Also, the brief contends the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — not the Department of Environmental Protection — is constitutionally responsible for wildlife-related issues.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a federal appeals court to quickly halt a district judge’s ruling that would require a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees ...

Florida's Department of Environmental Protection is appealing a judge's ruling that it violated the Endangered Species Act due to wastewater discharges harming manatees in the Indian River Lagoon.

Environmental groups Friday gave formal notice that they could sue federal and state agencies over alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act at Alligator Alcatraz.

Describing the case as having "exceptional importance," the Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn decisions that required the ...

The environmental group Bear Warriors United in 2022 filed the lawsuit against the department, after Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County.