Glossing Over Negative Impacts
The original plan of this water transfer spoke of taking water from Black Creek only during flood periods when there was too much water in the creek. Lately that has not been mentioned and they […]
Rain and Recharge
I generally like to post a short video clip on Mondays to start the week with an inspirational reminder of the beauty and joys of our Santa Fe River. After a month of grey days […]
Great News For Florida Wetlands
The best news we have seen in a long time. Power-obsessed Florida legislators lately spend a great deal of their time trying to gain more power for themselves, usually at the expense of the […]
One More Win For Bottled Water and a Very Poor Decision
Another loss for water and the environment. When moneyed corporations confront the [relatively] penniless environment this is usually the result. Read the original article here in KVCR 91.9 News. Thanks to Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for this […]
Report: Florida Received D- In Coastal Management and Sea Level Rise Preparations
Florida’s leadership on climate change started below the bottom when Rick Scott would not allow those dirty words “climate change” to be uttered, and non-environmentalist Gov. DeSantis likely considers the term “woke,” so we have […]
Lawsuit Launched Over EPA’s Oversight Failure on Dangerous Phosphate Mining Waste
The Center for Biological Diversity has sent out the following press release. Toxic phosphate mining residue has been a problem for over 100 years in Florida. The industry has been unable to find a solution […]
Georgia Has No Right to Put Okefenokee At Risk
Things do not look good for the Twin Pines mining threat near the Okefenokee Swamp, as the State of Georgia has issued draft permits for this mining. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is depl0ying a […]
ACTION ALERT –PLEASE DO TODAY
The following is from the Florida Springs Council. Please help today to stop this stupid, harmful and nonsensical bill. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
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