-developers-market-how-the-state-plans-to-offset-environmental-impacts A new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the landscape out of balance. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-15/protecting-wild-florida-in-a-developers-market-how-the-state-plans-to-offset-environmental-impacts Rose Schnabel | WUFT News Florida legislators want to rewrite rules on wetlands banking, weakening restoration efforts /environment/2025-03-26/wetlands-everglades-development-banking-restoration-senate The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration is achieved. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-03-26/wetlands-everglades-development-banking-restoration-senate Jenny Staletovich Environmental groups argue wetlands permitting ruling should stand /environment/2024-11-05/environmental-groups-argue-wetlands-permitting-ruling-should-stand Environmental groups Friday urged a federal appeals court to uphold a district judge’s ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-11-05/environmental-groups-argue-wetlands-permitting-ruling-should-stand Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida