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The bill would prevent the development of such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and lodges in Florida State Parks.

Florida will ask President-elect Donald Trump to give the state authority over federal money for Everglades restoration projects.

SB 80 would strike golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts and ball fields from recreational uses at Florida State Parks.

The $34.5 million purchase of 1,361 acres of ranchland in southeastern Seminole County is through the Florida Forever program.

The lawsuit alleges that Florida violated the Endangered Species Act because of sewage discharges that led to manatee deaths.

"Florida’s most arrogant governor may finally have found limits to what he can pull off." - Martin Dyckman.

Environmental groups are pushing back against a controversial plan called the “Great Outdoors Initiative.” The Florida Department of Environmental Protection released details last week to build pickleball courts, disc golf courses, and lodging at nine...

Eight meetings had been scheduled for Tuesday at sites in Clearwater, Tampa and throughout the state, but will be scheduled next week.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is blamed for sewage discharges into the Indian River Lagoon that is a key for manatees.

A U.S. district judge finalized his rejection of a 2020 move by the federal government to shift wetlands permitting authority to Florida.

Legislative leaders have agreed to use hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling money to help pay for environmental projects.

Lakeland is challenging a decision by the state DEP to approve a permit for a new Duke Energy Florida high-voltage power line in Polk County.