Clean Water News

Over 1.16 Million Pounds of Toxics Discharged into Florida Waterways
Industrial facilities dumped over 1.16 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Florida’s waterways, according to a report released today by Environment Florida: Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act.
Environment Florida Challenges Bush Administration Rule to Increase Water Pollution
New Bush Administration Rule Puts Florida Waterways at Risk, Allows More Pollution
On the Clean Water Act’s 35th Anniversary, Polluters Continue to Contaminate Florida’s Waterways
Dangerous Levels of Pollution Prompt More than 3,000 Florida Beach Closings; Closings Hit Record High Nationwide
For the third year in a row, bacterial contamination shut Florida beaches or prompted authorities to post health warnings for more than 3,000 days, according to an annual report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).