FDEP Fights Against Protecting Manatees
This is more about a fight over water than a fight over manatees. The State of Florida has allowed its waterways to become so polluted that the grasses on which manatees feed cannot grow. […]
E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
Trump toady Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has effectively set us back decades with his new science-ignoring policies. “The E.P.A. echoed this last argument in the proposed rule, saying greenhouse gases […]
The Ichetucknee Springshed: follow the Trace
The Ichetucknee ‘Trace’ refers to the path lakes, creeks, and surface waters take to the Ichetucknee Headspring. In a sense, all springsheds have these traces. The Ichetucknee Trace is well documented thanks to the dedication […]
A Look On the Bright Side
Far too often our news here is negative because of the harm industry does to the environment in their pursuit of making money. However, the Sierra Club has collected some good news for a change. […]
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff has been fundamental in fighting Nestle in various locations. Through Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, OSFR has maintained a relationship with them. As can bee seen by the following information, they are also active […]
Monday Meditation
This short video of the Santa Fe River taken a few years ago. The 75 mile long Santa Fe River is host to many species of birds, reptiles, fish, mammals, amphibians, crawfish, and mussels. The […]
Sustainable Energy Winning Over Fossil Fuels
Good news, but the fight is not won! See the article below for reasons we must not let up. Read the original article here in the UN News. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org […]
Biosolids and the St. Johns
The Santa Fe River basin has not escaped harm from biosolids, as if I remember correctly, fields near Ft. White at one time were used to dispose of waste from Lake City. Read the original […]
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