Tessa Skiles of Florida Springs Institute, High Springs, has submitted the following recount of recent fund-raising activities at First Magnitude Brewery in Gainesville. This happy event brought together nearly 600 participants, who all got […]
The phosphate industry in Florida has a long history of accidents, environmental destruction and bankruptcy, leaving behind millions in liabilities that taxpayers have had to clean up, according to Jim Tatum of Fort […]
The Suwannee River Water Management District and the National Weather Service combined to present a public forum on Jan. 18, 2018 explaining the changes made to adapt for improved flood prediction during emergencies. Three new […]
Nothing done, time wasted, make-work, taxpayer money down the drain. But the water managers can point to their “study” and say they are working on the problem. How many times have we seen this? […]
We have long been advocating two actions which seem to be surfacing as the only solutions to our environmental woes. These are litigation and choosing better leaders. Both of these have big drawbacks, the […]
The notice about the water district meeting in High Springs on Thursday, Jan. 18, 20018 was run in the Gainesville Sun, written by Cindy Swirko. (sorry, they did not make a link available) Comments by […]
Union County commissioners spoke loudly and clearly tonight, Jan. 16, 2018, and what they said is that they do not want a phosphate mine in their county. They unanimously voted to extend the […]
The Gainesville Sun has the following article today, Jan. 16, 2018, about the vote today in Union Co. to extend the current moratorium on accepting mine permit applications. Please come to this meeting and […]
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