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A marsh surrounding the edge of a golf course in Franklintown, Florida. (Florida Memory)
In a relatively rare move, the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday announced approval of a plan to hand over federal permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.
Supporters praised the move as helping reduce duplicative state and federal permitting and giving Florida more control over such decisions. Florida is only the third state, joining Michigan and New Jersey, that have received the authority, according to the EPA.
“Our waters and wetlands are critical to our economy and way of life in Florida. As such, it is important for the state to be in charge and take the lead in their protection,” state Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein said in a statement released by the EPA. “We are pleased that with the assumption, Florida scientists and permitters will now be accountable for state and federal wetlands permits. DEP (D
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Sunoco Gets Mariner East Reroute Order Paused In Pa.
Law360 (December 17, 2020, 8:55 PM EST) Sunoco was prematurely ordered to reroute a section of its Mariner East gas pipeline in Pennsylvania following an August drilling mud spill that polluted a lake in a popular state park, according to an administrative law judge overseeing a dispute between the company and the state s Department of Environmental Protection.
A judge with the state s Environmental Hearing Board judge ruled that regulators had ordered Sunoco LP to move forward with the reroute without first completing a promised review of a report from the company detailing plans to safely resume horizontal drilling as part of the construction of the controversial pipeline..
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The daily rundown Between Wednesday and Thursday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 13,148 (1.1 percent), to 1,168,483; active hospitalizations went down by 23 (0.4 percent), to 5,122; deaths rose by 101 (nearly 0.5 percent), to 20,305.
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Justice announces retirement of Chief of Staff Mike Hall By
Justice administration Chief of Staff Mike Hall talks with Senate President Mitch Carmichael at the podium.
Mike Hall, who was named chief of staff shortly after Gov. Jim Justice switched parties from Democrat to Republican, has announced his retirement.
Justice said he will name his next chief of staff at a later date. In the meantime, Hall may continue to work on a contract basis, the governor said.
Hall is retiring Dec. 31, shortly before Justice’s second term begins.
Hall was appointed to the position in August 2017 by Justice. He succeeded Nick Casey, a former Democratic Party chairman who Justice fired after the party switch.