Free the Ocklawaha
The Florida Springs Council has sent out the following information. OSFR has long supported the restoration of the Ocklawaha River, constrained by the useless and costly Rodman Dam. Please contact our governor to request his […]
Rare Permit Denial!
It is a rare day that any water agency in Florida denies a permit to an industry. But that has happened here for drilling for oil near the Apalachicola River. Florida environment agency denies permit […]
Accountability Has Begun With PFAs
This legal settlement may hasten the awareness and demise of PFAs, as well as the regulation, which has been slow to come from our government. Local governments and municipalities have been swifter in controlling these […]
More From ManaSota-88
After development, the phosphate industry is the most destructive to the environment. The concerned citizens of ManaSota-88 point out the need for an update of the Environmental Impact Statement. We support the good work of […]
Phosphate Mining Health Impacts, From ManaSota-88
The State of Florida traditionally has given the phosphate industry special treatment in spite of its destructive impact on the environment. ManaSota-88, as well as OSFR, has long-opposed the industry. OSFR was instrumental in thwarting […]
Carbon Capture Comes Back Down to Earth
Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere has not stopped completely, but the current administration in Washington has certainly slowed it. This does not bode well for the next few years. Read the original […]
Budget Conference: Ocklawaha River Restoration Project Gets $15M
Will they finally get rid of that dam? I’ll believe it when I see it. And I hope I do. Keeping the dam goes against all reason, and OSFR has long supported its demise. […]
Rivers and Hurricanes
Scientists are learning more and more about our rivers and climate. Read the original article here at WMNF. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
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