TMDLs Are a License to Pollute
This meeting is about Total Maximum Daily Loads of pollutants allowed in our waterways. Since this rule makes a certain quantity legal, it amounts to a license to pollute. Thus industry is happy because the […]
A Gulf Oil Spill Study Finds an Even Deadlier Impact on One of Florida’s Most Popular Fish
As time goes on we learn more about pollution and contamination which may show up decades after the point of exposure. Just as with some chemical pollution on land, we see how oil spills […]
Coalition Calls on Florida Legislature to Create Committee to Focus on Climate Change
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo followed the Florida Legislators’ legacy on environmental issues when, asked about climate change, she noted the number of fires on electric vehicles. Instead of focusing on the problem of climate change, […]
Politics and the Homosassa River
Begging politicians for money to help restore a spring or a river is largely a waste of time, although we certainly do not discourage that. The way it is supposed to work, of course, is […]
Johannesen Named Educator of the Year by Project Learning Tree
OSFR has long been a proud sponsor of Trini Johannesen and the Parknership program at Fort White schools. This is a program which brings an important message to youngsters who may not learn about the […]
It Took Awhile to Find, But Here’s Some Good News For the Environment
Florida has a history of its citizens supporting environmental issues, while the State of Florida, the DEP and the five water management districts as well as its legislators have an abominable record of killing […]
Public utility to pipe water to residents of ‘Gasland’ town
Many of our readers have seen the film “Gasland” and are familiar with the horrible pollution caused by fracking in Pennsylvania. Probably no state has suffered more from the greed of Big Oil and fossil […]
OSFR Tabling Activities Are Helping Save Your River
The following was sent by former OSFR president Kristin Rubin, who has been dedicating much of her time to promote the FRTCW amendment. OSFR is blessed with many hard-workers none of whom are paid. […]
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