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The fight over Florida wetlands permitting authority will continue for months
An appeals court battle about permitting authority for Florida projects that affect wetlands will not be resolved until late this year.
Feds are still weighing whether to appeal a ruling on wetlands permitting in Florida
A U.S. district judge ruled that the federal government improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.
Pinellas County now offers grants for industrial development
Pinellas County is mostly built out. But new construction could expand by renewing older sites. The Urban Land Institute held its Florida Summit last weekend to explore what communities are doing to attract new businesses...
The fight over wetlands permitting in Florida flares up in Congress
Supporters of Florida keeping permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands are trying a different tack: Put it in federal law.
Organizers plan to get the Right to Clean Water amendment on Florida's 2026 ballot instead. Plus: opposition to Bellmar development.
A surprising statistic sparks concern for the endangered Florida panther
The Florida Panther is our state’s official animal and one of the most endangered mammals in the country. WMNF's Chris Young reports.
Sarasota couple fights to protect rural neighborhood from nearby development
A couple is fighting a plan for thousands of new homes near their rural northeastern Sarasota County neighborhood.
Florida rural land conservation program draws applicants
More than 180 landowners have applied to a state-funded program designed to keep swaths of rural Florida from development.
How will Supreme Court’s Sackett v EPA decision impact Florida wetlands and development?
The recent Sackett v EPA decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could have a major impact on wetlands across the country and in Florida.
A wide-ranging discussion about economic justice, the inequality resulting from the closing and repurposing of Just Elementary School serving predominantly Black communities. Neo-colonialism and the Black petis bourgeois who imitate white racist policies to the...
State will consider expansion of the Florida Wildlife Corridor
State officials could direct $100 million to protect 35,500 acres of ranchland for the growing Florida Wildlife Corridor.
Warm Mineral Springs in Sarasota County, Florida is archaeologically important. The City of North Port is considering adding development.
