Green Algae in the News
F0r years scientists have known how to prevent algae outbreaks in our waters: reduce nitrogen from excess fertilizers and from septic tanks and sewage. Since our state refuses to stop or reduce these sources due […]
Rum Island Spring
This month Our Santa Fe River is kicking off our inaugural Spring of the Month with Rum Island Spring. This image of Rum Island spring was taken in 2012 . The spring boil is accentuated […]
Chemours a Threat In Florida and West Virginia
The Chemours company has been a pollution threat to the Santa Fe River for many years. Their record in Florida is equal or worse to that in West Virginia. Read the original article here in […]
Good Intentions, Little Hope
Although by far the largest polluter of the Santa Fe River is agriculture, septic tanks do contribute. DeSantis’ useless Blue-Green Algae Task Force, in our opinion, was created to promote the false impression that our […]
FDEP: A Definition of Greenwashing
The Florida DEP just sent out a chest-thumping press release extolling its recent achievements. Yes, the DEP sometimes does good work, such as critical land purchases. But no, the DEP does not do good work […]
Microplastics Exposure Linked to Digestive, Reproductive and Respiratory Health Risks
News about microplastics and human health is inevitably bad. Read the original article here in EchoWatch. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be […]
Oysters, Freshwater and Florida’s Future
“At the heart of this crisis is the mismanagement of freshwater resources.” Fresh water is essential for healthy oysters, and Florida is short on that. We can blame our lack of leadership in Tallahassee. Read […]
Advocates Challenge Law That Would Affect Springs
Notice in the article it says that the case has been assigned to Judge E. Gary Early. He was the judge who ruled for the destruction of Silver Springs, giving total nonsense for his reasons. […]
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