An opportunity to curb Sewage and Fertilizer in Florida

Here's a chance to help keep our waters pristine. From the Sierra Club newsletter

On January 15 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new limits to curb sewage and fertilizer pollution in Florida.  These new limits represent a historic first step toward cleaning up Florida's waters.

All you have to do is look at the green slime covering lakes, rivers, and shorelines during our warm months to know Florida needs to reduce fertilizer runoff, control animal waste better, and improve filtration of sewage.

Florida's polluters are already pressuring the EPA to back down and weaken or eliminate these proposed pollution limits.  We need to take action now.

The change in federal policy comes more than a year after Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, Florida Wildlife Federation, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida and St. John’s Riverkeeper filed a major lawsuit to compel the EPA to set strict limits on nutrient poisoning in public waters.

Now is the time for Floridians to send their comments to the EPA in support of this strong action.  Click here to learn more about the proposed pollution limits and send in your comments today.