Single-use Plastics Legislative Bills
This is part of an information update sent out by the Florida Springs Council on what is happening now in the Florida Legislature. This bill is crucial to keeping trash out of our waterways. Comments […]
Politics At Its Worst: Petty Retribution By Kathleen Passidomo
The only true environmentalist of whom we are aware on any of the water management districts (WMDs), was the victim of a petty politician’s whim for revenge. Senator Kathleen Passidomo is not fit […]
More Knowledge About Plastics In Water
We welcome and commend research to combat plastics in our water. It is up to politicians not researchers, however, to ensure that money and time are allocated to reduce the well-known sources of plastics […]
Current Regulations For Excess Nutrients Not Working
This is the story of Florida all over again. We are poisoning our planet in order to save money and the agencies which are supposed to protect our waters do not care. Read the original […]
The Costs of Not Stopping Algae
Although this article speaks mostly of the southern end of the state, the cost of allowing green algae to flourish applies to all of us. In the north part of Florida, the overwhelming source […]
Taxpayer Boondoggle Continues.
This huge waste of taxpayer money continues on and on. Water levels in some Keystone lakes fell when the JAE began drawing out huge amounts of water from the aquifer. This resulted in a […]
Developer Wins, Mangroves lose.
Two things stand out when we read this article: first, we agree with Commissioner Charlie Salem and we commend the public’s vigilance in reporting mangrove destruction, and also, we would like to know why […]
Koch Industries May Pose New Risk of Plastic Pollution And The Environment
Solving threats to the environment will surely become more difficult with billionaire backing of industry by the Koch Industries. Read the original article here in The New York Times. Comments by OSFR historian […]
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