Algae Isn’t The Only Slime in Florida Water War
Polluters join ag commissioner in fighting against clean water
It is hard to imagine anyone defending the polluters that are turning Florida’s waters green and slimy. But, hey, money talks. At long last, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is agreeing to set legal, enforceable limits on such nutrients as phosphorous and nitrogen, which are poisoning Florida’s public waters. EPA’s historic decision settles the lawsuit we filed in July 2008. Now the state’s biggest polluters are trying to block the settlement. Big Agriculture, sewage plants, utilities, and phosphate miners have filed legal challenges to try to force the EPA to back down. And the state’s Agriculture Commissioner, Charles Bronson, is using taxpayer dollars to side with the polluters and against clean water.
