The Florida Legislature is so controlled by lobbyists that we see this concept of nature’s rights as our principle hope for the future of our springs, rivers and aquifer. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. […]
The Florida Statutes give its citizens the right to clean water, but our preponderance of greedy, self-serving lawmakers have found ways to placate their bribers and to destroy our natural resources. Hopefully this may end […]
This amendment is indeed worth backing–in fact, it may be imperative if we are miraculously able to save our clean water. The sources of pollution have been pinpointed, but we are not working to eliminate […]
Would that all the gubernatorial candidates follow suit here. More and more Florida citizens are clamoring for environmental protection of our springs and rivers– something in which our agencies are failing. As more people […]
The last sentence of this article says it all: “It is Florida’s only hope.” Out-of-control legislators, governors, DEP and water districts are fast tracking control and pumping permits in a rush to promote business over […]
We are happy to see this action and hope for its success. The more legal challenges to our resources’ abuse and exploitation, the sooner this concept will be understood and accepted. At this time […]
We can do this. We can do the job our toothless and spineless DEP and water management districts refuse to do. We can preserve our springs, rivers, beaches and drinking water. We […]
Given that our DEP and water management districts ignore the laws and protections of our statutes governing our springs and rivers and spend their time protecting polluters and giving out permits for further pumping […]
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