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The Fellowship of the Springs take viewers into the wonder and beauty of Florida's unique but troubled springs. Florida has the largest and highest concentration of fresh water springs on earth, and the fight to save them is raging.
Many of Florida’s springs are at risk, largely from a combination of reduced water flow and increased pollution.
Thomas Greenhalgh risked his job and career in 2019 when he sued his own employer, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, to challenge the state’s plans to protect Florida’s imperiled springs from increasing pollution.
Greenhalgh, a veteran hydrogeologist and expert on the underground flows that feed North Florida’s springs, argued that the sandy soils and porous rock of the region made them especially vulnerable — a position supported by other springs advocates and independent scientists in a long-running lawsuit seeking tougher state restrictions on how surrounding farms and other industries use fertilizer.