FSC and OSFR files legal challenge
You asked, we acted.Our members and supporters have asked us again and again what we are going do to stop the Seven Springs/Nestle consumptive use permit and protect the Santa Fe River. You […]
Guest opinion: Floridians have the right to know if our waters are safe —
This problem is not limited to Florida south of I-4, it is here in North Florida as well. Thanks to OSFR’s Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman, more monitoring of the the […]
Manatee pursues disposing hazardous Piney Point wastewater into Lower Floridan Aquifer
The irony that jumps out here is the fact that this very governing body, the Manatee County Commission, sold out their county for money and some of the same members not long ago voted to […]
The River of Discords
Thanks to John Moran for permission to use his photos below as we re-post this article about Merrillee and the Santa Fe River. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is […]
Florida Gives Water to Greedy Nestle —
Our thanks to Andy Marlette and the Pensacola News Journal for permission to post his cartoon depicting Nestle Waters North America as a greedy corporation sucking the water from the Floridan aquifer. As usual […]
3PR Petitions EPA to Reconsider Phosphogypsum
People for Protecting Peace River (3PR) continues to remind us of the inaction of our government agencies which allows our health and environment to be put at risk. The phosphate industry has already caused catastrophic […]
Florida manatees are dying in droves this year. Experts blame poor water quality, starvation
The manatees are starving to death say the experts, their food killed off by continual algal blooms. If this is true we must blame the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for not having the political […]
Damning Evidence of Fracking Health Issues —
After many years of advocacy against fracking, including by many OSFR volunteers, fracking remains a threat to Florida’s environment. As we and others have said before, as time goes on we constantly learn of more […]
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