Orlando Gulps its Share of Water, Now Wants its Neighbors’ Share
It’s official: Metro Orlando will run out of water sometime in the next 20 years, and will need to take water from surrounding regions, says the state agency in charge of Florida’s water. To meet Orlando’s 50% projected growth rate, … Continued
New Book Provides ‘Mad Atlas’ of Bygone Era
Jacksonville, FL — A local author hopes his new book about a quirky loner from the city’s past will get residents out walking their neighborhoods and connecting with neighbors. Dr. Tim Gilmore unearthed from the historical society archives thousands of … Continued
Jax Finally Gets its Voice Heard Over Orlando Water Plan
Palatka, FL – Jacksonville finally made its voice heard on Tuesday to those in charge of doling out water to fast-growing Central Florida, after three years of trying to be included in a regional plan that could affect the St. … Continued
Julie Watkins: From TV News to Green Advocate
It was late Monday before Julie Watkins even had a second to return phone calls. The Florida Georgia football game was coming up, and she had just filmed a segment on the local show “The Chat” where she gave tips … Continued
Clear Spring Water Gone, So is Photographer Who Captured It
Photographer Bruce Mozert made Silver Springs mythic with his underwater photos of people mowing lawns and reclining in loungers and doing other ordinary stuff in water so clear it was as transparent as air. Mozert died at 98 years of … Continued
Orlando Out of Water in 20 Years; Tug-of-War Begins
Jacksonville, FL — The water management district brought out the big guns on Wednesday in an attempt to sell Jacksonville on the almost-finished Central Florida water supply plan, parts of which have been opposed in North Florida. Top executives from … Continued
St. Johns County Says “No” to Jax Developer
St. Augustine, FL — Environmentalists claimed victory Tuesday when county commissioners voted “no” to a developer’s plans to build a large subdivision in a rural part of St. Johns County. Calling it a “litmus test on sprawl,” Matanzas Riverkeeper Neil … Continued
St. Johns County Passes Anti-Fracking Resolution
By Susan Cooper Eastman St. Augustine, FL — The porous limestone geology underlying Florida and the massive freshwater aquifer that runs through it was on the minds of the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday when they unanimously … Continued
No Fracking Way
By Susan Cooper Eastman Tallahassee, FL — On August 24, state senators Darren Soto (D-Orlando) and Dwight Bullard (D-Miami) filed legislation to ban fracking in Florida. House Bill 19 will be heard in the upcoming legislative session and would create … Continued
Port Problems in Jax and Miami Put Army Corps in Hot Seat
Jacksonville and Miami, FL –The federal agency charged with studying and planning for dredging in the nation’s ports has faced problems in two of Florida’s biggest ports. The Army Corps of Engineers just wound up a two-year dredging project at … Continued