Merrillee algaeFI3 In: Florida University Researching Impact of Toxic Algae Blooms | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida University Researching Impact of Toxic Algae Blooms

Over two years ago Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a group of scientists to figure out ways to fix Florida’s blue-green algae problem. They announced a set of recommendations in late 2019 that included tougher policing […]

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manateesfreeNOAH In: Feds Dragging Their Feet on a Plan to Feed Starving Florida Manatees | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Feds Dragging Their Feet on a Plan to Feed Starving Florida Manatees

  This is why I love the columns of Craig Pittman. A TV news station has the headline “Manatees are starving in Florida. Wildlife agencies are scrambling to save them,” |but Craig tells it like […]

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PineypointDEP photo In: Florida Moves Closer to Issuing a Permit for Deep Well Injection of Piney Point Wastewater | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida Moves Closer to Issuing a Permit for Deep Well Injection of Piney Point Wastewater

  This problem should not exist.  The long saga involves the failure of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and is an example of how Florida has sold itself out to industry at the expense […]

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Iranwaterwiki In: Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages

      Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA   Iran has been facing increasing water scarcity issues because of years of mismanagement. Does this sound familiar?  Yes, Iran is a far step from Florida in […]

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fanningsprgwiki In: Fanning Springs Among the Most Polluted in Region, State | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Fanning Springs Among the Most Polluted in Region, State

The story of Fanning Spring is the sad story of many springs in North Florida’s unique Springs Heartland, treasure of Florida that we are destroying because of greed and corruption. There is absolutely no excuse […]

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jacksonvillecreativecommonswiki In: Growing Pains: Florida’s Population Boom Is Impacting the State’s Waterways | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Growing Pains: Florida’s Population Boom Is Impacting the State’s Waterways

    Hardly news but worth repeating,  we will say again we know the sources but when we throw money at this problem, we make sure it misses the big polluters. Read the original article […]

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NESTLE PFAS 2 In: The Weather Channel Announces Multi-year Deal With BlueTriton Brands | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

The Weather Channel Announces Multi-year Deal With BlueTriton Brands

The following press release is a page of hype by both  BlueTriton Brands and the Weather Channel (TWC.)  At first we were a bit dismayed that what we thought to be a solid, reliable company […]

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The More We Learn the Worse It Gets

After an inexcusable time of inaction, perhaps our government is finally beginning to begin meaningful regulation. Read the original article here in EchoWatch. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like […]

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