Posts Tagged ‘Clean Water’
Editorial: Rick Scott’s positive move for openness
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board September 27, 2016 Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott’s order to require the public to be told of any pollution incidents within 24 hours is…
Read MoreWe can’t ignore Florida’s water quality
By Ron Patrick September 18, 2016 Tallahassee Democrat Florida must not become Flint. Florida elected leaders have embarked on a path to allow even more pollution in our waterways. At a…
Read MoreSinkhole leaking toxins into Florida aquifer prompts water quality fears
By Andrea Torres September 17, 2016 WPLG MULBERRY, Fla. – After a huge sinkhole opened up under a phosphate fertilizer plant, contaminated water with a slightly radioactive by-product seeped into…
Read MoreRon Littlepage: Call it the Florida Department of Pollution
By Ron Littlepage September 15, 2016 Florida Times Union As it stands now, your state government is hellbent on allowing higher amounts of cancer-causing chemicals to pollute our rivers and…
Read MoreNelson, local leaders question Florida changing water pollution rules
By Erika Pesantes and Andy Reid August 31, 2016 Sun Sentinel With water pollution already fueling toxic algae blooms in Florida, the state shouldn’t allow more toxic chemicals to flow into…
Read MoreWater Pollution In Florida: You May Come Home to This …
By gimleteye August 29, 2016 Eye on Miami Water pollution is a political event. We know this in Florida through the stage-managed destruction of laws intended to protect the public…
Read MoreToxic water rule delayed after Seminole Tribe sues
By Mary Ellen Klas August 11, 2016 Miami Herald TALLAHASSEE Florida environmentalists are hoping that a legal challenge by the Seminole Tribe of Florida will provide the catalyst to force…
Read MoreSen. Joe Negron’s plan to stop Lake Okeechobee discharges must clean Everglades-bound water
By Tyler Treadway August 10, 2016 TCPalm One significant factor is missing from state Sen. Joe Negron’s plan to build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee and stop discharges to…
Read MoreReport: Half of Florida lakes’ surface have ‘elevated’ algae levels
By Jim Waymer August 5, 2016 Florida Today Florida waters are growing greener, saltier and more toxic in some parts, according to a new report on the state’s waters. The…
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