New BMAP Challenge
That the BMAPS as our DEP have written them have no hope of success is disputed by no one. The DEP is fully aware and has admitted that they will fail. This stonewalling by […]
Blue-Green Algae Task Force Seeking Environmental Solutions
Pardon us if we don’t hold out much hope for this sham agency devised by DeSantis as a ploy to trick people into thinking he is actually interested in solving our water problems when […]
DEP Will Explain How It Identifies Nutrient Sources For BMAPs
Thanks to Betty Johnson for the link to this DEP meeting. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum […]
Common Sense Required
The issue is quite simple: manatees are lacking food because polluted waters block out the sun so their food doesn’t grow. The State of Florida will not clean up the water because that would cost […]
Removing Rodman Dam Would Be Manna From Heaven for Manatees
Water scientist and OSFR advisor Dr. Robert Knight continues to explain our water issues and offer solutions which continue to be ignored by those responsible for taking care of our water. These people are […]
Manatees Need Our Protection … From Us
What we would have liked to have seen in this carefully-worded-not-to-offend editorial is a call for funding to stop the pollution points that are killing the manatee food and thus the manatees. Funding is […]
Florida Congressional Delegation to Convene on Water Quality Challenges
Unfortunately, this delegation will not hear from some of “Florida’s leading voices on the environment” that they should be hearing. We could start with the Florida Springs Council and add the Florida Springs Institute. Readers […]
Forever Chemicals Found in Home Fertilizers
The EPA has still not acted to issue guidelines for these poisons although some states have. Again we see industry using deceptive practices by naming their products with eco-friendly names, although some may be unaware […]
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