Floridians need what others have: a constitutional right to clean water

Today, Florida has thousands of miles of rivers and streams contaminated with fecal bacteria. Eighty percent of our 1,000 springs are impaired. Red tides have increased in alarming frequency, duration, and virulence. They and blue-green algae blooms choke our waters and our local economies. Manatees are dying in historic numbers as seagrass beds disappear.t all begins with an idea.