The Florida House of Representatives passed yesterday their bill for growth management “reform” (HB 7129). The 343-page bill has many problems but the many effects on water management have gotten little attention. For example, the water management districts are still … Continue reading
Category Archives: Water policy
Lobbyists and other advocates that try to protect Florida’s unique water resources and natural heritage in this legislative session deserve our thank-yous. Nonprofit organizations are doing this essential work, even though they are vastly outnumbered and outspent by lobbyists working … Continue reading
It is much better to think of Florida water supply concerns as a “problem” than as a “crisis.” Almost always, the “crisis” word is used in Florida when homeowners are forced to water their landscaping less often or when farmers … Continue reading
Estus Whitfield, the principal environmental adviser to four Florida Governors, has just written in the St. Petersburg Times a very interesting piece. He asks us to remember a time when …environmental protection was a top state priority, while at the … Continue reading
Agnotology is the cultural production of ignorance or doubt. The best-known example is the decades-long effort of the tobacco companies to create uncertainty and doubt in the public mind on whether tobacco caused cancer. Many thousands of lives were lost … Continue reading