One-third of America’s rivers have changed color since 1984–
We don’t just have a problem in Florida, we have a world-wide problem of polluting the planet we live on. It is a growing problem and one that will rise up and strike us one […]
Protecting springs poses challenges for farmers
Indeed, over-pumping and over-fertilizing has resulted in degraded springs. And, also indeed, the BMAPS are not the solution. Mr. Tubbs describes the problem but not the cure. Certainly the solution is not to drive […]
How ‘DeathSantis’ could become ‘Governor Green
Wow. Just wow. This letter is amazing. Besides being so true, it is just totally common sense. As Craig Pittman says, there are plenty off other environmental issues he could jump on, and one […]
Scientists concerned about chemicals used to keep Lake O algae out of St. Lucie River–
When DeSantis took an unnecessary political junket to Israel some time ago, it showed that he had no qualms about wasting taxpayer money. He showed that again when he hired a firm from that […]
Call it what it is — pollution
Once again we will point out that South Florida gets the media attention (and also the token touch/lip service from our non-environmentally oriented governor) because of the showy spectacle of dead fish and colorful red […]
Our tax dollars are going into cleaning up Big Sugar’s garbage
The following is a disappointing press release from our governor, with comments by OSFR president Mike Roth. Some members of the DEP’s Blue-Green Algae Task Force actually recommended attacking the source of the lake’s pollution, […]
Knight sounds alarm over plight of Florida’s springs
Florida has the knowledge and the money to restore the springs but they have not restored one spring because they lack the political will. They either throw money at useless projects that do not address […]
Florida not ready to fix the problem
“Basically, since we have fertilizers in our water, all these lakes are going to eventually have algal blooms,” he said. “If you have a lake and it’s getting water from urban runoff […]
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