Category: Public health
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Sugar’s decades-long hold over Everglades came with a price
Fifteen years after Jeb Bush and Bill Clinton reached a landmark accord to revive the Everglades, billions of dollars have been spent but not much marsh has been restored, and the River of Grass continues to cycle through the same familiar struggles. Disastrous algae blooms foul coastal estuaries. Seagrass die-offs plague Florida Bay. High water…
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Florida water — court lets industry group challenge water standards
Nearly a year after a state regulatory commission approved controversial new water-quality standards, an appeals court Tuesday ruled that a pulp-and-paper industry group should be able to challenge the measures. The 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a decision by an administrative law judge that blocked the challenge by Florida Pulp and Paper Association Environmental…
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Groundwater wells: concern as Wisconsin reduces regulations
NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin Owners of wells that pump more than 100,000 gallons of water a day are no longer subject to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources review for maintenance and replacement of existing wells. Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill June 1 that reduces DNR oversight of high-capacity wells, which are used mostly by farmers…
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One-Third of Americans’ Drinking Water May Be Deregulated by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to dismantle the federal clean water rule, which protects waterways that provide drinking water for about a third of the US population. Editor’s note: we made a web page where you can compare the Twitter posts of the @EPA and @altUSEPA. The EPA, with the US Army, has proposed…
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Florida city to alleviate water shortage with Israeli technology
Hoping to help curb the severe drought that has overtaken South Florida in recent years, the suburb of Miami Gardens is partnering with an Israeli company that generates water from thin air. Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver G. Gilbert III announced the beginning of a pilot program on Monday that will demonstrate the use of the…