Blue Origin Wants To Pollute A Pristine Florida Waterway - Just Say No - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica raises serious environmental concerns about Blue Origin’s request to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for permission to continue dumping industrial wastewater into the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), a highly biodiverse and ecologically significant estuary in Florida. The IRL, spanning 156 miles, supports over 2,100 plant species and 2,200 animal species, including numerous threatened and endangered species. The lagoon’s delicate ecosystem is already vulnerable due to pollution, and Blue Origin’s wastewater discharge threatens to exacerbate this degradation, potentially harming marine life and biodiversity that have evolved over billions of years. Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos and known for its aerospace ventures, operates a launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it conducts large reusable rocket launches. The company has recently shifted focus to lunar missions, including the Blue Moon lander initiative. Despite its space ambitions, Blue Origin’s environmental practices on Earth are under scrutiny, as the wastewater dumping into the IR