Florida plans to buy Everglades land near West Broward suburbs targeted for oil drilling

The state intends to buy a huge chunk of land in the Everglades currently permitted for oil and gas drilling, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday

The 20,000-acre purchase from a Miami family who made their fortune in real estate would be the largest land acquisition in a decade and would prevent oil drilling close to Broward County’s western border.

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