In 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave the state of Florida unprecedented power to greenlight projects in the state’s sensitive wetlands — a power that the federal government controlled until now.

It did this despite the state’s consistent track record of rubberstamping wetland destruction. Now, an oil drilling proposal in the Everglades is on track to move forward.

Earthjustice is suing the EPA and other federal agencies for abdicating their responsibility to safeguard Florida’s wetlands. Learn more.