jacqui lopez phosphate In: OSFR Joins Environmental Groups in Press Release and Letter to Washington | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

OSFR Joins Environmental Groups in Press Release and Letter to Washington

  Following is the self-explanatory press release  regarding the phosphogypsum stack near Riverview, Florida.  We have made many posts about this gypstack and others, including the laterally-moving one in Louisiana.  Those responsible for this environmental […]

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FLDEP logo In: Florida DEP has short memory, conveniently forgets its major role in Piney Point problem | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida DEP has short memory, conveniently forgets its major role in Piney Point problem

  In the article below, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Gov. DeSantis are scratching their heads and saying “…How did that happen? Well it happened because the DEP screwed up. And Craig Pittman explains to […]

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MosaicFhole2 In: Hiding Piney Point toxic waste underground may give us a taste of super-nasty water | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Hiding Piney Point toxic waste underground may give us a taste of super-nasty water

  Much has been written about the Piney Point fiasco lately because of the recent  pollution allowed by the DEP, but Craig Pittman puts a new spin on the antics of the Manatee County Commission […]

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regan epa In: Please sign this petition to stop the phosphate industry from poisoning our planet | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Please sign this petition to stop the phosphate industry from poisoning our planet

Our federal Environmental Protection Agency has the obligation under the Clean Water Act and those Acts listed below to protect our environment but it is not doing its job.  The people of the United States […]

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oyster reef pubdomain In: Why America’s water wars are futile: Cynthia Barnett | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Why America’s water wars are futile: Cynthia Barnett

  Cynthia Barnett has written Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-47211-563-1. Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis. Boston: Beacon Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-80700-317-6. Rain: […]

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mosaicF4riverviewgypst In: EPA and FDEP Have Failed In Their Jobs -- THEY MUST STOP ADDING TO GYPSTACKS | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

EPA and FDEP Have Failed In Their Jobs — THEY MUST STOP ADDING TO GYPSTACKS

    I am outraged and sick to my stomach. And you should be too because the high-salaried  state and federal agents responsible for taking care of our water, more specifically Tampa Bay and our […]

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