Department of Environmental Protection

For more than a decade, a medical device equipment sterilization plant emitted carcinogenic air pollution in Central Fort Myers, creating an increased lifetime cancer risk for those exposed. On Nov. 1, officials with the EPA and the Florida DEP met with concerned residents. WGCU’s John Davis gets details in a conversation with News-Press Senior Writer Amy Bennett Williams, who has been covering this developing story.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has announced a funding opportunity for governments that operate a stormwater or wastewater management system that was affected by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole.

Collier County recently reached a 75% recycling rate as set by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Collier Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Director Kari Hodgson calls this a moment of celebration for the county.

The proposed “Safe Waterways Act” by Calusa Waterkeeper would require the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) to issue health advisories and post and maintain warning notices at “public bathing places” where the water has been found to contain fecal bacteria.

The public is welcome to attend the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's next Blue-Green Algae Task Force meeting on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Southwest Florida on Tuesday along with his wife, Casey DeSantis, to announce a new tool to help people get up-to-date…

Florida's Blue-green Algae Task Force met for the second consecutive day in Naples on Wednesday at Florida Gulf Coast University's Kapnick Center. The…

Over the past year three different local reporters have investigated three different complaints of water contamination in Lee County. WGCU's Jessica…

Governor Rick Scott visited Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County Oct. 23 to announce a proposed $1.7 billion investment in Florida’s…

In the twilight of Gov. Rick Scott’s tenure as governor, a Treasure Coast Palm reporter tallied his actions regarding the environment, asking: "Is Gov.…