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Pointing to what it called "irreparable injuries," Florida has asked a federal appeals court to put on hold a district judge's ruling as a legal battle continues to play out about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands.
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The move comes after a U.S. district judge rejected a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift permitting authority to the state for projects that affect wetlands.
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Wetlands have generally kept pace with sea-level rise by building upward and creeping inland a few meters per year. But raised roadbeds, cities, farms and increasing land elevation can leave wetlands with nowhere to go.
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Attorneys for 404 permit applicants caught in “regulatory limbo” echoed Florida's request — now denied — to advance permits with no impacts to threatened species.
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FIU researchers are experimenting with "floating wetlands" to improve the water quality of Miami's canals.
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As court battles continue, supporters of Florida keeping permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands are trying a different tack: Put it in federal law.
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Florida is urging a federal judge to speed up a final ruling in a battle about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands, as the state sets the stage for a potential appeal.
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Warning of "devastating" effects, some of Florida's most-powerful business groups and major companies are urging a federal judge to approve a stay of a ruling in a battle about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands.
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The object of Benjamin Dimmitt's pictorial and editorial attention has deteriorated significantly over the last few decades.
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His ruling that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act shifts power away from the state.
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These are the bills that could help — or hurt — Florida’s environment.
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Despite protests from a crowd of opponents, the Manatee County Commission voted 5-1 to roll back local wetland protections in favor of defering to state minimum standards.