Alachua Co. Update With Commissioner Ken Cornell
Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell will speak on environmental issues at this meeting sponsored by the Suwannee St. Johns Group Sierra Club.
Legislature unlikely to pass true fracking ban bill
BOTTOM LINE: There are several possible outcomes, but sadly the likely one is no ban on fracking again this year. If Gov. Ron DeSantis really wants to be the environmental governor, he should step up […]
Groups wary of Red Tide funding
Samantha J. Gross has written this article which appeared in the Tampa Bay Times on April 10, 2019, and can be seen at this link. The article shows us how politics is involved in our […]
Florida Water Conservation Month and Waterkeepers Florida 2019-04-02
The following is taken from the WWALS website and can be found here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- Florida Water Conservation […]
Plans for massive toll road projects raise concern
Before new highway plans are finalized all options to improve current transportation corridors should be utilized in order to prevent development sprawl,wetlands destruction, and wildlife casualties. New roads bring excessive sprawl of motels, gas stations […]
Who Benefits From Excessive Fertilizer?
He poses important questions as to the leadership of Florida’s flagship university. Are there suggestions that IFAS might be operating with bias towards contributors?
How powerful are contributions from industry? Can they influence our major university’s comportment? And can they influence the health of our priceless water resources?
Read this and perhaps write to President Fuchs voicing your concerns.
Silver Springs, heal thyself
Bob Knight: Silver Springs, heal thyself! Posted Apr 2, 2019 at 2:00 AM Silver Springs, perhaps the most iconic of all Florida’s springs, is dying under the watch of its water management district, and under the Department of Environmental Protection, […]
DeSoto Decision Pending
Back to the commissioners. The commissioners will decide at the next meeting the result of this first phase of mediation. That is the end result of yesterday’s all-day session in Arcadia, with Special Magistrate Terrance […]
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