To speed up efforts to save the manatee, the governor must declare a state of emergency. Empower the Department of Environmental Protection to enact emergency regulations to stop polluters, levy penalties and remove nutrient […]
In the past there have been good people on this body but they have worked to no avail as their work fizzled out in the Legislature. Task Force chair Tom Frazer did not bring […]
They can say whatever they want to say and explain all they want, but the bottom line is that they should have been prepared for this and we can not accept excuses. And they […]
Kimball Love speaks the truth. The sad reasons our water policy-makers are allowing the death of our springs and rivers lie with their fear of big polluters and water users. www.FL5.org The beginning of […]
Although agriculture is responsible for most of the pollution in the Suwannee and Santa Fe rivers, we must support farms and ranches. What is necessary for sustainability is that much less fertilizer and water be […]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), overseer and boss of the five water districts, needs to take a step out of the La La Land in which it exists and look at the real […]
The State of Florida has made a terrible mess of protecting and sustaining its waters, and we are only just beginning to pay the price. Nutrient-fed algae have damaged tourism, more important even than […]
In this excellent piece, Oscar Corral documents very well just how Florida is killing its environmental treasure for money. The spokespersons for the state agencies whom he quotes here in this article have no […]
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