The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’
These zones are places where human and ecological well-being are traded away for technological breakthroughs.
Tag: water pollution
Let’s eliminate forever chemicals crisis from America’s water
PFAS are estimated to be present in at least 45% of U.S. tap water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Cruise season shouldn’t mean turning our oceans into dump sites
Wastewater from ships can harm marine life and degrade water quality when not treated effectively.
Florida’s water can’t afford more nitrogen pollution
When too much nitrogen enters our waterways, it feeds algal blooms, clouds water and kills fish.
Protect Florida’s environment from single-use plastics
Senate Bill 240 and House Bill 575 would strengthen and unify Florida’s plastic regulations.
An affordable and environmentally sound solution to aging septic systems
Enhanced nutrient-reducing septic systems are designed to reduce excess nitrogen pollution.
Aging septic systems fuel Florida’s growing water quality crisis
Most septic systems were never designed to remove nitrogen, a nutrient that fuels algae growth.
The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference
The Documerica project shows in clear photographic evidence how dirty the US used to be.
Floridians want smart growth controls. Some lawmakers don’t care
Proposed bills are efforts to return Florida to the days when developers built everywhere and anything they wanted.
Florida Atlantic awarded state grant to combat harmful algal blooms
More than $600,000 will fund development of 3D-printed structures that filter phosphorus from water bodies.