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Pushback Against PFAs Regulation–

July 22, 2021 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

That’s right, better to get thyroid disease or testicular and kidney cancer from forever chemicals than spend money. That’s the American Way. Read the original article here in Florida Phoenix. Comments by OSFR […]

Lawsuit Launched to Secure Critical Habitat for Florida Freshwater Mussel

January 15, 2021 Federal Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Mining Leave a Comment

We remember the surprise we felt when we first heard the concept of suing a state or federal agency for not doing its job. That naivete has long since departed, but it is still […]

Nature of Things: Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps is a solid idea

November 17, 2020 Federal Government Threats, Miscellaneous 1 Comment

Sometimes things are not bad just because they are old. Some might say your writer is old and he remembers talk of CCC camps near where he grew up, active at the time […]

Polluters given free ride under guise of virus difficulties

August 26, 2020 THREATS, Federal Government Threats, Environmental Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats), Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Environmental Threats - Mining, Other Environmental Threats 1 Comment

It’s all about money. Read the complete article here at APNews. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum […]

Win for the environment, defeat for Trump–

April 25, 2020 Environmental Threats, Federal Government Threats Leave a Comment

In a rare win for the planet, the U.S. Supreme Court, in this instance, ruled against the constant picking away at the protections for our environment by the current administration in Washington. The current president […]

We can’t afford to lose wetlands

April 21, 2020 Water Quality Threats, Conservation, Aquifer Recharge, Federal Government Threats, State Government Threats, Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

The current administration running this country continues to chip away little by little to remove all the protections that we have for our environment. Tallahassee is a miniature copy of Washington, but perhaps exhibiting a […]

Public input requested on environmental assessment for genetically engineered crops on national wildlife refuges in the Southeastern United States

March 28, 2020 Environmental Threats, Federal Government Threats Leave a Comment

Public input requested on environmental assessment for genetically engineered crops on national wildlife refuges in the Southeastern United States The Service limited the use of GECs on refuges in 2014. As a result, some refuges […]

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails as Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits

March 27, 2020 Federal Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Environmental Threats - Pipelines 1 Comment

In a rare win for the environment, United States District Judge James E. Boasberg issued a ruling on March 25, 2020 against the Army Corps of Engineers. This ruling finds that the Corps was […]

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