One Point Two Billion to Use Less Water
Water is a billion-dollar business in the West where, just like in Florida, there is not enough water. The difference though, is that in Florida our “water protectors” are too dense to know it. Or […]
Supreme Court Out of Control
President Joe Biden said the court’s decision defies science and undermines a law that has been used for a half-century to make American waters cleaner. Indeed this ruling ignores science because it disregards the […]
Polluters Can No Longer Hide From Their Crimes’: Fossil Fuel Companies Owe $5.4 Trillion in Reparations, Study Says
Accountability is seldom present in the case of polluters such as Big Oil, whose actions have been accepted as a way of life. Pressure mounts as we see more and more the effects of climate […]
DEP Will Explain How It Identifies Nutrient Sources For BMAPs
Thanks to Betty Johnson for the link to this DEP meeting. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum […]
DeSantis Needs to Hear From Florida Voters
We need your help! Last week, we asked our members to email Governor DeSantis, urging him to veto three harmful bills. Over 2,000 springs advocacy emails were sent to the Governor – thank you! […]
Climate Change Conference No Longer Meaningful?
For 27 years the United Nations has hosted a world-wide conference on climate change. Its efficacy may now be in doubt due to the fact that recently the oil industry has bullied its way into […]
OSFR Visits Abandoned Park
An apparently well-kept secret was discovered recently by OSFR and that is the existence of an Alachua County-owned park located on the Santa Fe River near River Rise Preserve north of High Springs. The following […]
Common Sense Required
The issue is quite simple: manatees are lacking food because polluted waters block out the sun so their food doesn’t grow. The State of Florida will not clean up the water because that would cost […]
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