Water Quality Threats

John Moran says “Look in the mirror, Florida.”

July 17, 2018 Water Quality Threats, State Government Threats Leave a Comment

OSFR advisor John Moran gives his thoughts on the latest manifestation of our water leaders’ failures in our state. Yes, we must target the source of the problem, and it is not the Army Corps […]

The Long, Toxic Summer Is Here

July 14, 2018 Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, Environmental Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quantity (Threats), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

The St. Johns River now has toxic algae, as seen in the following news item “Toxic Algae Invades St Johns River,” from Jacksonville Channel 4. We recall the mess in the Santa Fe during the […]

Algae blooms are part of Scott’s legacy Tallahassee Must Decide If They Want Clean Water or Poison

July 11, 2018 Water Quality Threats 2 Comments

Scott’s bull-headed follies are now catching up with him. Sooner or later we much pay the price to fix this. It will not be cheap, but the current situation is not acceptable and it is […]

Unrealistic BMAPS May Yet Be Challenged

July 9, 2018 THREATS, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

Environmental groups have criticized the new Best Management Action Plans (BMAPS) recently put in to effect in Florida. The plans themselves were considered by many as too weak, full of flaws and haphazardly done. The […]

State of state’s water a concern

July 5, 2018 Water Quality Threats 2 Comments

The water problems in South Florida, as well as state-wide, have prompted the following article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune. The author expresses concern that those in charge are not doing anything, and says it […]

Definitive Study — Natural Gas No Better Than Coal

July 4, 2018 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

We have been reporting here for years that the methane leaks from natural gas production negate any advantage that energy source has over coal in regards to benefits to the environment. A definitive study […]

80 Per Cent & Just Beginning To Pay The Price

July 3, 2018 Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers Leave a Comment

We wonder if the cost of our pollution will be more than the millions the lobbyists paid to our politicians? Indeed it will, and it is just beginning. Who will pay? Not Mr. […]

“… there’s really nothing you can do,” No, That’s Not So, “Just Stop It”

June 30, 2018 Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

Some of Florida’s waterways are now lost, due to human abuse and neglect over decades. The people who run the state, from the top down to counties and municipalities, have allowed pollutants, principally nitrates from […]

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