there is no mention in this article of the cause nor the solution to this problem, which is mostly nutrients from excessive agricultural and urban fertilizer, plus septic tanks. Our Department of Environmental Protection goes […]
Mark Rains is dead wrong in his statement below– the State has no intention of restoring our springs. They plan to continue their current protocol which is a slow but sure death of our springs […]
Until Florida officials find the political will to tackle these big problems, massive algae blooms are probably going to be a fact of life. And spot solutions will never make up for the damage Floridians […]
The sewage, detritus and fertilizers we have been dumping into our coastal waters for decades have created blooms of bad plant life while choking to death the seagrass on which the manatees and other marine life […]
We seem to be doing our level best to assure that the manatee will not survive. Our agencies need to act and fast! “Manatees are Exhibit A that Florida’s waters are in crisis and […]
We spoke with engineer Shane Williams who added that some of the problem likely comes from septics around the lake. Some blueberry farms and silviculture are also nearby. Additionally, Florida has an abundance of phosphorus […]
The Weekly Update for algal bloom from the Department of Environmental Protection is out and it is not good. It is early in the season for this to be happening. What is to come […]
The St. Johns River now has toxic algae, as seen in the following news item “Toxic Algae Invades St Johns River,” from Jacksonville Channel 4. We recall the mess in the Santa Fe during the […]
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