by Craig Pittman, Florida PhoenixJuly 31, 2025 Back when I lived in Pensacola, one of my favorite beaches was at Navarre. I’d drive out there early in the morning before work and swim for an hour or so. I’d have the place pretty much to myself — just sugar-white sand…

Toxic sludge is tainting Florida’s longest river, with no solution in sight by Craig Pittman, Florida PhoenixJuly 24, 2025 What is it about Florida’s rivers that makes us humans want to spoil them? The Kissimmee River worked perfectly for centuries, feeding a flow of fresh water into Lake Okeechobee. Then…