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Our FDEP is beyond embarrassment

July 20, 2023 State Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Development Leave a Comment

…are mainly communities of Black and Brown residents,” said Pahokee native and former mayor Colin Walkes when I talked to him about this in 2021. “People have been living with…

Florida’s Environmental Failures Are a Warning for the Rest of the U.S

July 16, 2023 Environmental Threats - Climate Change, Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats Leave a Comment

…states with decades-old energy efficiency guidelines while a recent DeSantis line-item budget veto disqualified Florida from receiving $346 million in federal funds from a program meant to improve energy efficiency…

Continuous Bad News from Mote Marine and Ocean Era

July 13, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

…in Feb. 2021 cited a study fromJust Economics that pointed to parasites, pollution and high mortality rates of farmed salmon. The permit was originally for Almaco Jack; now, Ocean Era…

New Study Confirms the Bad News

July 10, 2023 Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

…described the study as the first nationwide effort to test for PFAS in tap water from private sources in addition to regulated ones. It builds on previous scientific findings that…

Our Santa Fe River, Inc Announces Board Changes

July 8, 2023 Education, Volunteering 1 Comment

…most importantly, our aquifer. Kristin successfully led OSFR as president from June 2021 to June 2022 and has been an OSFR director since 2017. Kristin shines in her drive to…

Climate Change Keeps Making Wildfires and Smoke Worse. Scientists Call It the ‘New Abnormal’

July 4, 2023 Environmental Threats - Climate Change Leave a Comment

…deaths jumped 14% and even more, 35%, for adults ages 45 to 64. Based on peer-reviewed studies, the Health Effects Institute estimated that smoke’s chief pollutant caused 4 million deaths…

Grave New Threats From Mining

July 3, 2023 Environmental Threats - Mining Leave a Comment

…“Deep-sea mining should be halted until the criteria specified by IUCN are met, including the introduction of assessments, effective regulation and mitigation strategies.” Regulations for mining the ocean floor in…

New Twist In Laws Governing Wetlands

June 30, 2023 Local Government Solutions Leave a Comment

…to the 65-mile Wellington bridle trail system. It’s maintained by the village’s Equestrian Trails Department. The village in 2021 purchased the adjacent Moncada Property that added 30 million gallons of…

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