Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company, Blue Origin, has applied for a permit to dump half a million gallons of wastewater each day into Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. The proposal has caused quite a stir among communities that have spent years and millions of dollars restoring this sensitive ecosystem.

A Blue Origin spokesperson told Gizmodo that it is seeking renewal of an existing permit that has been in place for five years and that the company is committed to maintaining responsible and compliant operations. But for many local residents and community leaders, this is the first time they’re seeing the details in black and white, and they’re not happy about it.

“The Indian River Lagoon is already fighting for its life,” a petition posted on Change.org reads. “Decades of nutrient pollution

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