The group wants the federal government to know its outrage with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Read More »Gainesville Compost Founder Leads By Example Nationally
Gainesville Compost is setting a national standard for compost businesses catering to local markets. Chris Cano, founder of Gainesville Compost, believes local composting is a common sense effort.
Read More »Florida Dairy Farm Recycles Cow Manure To Conserve Energy
Alliance Dairies farm in Trenton, Florida, is recycling cow manure into energy with the use of an anaerobic manure digester. This program began in 2011 and is estimated to save $1 million per year in electricity, while also eliminating odor.
Read More »Could Your Urine Be Florida Field’s New Fertilizer?
UF researcher Treavor Boyer has devised a system that could cut up to 20 percent of UF's water usage. The system involves reducing the amount of water needed to fertilize Florida Field — by swapping nitrogen fertilizer for human urine.
Read More »Hernando County Sees Tourism Growth For Outdoor Recreation
Tourism in Hernando County has significantly increased in the last year, in large part to its outdoor recreation opportunities and mermaid shows. Hernando County has rebranded itself as Florida's "Adventure Coast."
Read More »New Holiday Decorations? Here’s Where You Can Recycle Those Old Lights
Alachua County is encouraging residents to donate or recycle old or broken holiday lights in an effort to divert them from the landfill.
Read More »Unwanted Chicken Farm Prompts Land Regulation, Environmental Concerns
JTC Farm Chicken Houses has started construction of a facility that will house up to 270,000 chickens. Legally, no wastewater permit is required for the operation. But local residents who live close to where the chicken farm is being built as well as the Ichetucknee Alliance have raised concerns about the possible increase on nitrate levels in the Floridan aquifer due to runoff from the chicken farm.
Read More »An Explanation of Plum Creek’s Plans In Alachua County
The Alachua County Planning Commission recommended Thursday night the adoption of an amendment to the Envision Alachua Sector Plan/Comprehensive Plan.
Read More »Early End to Bear Hunt Raises Concerns Over Baiting
Claims of illegal baiting during Florida's 2015 Black Bear hunting season stir controversy. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to issue an in-depth analysis of the hunt in a few weeks.
Read More »Red Tide Detected, Poses Health Concerns For Humans and Sealife
Red tide algal blooms have been discovered on the coasts of Florida. This organism has toxins that are harmful to marine life's central nervous systems and humans respiratory systems.
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