red tide NASA In: Red Tide Shows up at Low Levels in the Indian River Lagoon, Causing Concern for Manatees | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Red Tide Shows up at Low Levels in the Indian River Lagoon, Causing Concern for Manatees

Missing from this article are the causes of red tide, historically present but now known to be exacerbated by human presence and pollutants.  Although pollution costs Florida astronomical sums each year, our state chooses to […]

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WUSF LOGO In: Legislation Will Help Florida Brace for Rising Sea Levels, but Doesn’t Address Its Underlying Cause | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Legislation Will Help Florida Brace for Rising Sea Levels, but Doesn’t Address Its Underlying Cause

  Of course it doesn’t. When we have toxic green algae, we spend money trying to find out how to dissolve it instead of limiting nutrients.  When the manatees starve to death we buy lettuce […]

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Environmental Groups Sue to Get EPA to Reassess Indian River Lagoon Impacts

Since the State of Florida refuses to clean up its waterways, perhaps the federal government will help.   So we wish success in this endeavor and thanks to those environmental groups. Of course, the pollution in […]

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algaeMoran In: Manatee Deaths, Algae Blooms Suggest Florida Waters Getting Worse, Not Better | Our View | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Manatee Deaths, Algae Blooms Suggest Florida Waters Getting Worse, Not Better | Our View

  Members of the Blue Green Algae Task Force, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who created the panel in April 2019, were asked: “What grade would you give to state lawmakers for their efforts to adopt […]

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