By Diane Roberts
Floridians have always taken for granted that we have an abundance of water – water to drink, flush, bathe in, swim in, fish in, and otherwise enjoy. We have always taken for granted that we, the citizens, have some say in decisions about our water.
Not any more.
Here’s what happened: Last year, SB 2080, [...]

By Martha MusgroveAssociate Editor
For years Florida farmers have had three words of advice for land-use planners about how best to save the state’s agricultural lands and prevent their conversion to housing: Keep agriculture profitable. Today, it appears, the “P” word also has a role in saving the Everglades.
Water is rapidly rising to become the next [...]

By Charles Bronson
Now that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed nutrient standards for nitrogen and phosphorus in Florida waters, I acknowledge that it is a complicated rule with some provisions we did not expect. We need to take time to evaluate it to see exactly what it means for Florida.
It is important [...]

By Michael Joe Murphy
Managing Editor
In January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed water quality standards for Florida that would set limits on phosphorous and nitrogen levels in rivers, streams and canals. These are the first such standards proposed for any state and are the result of legal action by environmental groups, which [...]

By David Guest
If you want to know why Florida needs new standards to control water pollution, just look at the green and slimy creek pictured below. This is one creek on the St. Johns River last summer – but it is happening all over the state.