Our state water managers just gave their blessing on Nestle to produce up to six thousand plastic bottles per minute at the Ginnie Springs bottling plant. Nestle is that company that uses up our […]
a There is much this article leaves out, including the names of the chemicals: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The abundance of their contamination is also grossly under-described, as the article mentions the toxic chemicals in Arizona, […]
This editorial is truth and fact: our state is deliberately and consistently allowing the death of our springs and rivers, and they are doing it to promote business and industry. We have strong and […]
Ginnie Spring is dying with its flow decreasing and pollution increasing; it got a D grade from Florida Springs Institute whose science is not suspect. The Santa Fe River is in recovery, meaning it is […]
To clarify one statement below, SRWMD never denied the permit. The staff at one point recommend denial, but the Board of Directors tabled the vote, and then Seven Springs began a legal challenge before any […]
This article mostly captures the situation at Ginnie Springs, although Rick Scott is treated much too lightly, as he did a tremendous amount of harm to the environment in Florida. Any amount of money […]
**MEDIA ADVISORY** Oppose Seven Springs/Nestle Water Use Permit Virtual Press Conference and In-Person Rally Virtual Press Conference WHAT: Virtual press conference to discuss the Seven Springs/Nestle water use permit and outline next steps […]
Nestle SA has agreed to sell its Nestle Waters North America brands to One Rock Capital Partners LLC in partnership with Metropoulos & Co. for $4.3 billion. The divestment will see the world’s […]
This past Friday, Our Santa Fe River joined Florida Defenders of the Environment, Joe Little, a Gainesville environmental attorney, and Bruce Kaster, former chairman of the Ocklawaha Basin board of the St. Johns River Water […]
As an added insult, the Suwannee River Water Management District just made it easier for water users like Nestle to obtain permits by re-classifying the Santa Fe River as “in prevention” instead of “in recovery.” […]
A press release written by Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council with input from OSFR and the Ichetucknee Alliance is published here below. All of these organizations contacted the District recommending that the important […]
There has been talk for some time about the possibility of the selling Nestle Waters North America. Some have said only the lower priced products would be sold and the more elite brands retained […]
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