FLDEP logo In: Florida DEP has short memory, conveniently forgets its major role in Piney Point problem | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida DEP has short memory, conveniently forgets its major role in Piney Point problem

  In the article below, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Gov. DeSantis are scratching their heads and saying “…How did that happen? Well it happened because the DEP screwed up. And Craig Pittman explains to […]

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MosaicFhole2 In: Hiding Piney Point toxic waste underground may give us a taste of super-nasty water | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Hiding Piney Point toxic waste underground may give us a taste of super-nasty water

  Much has been written about the Piney Point fiasco lately because of the recent  pollution allowed by the DEP, but Craig Pittman puts a new spin on the antics of the Manatee County Commission […]

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regan epa In: Please sign this petition to stop the phosphate industry from poisoning our planet | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Please sign this petition to stop the phosphate industry from poisoning our planet

Our federal Environmental Protection Agency has the obligation under the Clean Water Act and those Acts listed below to protect our environment but it is not doing its job.  The people of the United States […]

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MosaicFhole1 In: Don’t allow hazardous material in road construction: OSFR President Mike Roth Guest Editorial | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Don’t allow hazardous material in road construction: OSFR President Mike Roth Guest Editorial

  The anti-environment appointees under the Trump administration indeed attempted to launch some preposterous programs and using toxic phosphogypsum  for road building was one of them.  Gypstacks are much in the news today because of […]

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mosaicF4riverviewgypst In: EPA and FDEP Have Failed In Their Jobs -- THEY MUST STOP ADDING TO GYPSTACKS | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

EPA and FDEP Have Failed In Their Jobs — THEY MUST STOP ADDING TO GYPSTACKS

    I am outraged and sick to my stomach. And you should be too because the high-salaried  state and federal agents responsible for taking care of our water, more specifically Tampa Bay and our […]

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