Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This map image shows the wetlands area in Southwest Lakeland impacted by over 1.8 million gallons of untreated wastewater spilled ...

Annual report shows county drinking water met EPA, FDEP standards throughout 2025.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is proposing an update to statewide stormwater rules that aims to reduce water pollution allowed from new developments by about 50%. FDEP anticipates ...

In their first official statement since the site threatened environmental catastrophe, the owners behind Piney Point said they aren’t to blame for a leak that led to 200 million gallons of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on Thursday said it has withdrawn all proposed amendments to state parks that could have added hotels, golf courses and ...

To speed up recovery from Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole along Volusia County's coast, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has temporarily changed seawall permitting requirements. The ...

LAKELAND – Another step was taken by state regulators to potentially allow an expansion of Mosaic’s phosphogypsum stack at its New Wales facility in Mulberry. A notice of intent to issue or deny a ...

On September 26, 2016, as directed by Governor Rick Scott, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Secretary Jon Steverson issued an emergency rule (62ER16-01) that established new, ...