Thanks but no thanks, Rick Scott
No one says it better than Diane Roberts, and no one deserves it more than Destructionist Rick Scott, unless it might be Carlos Beruff or John Miklos. But nah, Red Tide Rick is the worst. […]
DeSantis’ Water Reform Gets Pushback From AG
State Republicans, DeSantis split on water issues Gov. DeSantis is on a roll but is beginning to face obstacles from moneyed interests, called agriculture and industry. We hope he is strong enough to make wise […]
Brannan frustrated by wastewater spills
Representative Brannon is correct in addressing the Valdosta sewage spills, but we encourage him to look first at Florida’s transgressions there. In the past month, Florida treatment plants spilled over eight million gallons of […]
Florida’s First Lady Highlights Clean Water
First Lady Casey DeSantis specifically mentioned clean water when asked about Florida issues she deemed important. Happily, elected Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez also mentioned this at a Monday breakfast highlighting “Women Transforming Florida.” Our concerns […]
OSFR and Others Challenge Santa Fe Basin BMAP
The following article from the Gainesville Sun describes the action taken, not just by the Florida Springs Council, but also by OSFR, the Ichetucknee Allliance, Sierra Club, Friends of the Wekeiva, Silver Springs Alliance […]
Gainesville votes to ban plastic bags, Styrofoam
A great step forward, thanks to Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos and others who voted for it. Also to several Sierra Club members headed by Maryvonne Devensky has worked long and hard to bring this to the […]
Public Notice of Pollution
It has been well publicized in North Florida, that during the last few years there have been numerous spills from the Valdosta, GA water treatment plant. These spills flow into drainages that go into […]
Joe Gruters files water quality bills ahead of session
This is a step in the right direction, although to believe that red tide and green algae are the only water problems we have in Florida is a huge mistake. Issuing withdrawal permits as our […]
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