Florida Springs Council Addresses Weak Water Bill
Much has been written lately about the water bills (SB 552, HB 7005) currently running their course in the Legislature and which are destined to pass because they favor industry and the heavy water users […]
David Guest Speaks on Bad Water Bill
David Guest has written an opinion on the bad water bill currently in Tallahassee which purports to improve the water environment in Florida, but which really is “written by lobbyists for agricultural corporations,” and backed […]
PRESS CONFERENCE FOR WED., DEC. 9 FOR CLEAN WATER FIX, GAINESVILLE
JOIN US AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! PRESS ADVISORY: December 9 press events to ask Senate President Gardiner, House Speaker Crisafulli for clean water fix Posted: 05 Dec 2015 07:32 AM PST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cris […]
Amendment 1 Challenge Still Alive
Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida recounts the latest on the challenge of misuse of Amendment 1 funds brought by the Florida Wildlife Federation, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest […]
“A Welcome Mat for Fracking”, or…. Trying Times in Tallahassee
Disappointment reigned in Tallahassee today when the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee met to debate and vote on HB 191, the bill written by the petroleum industry to promote fracking. So confident were the […]
Disappointing Bills HB 7005 and SB 552 Progress Through Legislature
Bob Palmer sent out the following update on the pending water bills now making their way through the Legislature: TO: Members, FL Springs Council FROM: Bob Palmer, Chair of the FSC Legislative Committee […]
OSFR New Op-Ed In Tallahassee Democrat
The latest opinion piece by the OSFR policy director and the historian appears in the Tallahassee Democrat. It deals with ban-fracking bills that have been sponsored but not allowed into Committee. The article in the […]
Get in on the Conversation