686 results

Good News From Tallahassee

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

…our online advocacy system to the members of the Senate Community Affairs Committee. We also had over a dozen springs advocates join us in Tallahassee yesterday prepared to speak against…

Our Santa Fe RiverFest

January 29, 2024 Advocacy, Education, Events (Advocacy), SOLUTIONS, Environmental (Solutions), Miscellaneous, Volunteering, Who We Are Leave a Comment

…March 24th are $10 for adults, and free for children under 12. The Plant Hikes are $25 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at oursantaferiver.org. Tickets for the Springs Hop…

Small improvement In Fracking

January 5, 2024 Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels Leave a Comment

…along subterranean fault lines. Texas regulators took the rare step of asking drillers to restrict oilfield activities in late 2021 by limiting the amount of wastewater disposed of underground. Read…

Universities Partly to Blame For Excess Fertilizer Use

January 2, 2024 Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

…to expand does not qualify as justification for a variance to the ordinance, Jason Gilman, the county’s Planning and Environmental Services director, told the Winona Post in 2021. “It has…

Rules Aimed At Long-Contaminated Groundwater Drive California Farmers and Residents to Court

December 28, 2023 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

…with strawberries and lettuce bringing in more than $5 billion combined in 2021, agricultural statistics show. Michael Cahn, irrigation and water resource advisor for University of California, Cooperative Extension, said…

Government Way Too Slow to Act

December 27, 2023 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

…incinerate more than 2 million gallons of stockpiled firefighting foam. In 2021, Congress ordered the Pentagon to stop the practice in anticipation of new EPA guidelines for PFAS disposal and…

DEP Secretary Toots His Trumpet

December 23, 2023 State Government Threats Leave a Comment

…per day when fully online. Projects include water conservation, aquifer recharge and the development of alternative water supplies, such as reclaimed water, brackish water and surface water storage. Land and…

Water Bottlers Damage Water Resources Belonging to the People

December 20, 2023 State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

…like watching a family member get sick.” Yet the business, Seven Springs Water Co., keeps taking more. In early 2021, Seven Springs won the right to withdraw close to a…

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