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Florida Right to Clean Water amendment petition drive for the ballot in 2026

Organizers plan to get the Right to Clean Water amendment on Florida's 2026 ballot.
wetlands in Florida

Florida cites the ‘consequences’ of a ruling that wetlands permitting should return to U.S. EPA

Florida argued a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting for projects that affect wetlands.
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Tampa announces development code updates at ‘kickoff’ event

Listen: Tampa is launching a two-year project to update the city’s land development code.  The city held a public kickoff meeting at the City Center at Hanna Avenue to introduce it. The Land Development Code...
Citrus

Florida citrus land continues to dwindle

Hendry County was down 12,374 acres, Polk County saw a drop from 60,131 acres to 58,516 acres.
Book of Mormon

Deseret Ranch in Osceola County, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, wants to annex to Orlando

Deseret Ranched, owned by the Mormon church, is seeking to annex 52,450 acres of property into the city of Orlando.
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Voters issue stunning rebuke to DeSantis and developers in Manatee and Sarasota races 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and 3 local developers were rebuked with six out of seven candidates they supported defeated.
Florida wetlands

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.
wetlands in Florida

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...
Florida wetlands

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.
Florida springs

Florida Right to Clean Water amendment will have to wait until 2026; plus environmentalists oppose the Bellmar development in Florida panther habitat

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.

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