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When Pam McAfee’s dog, Bella, died suddenly May 24, vets were stumped. But Pam thought the boxer’s death might have something to do with the blue-green algae coagulating in the C-51 canal behind her West Palm Beach home. The day…
Article Reference: Don’t Feed The Algae By St. Johns Waterkeeper Toxic blue-green algae outbreaks, or harmful algae blooms (HABs), are increasing in duration and frequency threatening our waterways and our own health. Nutrient pollution, warming waters and runoff from frequent rainstorms…
Article Reference: Comprehensive Plan “Growth management legislation was passed in 1985 in response to Florida’s commitment to provide the facilities and services that communities need to foster economic growth and preserve natural amenities. The importance of comprehensive planning cannot be…
From the Florida Association of Counties on growth management, which reads in part: “In 1985 Florida enacted the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes. This statute requires that all local governments…
Did Sugar add to the COVID-19 body count? CLICK HERE TO BECOME A BULLSUGAR.ORG MEMBER As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to ease in the United States — though it continues to rage in India and other countries — Americans have…
For Big Sugar, it was party time. Last Thursday lobbyists for the powerful sugarcane industry were seen having lunch at the swanky Governor’s Club in Tallahassee, popping champagne and exchanging high-fives to celebrate the passage of Senate Bill 88 in…
CLICK HERE TO BECOME A BULLSUGAR.ORG MEMBER A visit to the eastern shores of Lake Okeechobee this Earth Day should be accompanied by the ominous tones of the “Jaws” theme song. Just when you thought it was safe to go…
Congressman Byron Donalds should be commended for recently filing a bill requiring that the federal government continue to monitor our waterways for harmful algae blooms, even in the event of a government shutdown. Continuous monitoring of the presence of red…
Article Reference: Herbicide used in FL as a cure-all is more like a kill-all By Craig Pittman “Can you imagine what life was like for Florida’s earliest occupants? Think of the unrelenting heat that led them to name so many places…
The following article is set to appear in the April edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It is reprinted with permission here. Send Lake O water south, before the rainy season,to prevent harmful discharges to the coasts: How it can be…