Judges again reject Florida plan to take over wetlands permitting

A move by the Trump administration to hand Florida control over a key review required for dredging and filling vanishing wetlands has failed to pass muster with appellate judges. In a ruling late Friday, a federal appeals court in Washington upheld a lower court decision, concluding that in delegating authority to Florida, federal authorities “abdicated” their duty to protect wildlife in a state with the third highest number of endangered species.