Controversy intensified Thursday when the House passed HB 7003 by a margin of 106-9. This bill, pushed by agriculture interests representative House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, was opposed by environmentalists working to protect our springs and rivers. Some of […]
The [Bivins Arm] proposal is little more than old-fashioned pork-barrel politics. It shows the need for a competitive process using environmental criteria to best determine the spending of Amendment 1 funding. This reference is to Rep. […]
The Florida Department of Health has issued another warning about waste contamination from the City of Valdosta finding its way into the Suwannee River. These warnings are coming with consistent regularity and the situation does […]
Ron Cunningham has written a not-so-funny article in today’s Gainesville Sun, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, dealing with the way powerful people in Tallahassee view our water in Florida. Not only not very funny, really pretty […]
Jenny Adler: Survey shows disconnect between water research, public 19 Feb 2015 By Jenny Adler Water is one of the quintessential characteristics of Florida – visitors flock to the Sunshine State to visit its […]
A large crowd gathered on the steps of the old capitol building in Tallahassee to address the issue of springs, rivers, fracking, land and the environment. Many environmental groups were represented from all over Florida […]
Ever since the passage of Amendment 1, there have been increasing concerns about how the funds will be spent. Some groups want huge percentages spent on things not emphasized in the Land Acquisition Program, such […]
Lucinda Merritt of Ichetucknee Alliance and member of Floridians’ Clean Water Declaration Steering Committee, has written an article in today’s Gainesville Sun about the rally on Wednesday for clean water and Amendment 1. It is […]
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