Environmental Threats – Development

Rain and Recharge

February 18, 2024 Aquifer Recharge, Environmental Threats - Development, SOLUTIONS, Land Purchases, Ecology, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Solutions) Leave a Comment

I generally like to post a short video clip on Mondays to start the week with an inspirational reminder of the beauty and joys of our Santa Fe River. After a month of grey days […]

Great News For Florida Wetlands

February 17, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, Miscellaneous 1 Comment

The best news we have seen in a long time. Power-obsessed Florida legislators lately spend a great deal of their time trying to gain more power for themselves, usually at the expense of the […]

Development, Florida’s Greatest Threat Is Omnipresent

February 10, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, County Government Threats, Local Government Threats Leave a Comment

Some of our readers may recall the egregious actions regarding the Split Oaks development. What that shows is that no land in Florida is safe from developers, no matter how sacred or how many environmental […]

Good News From Tallahassee

February 9, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quality Threats - Plastics 1 Comment

Thanks to all who helped here, we have some good news. Thanks to OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and member Hilda Gilcrist for attending this committee meeting. The following was sent out by the Florida […]

EPA and Mangroves

February 6, 2024 Federal Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Development Leave a Comment

A few days ago we posted about the EPA allowing all mangroves to be destroyed at one site, and we wondered why. Well, now, thanks to Manasota-88 we see the (non)reason: “…the seawall was on […]

Taxpayer Boondoggle Continues.

January 21, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quantity Threats - Water Transfers (under WMDs), Environmental Threats - Pipelines Leave a Comment

This huge waste of taxpayer money continues on and on. Water levels in some Keystone lakes fell when the JAE began drawing out huge amounts of water from the aquifer. This resulted in a […]

Developer Wins, Mangroves lose.

January 19, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats 1 Comment

Two things stand out when we read this article: first, we agree with Commissioner Charlie Salem and we commend the public’s vigilance in reporting mangrove destruction, and also, we would like to know why […]

Priorities For 2024

January 7, 2024 Environmental Threats - Climate Change, Environmental Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels Leave a Comment

These were written for Southwest Florida, but many apply to the entire state. Our thanks go to Manasota-88 for their work for the environment. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river […]

Terry on Thank you to all of our supporters: “Thanks for sharing the beauty of the river.” Mar 11, 12:56
Nunya Bidness on Coca Cola Biggest Plastic Polluter In 2023, Followed By Nestle: “Plastic bottles don’t throw themselves out car windows. Even if we package in aluminum they still get tossed. In my…” Feb 22, 10:33
Mary Hampton on Great News For Florida Wetlands: “A very dear friend of mine sent me a note last night to inform me about this recent ruling that…” Feb 20, 16:54
Mike Roth on Good News From Tallahassee: “Kudos! Job well done by all!” Feb 10, 08:22
Mary Hampton on Politics At Its Worst: Petty Retribution By Kathleen Passidomo: “I am totally disappointed to hear that Florida Senator Passidomo was responsible for refusing to allow Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch to be…” Feb 6, 14:47