We find this unacceptable and we are calling out our Department of Environmental Protection to fix this problem. We lived in Tampa from 1963 to 2003 and again since 2019 to present and this is […]
Here is a purely political and misleading statement from the DEP: “I think it’s easy for us to sometimes get trapped thinking that water-quality degradation is the challenge we’re facing, and I don’t think that’s […]
The Blue-Green Algae Task Force was window dressing concocted by Gov. DeSantis to pretend he was actually doing something about Florida’s water problems. These problems in large part were brought about by […]
We agree with J. Scott Angle that it will take a lot of science and behavior change to transfer to a sustainable agriculture that will allow the springs to be restored. But we believe it […]
Well, it is finally here. The day that it is recommended to check first before heading out to the beach. We can no longer assume that our favorite beach is fit to swim in–we […]
The solution to this problem is known to our water decision-makers: fewer nutrients entering our waters. Most nutrients come from too much fertilizer, both urban and agricultural, and from too septic tanks. Some money is […]
One more confirmation that objective water scientists got it right. One more reason that our state should start fixing our water problems in earnest instead of dancing around trying to find “make work” to appear […]
Both red tide and seasonal Sargassum are natural occurring phenomena and both are exacerbated by human activity which is mostly excessive nutrients in water. Now this seaweed is becoming more abundant and toxic, […]
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