$250,000 Wasted Plus More Damage to Water
Our governor loves to brag about how much money he spends on the environment. But he is careful to not offend big polluters like fertilizer makers. He also likes to bully the citizens and […]
Still a Bad Idea
Water transfers rarely work, even less than mitigations, and usually have negative consequences somewhere. The idea here is analogous to those uninformed individuals who say that we might as well bottle water from Ginnie Springs […]
Water, Greedy People and Abuse of Power
Craig Pittman finds other sad stories analogous to the Titusville lack of leadership, but I see it as similar to the old Amendment 1 where our legislators blatantly thwarted the people’s will by totally and […]
Make Your Voice Heard
The following was sent by Sierra Club’s Cris Costello in response to Gov. DeSantis’ recent veto list of this year’s list of projects and bills from the Florida Legislature. As one experienced with […]
Piney Point Pollution Spread Farther Than First Thought, New Study Shows
Piney Point remains perhaps the most egregious example of the Florida phosphate industry’s power over .the State of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection. Because of jobs and money provided, companies like Mosaic are allowed to […]
Paddle the Santa Fe River with Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, Friday June 30
The following notice was sent by David Vaina. This event is sponsored by the Sierra Club. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]
Groundbreaking Trial Starts In Montana
One reason the case may have made it so far in Montana, when dozens of similar cases elsewhere have been rejected, is the state’s unusually protective 1972 Constitution, which requires officials to maintain a […]
Dirty Politics and Abuse of Power–Really Bad!
Perhaps the best thing Ron DeSantis ever did for Florida’s environment is when, newly elected, he booted the South Florida Water Management District’s Board of Directors and appointed Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch among the new board […]
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