Vote “Yes” on Amendment 4
Hello Everyone, With the celebration of Independence Day here in the US…it is a sad time for Florida in the wake of laws that betray the environment and its citizens only to favor big business developers and […]
Government Regulations for Bottled Water Less Stringent Than for Tap
United States Government Accountability Office June 2009 report on BOTTLED WATER GAO report finds bottled-water regs lag tap; 22 states reported “cases of excessive contaminant levels” in bottled h2o. Read the detailed 56 page report […]
Pesticides, the EPA and the Clean Water Act
Pesticides Subj: Court Cancels EPA Clean Water Act Exemption for Pesticides January 8, 2009 To: Lake County Commissioners and Lake County Water Authority Cc: Leonard E. Wheeler, Jr., BSIT, MPA, REM & Skip Goerner From Ronald E. […]
U.S. Supreme Court and the Clean Water Act
Defending U.S. Waters at Supreme Court Dear Merrillee, The first case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 will be argued on Monday by Earthjustice as we oppose a combined attack on our nation’s waterways […]
Perchlorate, a Chemical In Our Drinking Water
November 21, 2008 Dear Merrillee, Once again, the Bush administration is ignoring science and putting public safety at risk. In the meantime, chemical companies will get away with polluting our water. And it’s all in […]
Earthjustice Files Lawsuit Against EPA to Force Them to Do Their Job
Earthjustice today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of the Florida Wildlife Federation, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida, St. John’s Riverkeeper, and Sierra Club seeking a court […]
Water Restoration Act Could Lead to Privatization of Water and Affect Us All
Darrell Gerber and Myrna Paticha have contributed an article which outlines the danger of water privavitation which could lead to our water being controlled by special interests to the detriment of all. The article was […]
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