State must stop pollution at its source
As we said in a recent post: “We are not interested in hearing about spending money or watching little dances, what we are looking for here is someone to address the sources of the phosphorus […]
Plans for massive toll road projects raise concern
Before new highway plans are finalized all options to improve current transportation corridors should be utilized in order to prevent development sprawl,wetlands destruction, and wildlife casualties. New roads bring excessive sprawl of motels, gas stations […]
State lawmakers begin polluter crackdown
Welcome words. We hope this long-overdue beginning carries through, although surely the polluters will kick back and fight to continue their planet-destroying pollution activities. The following is a great article, but shows some confusion […]
Slow But Steady Government Takeover of the Ichetucknee
Locals are being pushed out by state government which is an abuse of power. What kind of park management is this? Perhaps some letters to the DEP and your representatives in Tallahassee are in […]
Declining Aquifer Threatens Turtles In Santa Fe River
This die-off, which scientists think was caused by a changing climate and declining aquifer levels, altered the river’s water quality indefinitely. The following article, from the Gainesville Sun on Feb. 1, 2019, shows that […]
Upstream Solutions
The Gainesville Magazine Valentines Issue has the following article. We wish we had more like Megan Black and Current Problems. OSFR goes back some years with Current Problems and often joins with them on clean-ups. […]
Water spending is only part of solution
Thanks to the Gainesville Sun editorial board for their insightful editorial in the Jan. 31, 2019 paper. Two very important points are made, which are crucial to the success of the new governor’s water solution. […]
DeSantis’ Water Reform Gets Pushback From AG
State Republicans, DeSantis split on water issues Gov. DeSantis is on a roll but is beginning to face obstacles from moneyed interests, called agriculture and industry. We hope he is strong enough to make wise […]
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