We seem to be doing our level best to assure that the manatee will not survive. Our agencies need to act and fast! “Manatees are Exhibit A that Florida’s waters are in crisis and […]
This problem is not limited to Florida south of I-4, it is here in North Florida as well. Thanks to OSFR’s Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman, more monitoring of the the […]
Well, business and industry already control the DEP so the new intervenors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Florida Community Developers, should continue to wiggle their puppet and pull their […]
DeSantis’ inaction may cost Florida grant money to purchase conservation areas. At the very least it will needlessly cost the taxpayers money. Just as with the water management boards, he has failed to fill required […]
This editorial is truth and fact: our state is deliberately and consistently allowing the death of our springs and rivers, and they are doing it to promote business and industry. We have strong and […]
It is not surprising that Pilgrim’s Pride continues to cheat in many ways. OSFR members were involved in 2017 (see this link and also here) when the company’s plant on the Suwannee River was finally […]
Your historian is a relative newcomer when it comes to trying to protect our springs and rivers. We have been working on that less than a decade but we are sorry to say we have […]
A 2018 algae outbreak in Stuart, where Lake Okeechobee water is discharged. Credit: John Moran By not following the scientists’ roadmap to clean water, the governor can continue announcing he’s spending millions of dollars […]
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