Yes, this is Illinois but the story is the same; it has been here and it could be here again. Rich corporations have long gone under the radar in conforming to regulations. In Florida […]
The quick and easy answer to the following question is “distraction.” Two reasons: 1) people will not return the items for recycling, and 2) the plastics companies will not recycle because making new plastic is […]
Florida’s sewage systems are often old and inadequate with spills commonplace. Many cannot accommodate heavy rains. Valves break, lines rupture, and way too often human incompetence is the cause. There are many examples of this […]
OSFR has a long tradition of opposing CAFOs and also with working with Earthjustice. We fully support Earthjustice and this petition and proclaim that CAFOs are unethical and detrimental to our planet and its inhabitants, […]
There is certainly no dearth of “greenwash” in Florida, starting with the rock stars which are the Department of Environmental Protection followed closely by our water management districts. These agencies purport to protect our springs, […]
Florida will do just about anything to protect the manatee except what needs to be done. Scientists know that what needs to be done is to reduce nutrients in the water by controlling agriculture, urban […]
Politics is all about compromise, but sometimes what is given up hurts. In this case it more threat to the Gulf of Mexico. One would think that after Deepwater Horizon no one would even think […]
As our toothless DEP has no stomach to take on agriculture, by far the biggest source of nutrient pollution in Florida, they are slowly and very slowly converting existing septic tanks to sewers. But at […]
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