wetlands

New research shows the carbon absorbed by the Everglades is equal to 10 percent of the emissions coming from Florida roadways, but the watershed’s methane emissions complicate the picture.

Commissioners agreed to give county staff another month to work out a deal with Kelly Tractor, hinting that without one they would reject the mayor's veto.

At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava urged commissioners to uphold her veto rejecting a new heavy equipment headquarters on wetlands when they meet Wednesday.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Kelly Tractor's plan to build new headquarters on 246 acres outside the urban development boundary failed to protect valuable wetlands and circumvented planning rules designed to protect them.

County Commissioners agreed to amend its growth plan to allow Kelly Tractor to build outside the urban development boundary put in place decades ago to protect wetlands and farms.

A new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the landscape out of balance.

The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration is achieved.

Environmental groups Friday urged a federal appeals court to uphold a district judge’s ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

The Biden administration said it is still deciding whether to appeal a U.S. district judge’s ruling that the federal government improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

Rejecting arguments by Florida and business groups, an appeals court has refused to put on hold a U.S. district judge’s ruling in a battle about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands.

Florida has quickly launched an appeal 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.

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.