New Information On PFAs In Freshwater Fish and Shellfish From the EPA
We are slowly poisoning our planet to make it unlivable for humans. Until we begin to put our health before money and corporations, that trend will not be reversed. Read the latest on PFAs here […]
Desantis Vetoes Bill to Improve Public Warnings About Bacteria Contaminating Beaches, Public Waterways
Both local and state governments sometimes fail to notify citizens of dangerous pollution or the risk of dangerous pollution. It is bad enough that our agencies pollute our waters but even worse when they are […]
Two Huge Bottled Water Corporations Merge
The article below is way too long but we include it only because it may contain information of interest to a few. Rather than a healthy, sustainable hydration platform this merger creates a larger conglomeration […]
Help stop herbicide use on our river
Become part of the solution to stop herbicide spraying on our river. Water hyacinth, though strikingly beautiful, is highly invasive, multiplying quickly in the hot stagnant waters. It creates impenetrable mats that block boats, compete […]
Aquatic Farming Surpasses Fishing for First Time: UN Report
Florida is now threatened on both the Gulf and Atlantic sides now by aquaculture. Complicit in these threats are Mote Marine Lab and the State of Florida. We feel the risks of aquaculture outweigh the […]
Sorry History of Valdosta Sewage Mismanagement
As we understand it, Valdosta was not only lax in preventing sewage spills but was also remiss in monitoring contamination downstream. Thanks to John Quarterman and Merrillee Malwitz Jipson, finally the city began to inform […]
Bottled Water Most Concentrated Source for Microplastics Ingestion
Of all the negatives from bottled water, and they are many, a new one has emerged which may be among the most serious of all; ingesting microplastics. The following statement is from PNAS: […]
More Information On PFAs
Of interest in the article below is the link to the Environmental Working Group”s (EWG) testing of home filters for the toxic PFAs. There is an abundance of conflicting information regarding filters and how well […]
Corn, With John Oliver
Recent high corn prices have resulted in many acres of native pastures being plowed up for the first time in order to raise corn. Since corn is a water-intensive crop, new irrigation acres draw down […]
Water Worries, Part V: Solutions
The solutions mentioned below are minuscule compared to what is needed to bring our springs and rivers back to historic levels. Anyone who believes that the Department of Environmental Protection and the water management districts […]
Water Worries, Part IV
Bottled water may be convenient but it certainly has its environmental costs. OSFR has had a long fight with the Ginnie Springs water plant, formerly Nestle and now BlueTriton. This plant draws down the springs […]