U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Jupiter) organized a Facebook photo contest to capture the state of Florida’s water pollution problem. The photos tell the story: Find out more about these photos and read the story: IB Times: Photo Contest Shows Extent of U.S. Florida’s Water Pollution Problem [PHOTOS] Huffington Post: Devastating Photos Of Florida Pollution Will…
News sources this weekend are reporting that 26 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been reported reported across Florida. Following the death of 59-year-old Henry Konietzky of Palm Coast, county health officials are issuing warnings. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: What is Vibrio vulnificus? Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same…
[Watery Foundation. September 25, 2013]: Florida is a place with low “water supply stress”? An ambitious new study tries to score the “surface water supply stress” for the whole country and does not find much water stress for Florida. Even though Florida is not as bad off as portions of the arid West, it still…
[Suwannee Democrat, Joyce Marie Taylor, September 26, 2013] Jasper — There’s something in the air in White Springs and it’s not the fragrance of blossoming flowers or trees. It’s a pungent odor of sulphur that is unmistakable, although, it is also a welcome sign that water conditions for North Florida could be improving. White Sulphur…
[Florida Conservation Coalition, September 26, 2013] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The campaign to place the Water and Land Conservation constitutional amendment onto the November 2014 ballot cleared a major hurdle today when the Florida Supreme Court agreed that it satisfies legal requirements for placement on the ballot. The Water and Land Conservation amendment is the first…
[The Florida Current, Bruce Ritchie, 09/25/2013] Senators on a budget-writing subcommittee on Wednesday urged their chairman to funnel more money towards springs protection and restoration during the 2014 legislative session. Scientists say Florida’s springs are becoming choked with algae because of nitrogen in groundwater from a variety of sources. Springs also face threats from overpumping,…
[Florida Current] A former state biologist and chairman of the former Florida Springs Task Force said the public is going to have to get angry before the Legislature takes action to protect Florida’s springs. Speakers during a webinar sponsored by 1000 Friends of Florida on Wednesday noted that there are lawmakers taking an interest in…
The Florida Conservation Coalition (FCC) is pleased to provide our Recommendations to Protect Florida’s Springs and Significant Water Resources, a copy of which is available here at the FCC’s website. This report, spearheaded by FCC Chairman Senator Bob Graham (ret.) and Vice-Chairman Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine, will serve as the FCC’s policy on matters…
[Earth Justice Blog September 17, 2013] Toxic algae, caused by runoff, spreads widely into communities. This fall, as fluorescent green toxic algae continues to break out in front of pricey waterfront homes along South Florida’s Treasure Coast (north of Palm Beach), and around the southwest tourist meccas of Sanibel and Captiva Islands, there’s an explosion…
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