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Employees. 4200 (2021) Annual budget. US$1.44 billion (FY15–16) Agency executive. Shawn Hamilton, Secretary. Website. www.floridadep.gov. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is the Florida government agency responsible for environmental protection.
The environment of Florida in the United States yields an array of land and marine life in a mild subtropical climate. This environment has drawn millions of people to settle in the once rural state over the last hundred years. Florida's population increases by about 1,000 residents each day. [1] Land development and water use have transformed ...
The Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) was the agency which, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, handled regulation, management, conservation, compliance and enforcement of a wide range of environmental and natural resource activities in the state of Florida, United States. Prior to that time, these activities were functions ...
myfwc.com. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is a Florida government agency founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tallahassee. It manages and regulates the state's fish and wildlife resources, and enforces related laws. Officers are managers, researchers, and support personnel, and perform law enforcement in the course ...
Here are the PFAS contaminated sites in Florida in no particular order, according to EWG: 1. System name: Miami Dade Water and Sewer Authority. State: Florida. Population served: 2,300,000 ...
The Florida Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University has formed an Integrative Collaborative on Climate and Energy (ICCE) focused on issues of climate adaptation in Florida's urban and natural systems. Partners include the Florida Climate Initiative, the University of South Florida, and various government agencies. [89]
5,000 acres (20 km 2) Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Silver Springs State Park, formerly known as Silver River State Park, is a Florida state park located on the Silver River in Marion County. The park contains Silver Springs, Florida's first tourist attraction. The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area occupies approximately the southern third of the island of Key Biscayne, at coordinates 25°40′25″N 80°09′34″W. This park includes the Cape Florida Light, the oldest standing structure in Greater Miami. [1] In 2005, it was ranked as having the 8th best beach in the country, [2][3] and in ...