Piney Point Still Polluting
Nothing new here because Piney Point gypstack has put toxic water into Tampa Bay multiple times in the past, sometimes with the blessing of our non-protecting DEP. Read the original article in the Tampa Times […]
Follow the Money, Why Florida Protects Polluters, Not the Environment
Our favorite writer Craig Pittman goes over in detail the absurd political system made possible our dysfunctional Supreme Court. It explains why petty politicians like Kathleen Passidomo can throw out a little revenge temper tantrum […]
The System That Moves Water Around the Earth Is off Balance for the First Time in Human History
For those who think we can just slow down our water use and be back where we were years earlier, this article may be a surprise and a disappointment. If we have learned one thing […]
BMAPS: Basin Management Action Plan; Nutrient Reduction and our aquifer. Oct. 28, 2 pm in Lake Butler
Come on out to Lake Butler at the Union County Extension Office on Monday, October 28 at 2 PM to discuss the implementation of the Basin Management Plan with stakeholders. The Union County – UF/IFAS […]
Slow Relief for Perchlorate Risk
The wheels in the EPA turn slowly, but they are starting the process. Go to this EPA link for information on this dangerous chemical. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org– A river is like a […]
Location, location, location
Building in a rivershed, above a natural sink, comes with inherent challenges which we have seen played out in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Where water flows, earth will erode, especially now with […]
In Florida Protected Lands Are Not Safe from Development
In Florida the developers are so strong and the leadership over protected public lands is so weak that nothing is safe. Read the original article here in the Invading Seas. Comments by OSFR historian […]
Damage From Oil Spills Ongoing
Among the things we have learned from Deep Water Horizon, besides that big corporations may lie to the public, is that the damage may continue for years and years. Further illustration that we need to […]
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