Renzo DowneyDecember 6, 2019
5min930
Protesters said the new roads would pollute the environment, tank rural economies and lead to health problems in the future.
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Renzo DowneyDecember 6, 2019
Bruce RitchieApril 17, 20156min192
Last year a comprehensive water bill that passed the Senate included a major focus on Florida’s springs and reducing threats from groundwater pollution and over-pumping. Florida’s springs during the past 30 years have turned green with algae because of nitrogen in groundwater from various sources including septic tanks, fertilizer and sewage treatment plants. Fixing the […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 3, 2015
5min152
Supporters of clean water and conservation rallied two weeks ago at the Capitol but the biggest water day of the 2015 Legislative Session may come Wednesday. HB 7003, the House water policy bill shepherded by Rep. Matt Caldwell, R-Lehigh Acres and chairman of the House State Affairs Committee, likely will pass the House. And the Senate […]