Public Interest Presentation Zoom Meeting REMINDER
Public interest has not been defined satisfactorily and many times incorrectly. It is refreshing to see the Army Corps use that term to deny the infamous Pebble Mine in Alaska. It is a powerful […]
Ruling on Oct. 6, 2020 Lake Butler hearing
The following document gives the ruling from the Oct. 6, 2020 ruling in Lake Butler regarding Union County’s motion for reconsideration. Not being lawyers we don’t know, but we assume this action will have no […]
Alachua Conservation Trust Partners With Suwannee River Partnership to Host Cleanups at Santa Fe Springs
Thanks to Heather Obara of the Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) for sharing this press release. We appreciate the important work that the ACT does to help the Santa Fe River. Comments by OSFR historian Jim […]
Under Biden, U.S. EPA Expected To Pass Limits On PFAS
These pollutants have quietly sneaked up on us so much that we have no standards set and it is past time to get moving. Read the original article here in Water Online. Comments by […]
Community should have input in solar development
The following op-ed is published online in the Gainesville Sun and will likely appear in the Sunday hard edition. In an effort to support communities that have been marginalized, sometimes big NGO’s must take a […]
Debra White Plume, Defender of Her Tribe, Is Dead at 66
An inspiration to all grassroots volunteers, Debra White Plume lived her mission. She was one of the first at Wounded Knee Occupation in 1973, site of the infamous Wounded Knee Massacre on the Rosebud […]
Public Interest Presentation Zoom Meeting
FLORIDA SPRINGS COUNCIL DONATE JOIN or SUBSCRIBE Florida Statute § 373.223 lays out the requirements for obtaining a water use permit, one of which is that the proposed use of water be “consistent […]
Environmental Discussions Group of Manatee Co.
A few years ago Mary Hampton founded the Environmental Discussion Group in the Villages, where OSFR members Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and current President Mike Roth gave talks. Sierra Club member Chris Mericle also gave a […]
Get in on the Conversation