The headlines here sound really good. We much prefer to have agricultural land kept for agriculture than have it developed. Florida does not need more people, stores, concrete, restaurants and roadways. And if Simpson can […]
All this hub-bub simply because the State of Florida refuses to keep its waters clean enough for manatees to live in them. Pollution is far outgaining environment restoration. The feds are not the only […]
Read the original article appearing in News Service of Florida. Judge backs renewing water pumping permit Jim Saunders NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — After years of legal battling, an administrative law judge Tuesday supported […]
Manasota-88 has sent the following information about ozone pollution. It seems politics are dominating more and more of our lives. This is a bad thing. Read the original article here at Manasota-88. Comments by OSFR […]
Over the years it has become obvious that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has been influenced by politics and by lobbyists whose interests are in profits instead of protection of our water resources. […]
Septic tanks are a major point source of nutrient pollution for our groundwater. The State of Florida should fund more septic-to-sewer projects and less on frivolous Band-Aids. Read the original article here in the Center […]
In a follow-up to a recent post, we are happy to see that there may be some consequences for the commissioners’ blatant disregard for the 2,300 Manatee County citizens. We certainly hope voters remember when […]
We conclude that this depressurization of confined aquifers has profoundly changed groundwater storage and flow, increasing the vulnerability of deep aquifers to pollutants and contributing to land subsidence. This paints a sobering picture of […]
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