/ 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.
Gaetz continues to lash out Plenty of GOP candidates could run for Gaetz s seat Trump ramps up GOP civil war with Mar-a-Lago speech Hastings death sets up political showdown
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The daily rundown Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,520 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 2,124,233; active hospitalizations increased 87 (nearly 2.9 percent), to 3,102; deaths of Florida residents rose by 7, to 34,021; 7,213,793 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Palm Beach story A CNN story saying Rep. Matt Gaetz sought a meeting with Donald Trump drew criticism late Sunday from the congressman and a senior adviser for the former president. The news network reported that Gaetz who is under federal investigation into whether he violated sex trafficking laws wanted to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after reports of the probe broke but that the request was rejected
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I wrote a little something about the race to be Speaker of the Florida House in 2026. I believe it’s worthy of your time.
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