Although our governor has appointed a task force to combat toxic algae, he usually ignores their recommendations. We actually don’t need a task force because the causes for the algae are well known– excess nutrients […]
A line on a graph depicting the level of our aquifer drops continuously down, down, and down over the years. DEP employs their best management practices to lessen the nitrates load in our rivers and […]
You’ll hear a lot of crowing this year about the money state government is spending on the environment. Look behind these claims, and ask yourself: Are we spending the money to fix the problem or […]
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 […]
Our governor loves to brag about how much money he spends on the environment. But he is careful to not offend big polluters like fertilizer makers. He also likes to bully the citizens and […]
The price is too steep. There is a lot of information here and I was happy to see the last section which was supposed to be optimistic with better days ahead. But after reading the […]
And we can add Hillsborough and Hernando counties, who were lucky enough to have some smart leaders who care more about the environment than pleasing our fascist governor. The ban on summer fertilizer bans, a […]
OSFR is happy to see money well-spent on converting septic tanks to sewers. Statewide, septics contribute approximate 12% of nitrate pollution while agriculture contributes over 70 percent. In Citrus County in the Homosassa/Chassahowitzka basin it […]
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