As the Sackett v. EPA ruling reshapes national wetland policy, UF experts David Kaplan, Ph.D., director of the Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands, and Matthew Cohen, Ph.D., director of the UF Water Institute, explain how Florida’s existing laws protect its waters and wetlands better than most states, and why continued leadership is critical.

Read the full guest column at https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/01/29/who-protects-floridas-wetlands-when-federal-protections-fade-column/.