Manatee County has more water pollution problems. Do they bring these problems on themselves? Yes, certainly they do to some extent. This is because they invite the destructive phosphate industry into their midst, while […]
We strongly criticize Florida’s water keepers for not doing their job, and with reason, but if we look around we see the same story repeated in our nation. Actually, around the world. But in the […]
To make a start at cleaning the nitrate pollutants from the area’s rivers, we would have to reduce the current rate by about 80 percent. The State of Florida is not prepared to do […]
Unlike DEP, we’re honest about the scope of the problem and the seriousness of the measures that will have to be undertaken to reverse decades of manmade degradation. We surely expect more from the […]
Yes, the State of Florida is killing off its unique treasure of iconic springs. They are doing this by allowing way, way too much fertilizer to be used in agriculture and by not closer […]
One step closer to making our planet unfit for humans to live on. Read the original article here in Naples Daily News. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a […]
We have said before that if you want to see Florida’s future water problems, look to the west. It is not a pretty sight and our dysfunctional “leaders” are incapable of seeing that far, or […]
If the Florida Department of Environmental Protection isn’t protecting anyone but polluters, I think we know who should take the fall. It’s Hamilton, the guy that our guv put in charge. Craig Pittman […]
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