Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Study: Florida Not Regulating Hazardous Waste Polluters

January 21, 2016

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is not enforcing laws against companies responsible for hazardous materials pollution or collecting the fines it could from polluters, according to a study released Thursday by an environmental group.

In ‘Climate Change’ Controversy, A Tale of Two Agencies

June 19, 2015

Two state agencies -- one independent, the other under the governor -- take very different approaches to climate change, demonstrating how politics can trump science in Florida.

DEP Email: Stay ‘On Message’ When It Comes to Sea-Level Rise

April 16, 2015

An email exchange among Florida Department of Environmental Protection employees responding to a media request to talk about sea-level rise hints that the department had a message that had to be adhered to when it came to the cause.

As Gov. Scott Denies Ban, ‘Climate Change’ Order Reported at Other Agencies

March 11, 2015

Employees from the Department of Transportation, Department of Health and South Florida Water Management District say they were told not to use “climate change” and “global warming.”