Flooding at the Steinhatchee Falls tract SRWMD closes 18 land tracts due to flooding LIVE OAK, FL, April 18, 2014 – The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) has closed 18 of its public land […]
Fracking is the process of injecting a massive volume of water, sand, and chemicals underground at high pressure to break up a rock formation, allowing oil or gas to flow up the well.
Fracking threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the communities we love and the climate on which we depend.
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Fracking involves the injection of millions of gallons of “frack fluid” into dense shale rock in order to crack the rock and release oil or natural gas. Frack fluid contains any combination of up to nearly 600 chemicals along with millions of gallons of water and sand. People who live in areas where fracking occurs experience contaminated water, reduced property value, increased truck traffic, loud noise, explosions and even illness.
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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 […]
Hello Everyone, The outcome of Thursday (Sept. 17, 2009) night’s Columbia County BOCC meeting was a group of elected officials strongly in favor in protecting our public natural resources. The Columbia County BOCC will be sending a letter representing their […]
My mistake. The correct name of the ACT (Alachua Conservation Trust) liason for Lily Springs property is Robert Hutchinson. Also, Brack wrote this note to me this morning: The “resolution of support” may be a ploy to garner some kind […]
Hello, The Gilchrist Board of County Commissioners received a request from John Barley and Richard Corbin to “support and cooperate with public acquisition” of the sale of their 10 acre piece of land on the […]
Hello, The “shovel in the ground” deadline is a mere seven months away, but more and more ARRA-funded stimulus projects are digging in. Meanwhile, two major proposals related to stimulus funding are on the table. […]
Bacteria interrupt swimming at Rainbow River parks Popular bathing spots may reopen by week’s end Staff report Published: Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Four […]
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