Your historian is a relative newcomer when it comes to trying to protect our springs and rivers. We have been working on that less than a decade but we are sorry to say we have […]
OPINION Trouble in the Garden of Eden
Tag: Agriculture and water
Best water policy Buds
When I pointed out a few days ago that the most important Scott Administration water policy was to “Unrelentingly please the biggest water users and water polluters,” I should have provided evidence. I could have quoted the Florida Chamber of … Continue reading →
Ag water
State and federal gencies provide better information about farming than is available for other categories of water-associated activities. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture gives us an updated picture of Florida farms and water use in the newly-released 2012 Census of … Continue reading →
Drought challenges: California and Florida
Is there any way to compare current drought challenges in California with Florida droughts? The states are very different but perhaps a few numbers will be illuminating. Rainfall. For California, statewide rainfall last year set a record low: 7.38 inches. The … Continue reading →