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Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein is exiting next week after running the agency for four years under two governors. Shawn Hamilton, currently the state agency’s deputy secretary for land and recreation, will become Florida’s interim environmental secretary on June 4, the department confirmed on Thursday. Hamilton has been with the Department of Environmental Protection since 2007, starting as a public affairs manager in the agency’s Northwest District Office and moving to assistant district director in 2010 and district director in 2011. Hamilton w...

May 29—MANATEE — It took a heavy steel plate, an underwater rover and more than 600 truckloads of sand to finally patch the torn liner at Piney Point and prevent the pond from leaking. About two months ago, operators discovered a leak in a giant pond that could have caused a massive flood. Since then, crews have worked around the clock to avoid that catastrophe. State officials say the plan is ...

He gave no reason for his resignation in a letter to DeSantis dated May 8 or said what his next career move will be.

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/ Valenstein did not give a reason for his departure. He will be replaced by Shawn Hamilton, the state Department of Environmental Protection's deputy secretary for land and recreation. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein is exiting next week after running the agency for four years under two governors. Shawn Hamilton, currently the state agency’s deputy secretary for land and recreation, will become Florida’s interim environmental secretary on June 4, the department confirmed on Thursday. Hamilton has been with the Department of Environmental Protectio...