Blog Archive

2015

2015 St. Johns Riverkeeper Award Recipients

2015 Advocate, Matt Keene pictured with St. Johns Riverkeeper Outreach Director, Shannon BlankinshipSt. Johns RIVERKEEPER® 2015 Advocate Matt Keene As an explorer, filmmaker, and journalist, Keene is able to tell first-hand stories of environmental, social justice...

Is Georgia-Pacific Violating Its Permit?

Credit: The Florida Times-Union, 2011 rally to protest Georgia-Pacific’s proposed pipeline into the St. Johns RiverOctober 14, 2015: Based on the results of monitoring, significant biological changes have occurred in the St. Johns River since Georgia-Pacific...

Dredging Project Faces Legal Challenge

The following is from a press release sent by St. Johns Riverkeeper on August 11, 2015: JACKSONVILLE, FL – On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, St. Johns Riverkeeper filed a Notice of Intent to Sue the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) regarding the proposed St. Johns...

Disappointed But NOT Defeated

On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, St. Johns Riverkeeper, fellow advocates and concerned citizens from all over the state joined together at the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) headquarters in Palatka to oppose Sleepy Creek Lands (aka Adena Springs Ranch)....

Water Wars Forum

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 @ 6 pm The program will begin at approximately 6:15 pm. The River House at Jacksonville University 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville  32211 Central Florida wants to siphon the St. Johns to fuel further unsustainable growth. Learn...

Governing Board Votes On Controversial Permit July 14

Silver Springs already suffering from low flows and nitrate pollution that triggers excessive algal growth. In May, an Administrative Law Judge ruled against St. Johns Riverkeeper, Sierra Club Northeast Florida, Jeri Baldwin, and Karen Ahlers in a legal challenge of...

St. Johns Riverkeeper Joins Amendment 1 Lawsuit

Credit: Carol Bailey, May 30, 2015 Rally for Amendment 1 at Walter Jones Historical ParkAmendment 1 Lawsuit Press Release Amendment 1 Legal Complaint Floridians overwhelmingly supported Amendment 1 with 75% of the vote, yet the Florida Legislature has decided to...

Forced Resignations Weaken Water Agency

Recently, four top executives at the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) suddenly resigned, with two of them stating in their resignation letters that they were resigning "in lieu of termination."  Collectively, the four have 89 years of...

Ruling By Judge Threatens Silver Springs

Algae in Silver Springs by Karen ChadwickPRESS RELEASE:  MAY 5, 2015 SILVER SPRINGS, FL — Despite evidence that Florida’s iconic Silver Springs would be further degraded from the over-pumping of groundwater and increased nutrient pollution, an...
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