Diesel fuel spill reported at Jacksonville naval base
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is working to clean the spill of marine diesel at the Mayport Naval Station. Author: Matthew Copeland (WTLV) Updated: 1:47 PM EST December 20, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection reported a spill of marine diesel fuel Sunday at the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville.
According to the DEP, the spill began at about 8 a.m. at Foxtrot Wharf. The Mayport Port Operation is on the scene to clean the spill. The cause of the spill has not been released.
Details are limited at this time. First Coast News will update this story as more information becomes available.
December 19, 2020
About 25 miles south of Miami, there’s a nuclear power plant perched on a low-lying ridge tucked between the swamp and the sea. Its two reactor facilities, built in 1972 and 1973, don’t exactly blend in: The drab, concrete cylinders squat above the blue waves of Biscayne Bay and the muted green expanse of the Everglades both delicate ecosystems protected as national parks. Thousands of crocodiles patrol an adjoining labyrinth of manmade cooling canals.
Dubbed Turkey Point, the plant powers nearly a million south Florida homes and has been humming along for nearly half a century. If all goes according to plan for Florida Power & Light (FPL), the plant’s owner, it’ll keep running at least until the early 2050s, remaining unchanged while an expected two feet of sea level rise slowly transform the surrounding landscape.
DEP receives EPA approval for oversight of federal wetlands program December 18, 2020, posted by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced yesterday that after many years of thoughtful deliberation and preparation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the state assumption of the 404 program (the federal permitting program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into wetlands and other waters of the United States).
In 2018, the Florida Legislature passed a bill that authorized Florida to kickstart the state assumption process. After a thorough federal and public review period, coupled with thorough internal preparation, DEP has been approved to adopt the federal 404 program and enhance the protection of Florida’s wetlands.