GUEST EDITORIAL: Lawns or clean water?
“Unfortunately, we have a government that is interested in growth at the cost of all else.” Sad but true from the state on up. Our recourse: sue or vote them out, both costly and […]
A new possible BAND-AID
Not to take away from this important research, and we really hope it works, but here, once more, once again and yet another time we see effort, money and time put on a […]
Agriculture commissioner fires, takes consultants tied to sugar farmers off Lake O panel
Since Big AG interests weigh so heavily on the scales that they are tipping over, it is refreshing to see our commissioner of agriculture lifting them back toward level just a bit. Fear of mighty […]
Sierra Club Press Release: New Coalition for Water Quality is Not What it Seems
For Immediate Release February 4, 2020 Contacts: Cris Costello, cris.costello@sierraclub.org, 941-914-0421 ** PRESS RELEASE** NEW COALITION FOR WATER QUALITY? Turf and agrichemical industries fail to hide behind “green” name SARASOTA – From 2007 through […]
Sunbreak Farms backs down from fight to use biosolids in St. Lucie County
What we need are more county commissioners with the backbone to do their jobs. And we can say the same for the district water management board members. Many local authorities are afraid to say […]
Water pollution rules advance in Senate
Not what we want and not what we need. Even in their watered down state, they will probably not pass anyway. Lots of talk and nothing done. The useless and toothless BMAPS are […]
Don’t water down ways to stop pollution
The usual promises, but still we fail to address the biggest polluter of North Florida’s rivers and springs– agriculture. Understandably so because their lobby is the strongest, but if we are to save our water […]
Bob Knight: New Year’s resolutions for Florida’s springs
…the brochure includes blatant untruths, including that DEP “is restoring springs by setting limits on nutrient pollution” and “Florida’s water management districts protect springs by regulating water use.” It is so ironic that Florida’s agency […]
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