By David Guest, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice The “summer slime” season is starting in Florida. Over and over, we’ll be forced to watch the places where we love to boat, swim and fish get covered with nauseating algae that can make us, our pets, and wildlife sick. In Tallahassee and in Washington, polluter lobbyists are getting […]
Florida Department of Health and Alachua County Environmental Protection Department test report on the Lower Santa Fe River section between US 27 Bridge Park and Poe Springs as follows: Samples were collected on 5/21/12 from the […]
Permit Withdrawn: 11/16/2010 The information sent by Suwannee River Water Management District yesterday (read letters here) regarding the permit application for “Lily Springs” Bulk Water Transfer permit was a procedural matter. According to Florida Statute […]
Permit Denied: 11/9/2010 OSFR is pleased that SRWMD staff has committed themselves to put the denial of Lily Springs Bulk Transfer Station in writing and update the SRWMD Board Members with data and material for the monthly Board meeting. The Governing […]
The Singing and Songwriting Contest at The Great Outdoors Restaurant was a fabulous success! Thank you to all the participants, we had a blast with good music and good food. Our goal to spread the word about […]
There was an estimated 400 citizens and elected officials in attendance at the Florida Springs Rally 2010 yesterday in the state Capitol. Bruce Ritchie covered the event in his article here: http://bruceritchie.blogspot.com/2010/02/springs-rally-at-capitol-attracts-about.html At the EPA Hearing, a fact sheet was […]
From the steps of the State Capitol, John Moran challenges the Florida Legislature to act now to protect the state’s unique freshwater springs, which are succumbing to spiking nitrates, overpumping of the aquifer, and legislative […]
A plan is afoot to control all of Florida’s water by one agency which could then be controlled by special interests. Continue reading for the article by Craig Pittman. The original article appeared […]
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