Is EPA On The Right Side In Fisheating Creek Dispute?
Environmental and recreation advocates successfully won a lawsuit in 1997 to reopen Fisheating Creek, a tributary to Lake Okeechobee in Glades County, to the public. The suit arose after the...
View ArticleEPA Water Pollution Decision’s Effects Unknown Locally
OK, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally made a decision on its water pollution regulations in Florida. Now what? So far, the local experts who have been involved in monitoring the...
View Article2012′s Environmental Hits And Misses
As usual, there was no shortage of environmental news this year. In February, Circle B Bar Reserve added a new educational exhibit to help cap the yearlong celebration of Polk’s Sesquicentennial. It is...
View ArticleLatest Fisheating Creek Battle Troubling
When I think of Fisheating Creek, I think of the words of the great American philosopher Yogi Berra. “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” he advised us. Fisheating Creek meanders for 53 miles through some...
View ArticleIt’s SepticSmart Week; Avoid Septic Tank Problems
Improperly maintained septic tanks can cause health and environmental problems, according to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, which sent out some tips for homeowners in connection with...
View ArticleEPA Proposes User-Friendly Bug Spray Labels
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on a plan to put new consumer labeling on bug spay containers. The intent is to let people know how long the repellent will remain...
View ArticleFederal Court Ruling Rebuffs EPA On Okeechboee Pollution Discharge
Environmentalists were elated Friday after a federal judge in New York ruled that polluted water discharges into Lake Okeechobee violate the federal Clean Water Act. The 116-page ruling, which will...
View ArticleEPA Launches New Site For Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new website to help local officials and community members find information for improving the environment, public health and quality of life....
View ArticleNew EPA Pollution Rule Generating Controversy
Another water pollution fight is developing over a proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that will change the agency’s jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Depending on whose version...
View ArticleEPA Launches Student Stormwater Competition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching its fourth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge for undergraduate and graduate students to design green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater...
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