FLDEP logo In: EPA: Florida Must Change Water Quality Standards to Protect Citizens’ Health | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

EPA: Florida Must Change Water Quality Standards to Protect Citizens’ Health

Then in 2016, after a months-long, bitter public battle with activists, Florida regulators voted to update human health criteria for 43 dangerous chemicals it regulates for rivers, lakes, streams and coastal waters. But the DEP […]

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3m logo In: 3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water near Cordova, IL Facility | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water near Cordova, IL Facility

  Yes, this is Illinois but the story is the same;  it has been here and it could be here again. Rich corporations have long gone under the radar in conforming to regulations.  In Florida […]

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“Greenwash” Is an Established and Perfected Practice In Florida

There is certainly no dearth of “greenwash” in Florida, starting with the rock stars which are the Department of Environmental Protection followed closely by our water management districts. These agencies purport to protect our springs, […]

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Administration Awards Gulf of Mexico Drilling Leases To Oil Giants

Politics is all about compromise, but sometimes what is given up hurts.  In this case it more threat to the Gulf of Mexico. One would think that after Deepwater Horizon no one would even think […]

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Florida Beach Water Quality Map: See Test Results for Your Favorite Beach

  Well, it is finally here.  The day that it is recommended to check first before heading out to the beach. We can no longer assume that our favorite beach is fit to swim in–we […]

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