Senate Bill 180
This is one of the worst pieces of legislation passed in Florida. Read the original article here at VoteWater. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
Florida Lets Big Companies Pollute With Impunity
This article tells the incredible story of the State of Florida intentionally allowing the death of its iconic springs and rivers. I guess we can blame money as the reason, as well as human greed. […]
Same Old Pollution Allowed By State
Once again, our state has taken a water body away from the public for recreational use. What is worse, it has put its citizens in harm’s way by the health threats of toxic algae. Scientists […]
Misleading Chest Beating
The Suwannee River Water Management District has sent the following press release, listing environmentally beneficial projects recently funded. Not to be misunderstood, we heartily approve of these projects. However, it is to be noted that […]
Excess Nitrates Feed Red Tide
Science tells us that although red tide may occur naturally, Florida’s pollution-causing water policies are to blame for its exacerbation. Excess nitrates from farm fertilizer, sewage spills, and septic tanks do much to proliferate and […]
Florida’s Dying Springs
The following is a pretty good article about the dying springs in Florida, but it does not stress that this is a planned situation by Tallahassee which allows industry to flourish at the expense of […]
Press Release From The Environmental Defense Alliance and Waterkeepers Florida
It is truly shameful when citizens of a state have to resort to the courts in order to make taxpayer-funded state agencies do their jobs. Such is the situation in Florida, run by huge corporations […]
Turmoil In the FDEP
Flawed agency that it is, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is having trouble within. Perhaps the people are leaving because they have a conscience. Pure speculation. Read the original article here in the […]
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