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November 17, 2009 at 2:47 pm
· Filed under Endangered Species, Jupiter Inlet, activist, coral reef, earthrehab, environment, movement, politics, pollution, water ·Tagged green, politics, environment, news, florida, water, environmental, nature, earthrehab, red tide, coral reef, agriculture, habitat, reefs, clean water act, Hypoxia, EPA, Green politics, Ocean Rehab
The Politics of Green and Agricultural pollution
Red and Green Algae Bloom
An amazing victory will be celebrated in Florida, a victory for the Reefs and the Inland waters.
A federal judge orders the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set limits on Agricultural pollution and polluters that have deemed over 2000 Inland bodies of water impaired. The phosphorus and nitrogen over enriched waters of inland Florida have created massive Harmful Algae Blooms for over a decade, and consequentially also assisted massive Dead Zones (Hypoxia) to flourish.
Excellent job goes to David Guest and Earth Justice for the lawsuit and follow through.
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/11/16-13
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – November 16 – A federal judge in Tallahassee today approved a historic consent decree which requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set legal limits for the widespread nutrient poisoning that triggers harmful algae blooms in Florida waters.
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August 6, 2009 at 9:01 pm
· Filed under 2009 events log, Endangered Species, Links, activist, coral reef, earthrehab, environment, movement, petitions, politics, pollution, water ·Tagged 2009, conservation, coral reef, dive, diver, earthrehab, ecology, Endangered Species, environment, environmental, florida, movement, ocean, palm beach, politics, pollution, reef, water
NOAA considering petition to review critical habitat for elkhorn and staghorn coral.
2008 NOAA
Press Release: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 / Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90–day Finding for a Petition to Revise Designated Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
ACTION: Notice of petition finding; request for information and comments.
http://www.esablawg.com/esalaw/ESBlawg.nsf/d6plinks/KRII-7UL23S
Please comment on this article, ‘for Coral Reefs’, include a name and weblink. Critical times call for critical actions.
Thanks. William
http://www.esablawg.com/esalaw/ESBlawg.nsf/d6plinks/KRII-7UL23S
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July 20, 2009 at 1:18 pm
· Filed under EarthRehab link, License Plates, Links, activist, coral reef, earthrehab, environment, movement, politics, pollution ·Tagged 2009, Being Green, conservation, earthrehab, environmental, florida, Florida License Plate, going green, green license plate, Green News, License plate, nature, news, proceeds
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July 18, 2009 at 1:51 pm
· Filed under activist, coral reef, earthrehab, environment, movement, petitions, politics, pollution, water ·Tagged 2009, 2010, clean water act, earthrehab, environment, environmental issues, EPA, florida, Florida Water, nature, news, TMDL, water, water quality, Wetlands
As a Native Floridian and a lover of water I am pleased that the EPA has finally addressed our Water Quality Crisis. I have copied the following passage from this 2009 determination by the EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/rules/fl-determination20090114.pdf
Magnitude of Nutrient Over-Enrichment in Florida
Water quality degradation due to nutrient over-enrichment is a significant
environmental issue in Florida. Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection has acknowledged and documented the magnitude of over-enrichment. According to Florida’s 2008 Integrated Report,6 approximately 1,000 miles of rivers and streams, 350,000 acres of lakes, and 900 square miles of estuaries are impaired for nutrients in the State. To put this into context, these values represent approximately 16% of the assessed river and stream miles, 36% of the assessed lake acres, and 25% of the assessed square miles of estuaries that Florida has listed as impaired under the IWR. The actual number of miles and acres of waters impaired for nutrients is likely higher, as many waters currently classified as “unassessed” may also be impaired.
This conclusion is based upon a range of available information, including the vastmamounts of monitoring data that exist on nutrient-related parameters in Florida waters. With almost 800,000 nutrient-related data points in STORET (including nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity), Florida has substantially more data points than any other State or Territory to clearly characterize the magnitude of its nutrient challenges.
How can YOU help???
*Please sign our Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act for Florida petition: (many of you already have, Thanks.)
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/enforce-the-federal-clean-water-act
this petition is also available on Care2 and Facebook.
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
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June 18, 2009 at 2:09 pm
· Filed under 2009 events log, EarthRehab link, Endangered Species, Links, activist, coral reef, earthrehab, environment, movement, petitions, politics, pollution, vote green campaign sticker, water ·Tagged 2009, conservation, critical habitat, earthrehab, Endangered Species, environment, habitat, nbc, news, preservation, video, video link
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