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Businesses oppose what they say will be costly EPA regulations for Florida waterways listen
01/18/13 Ella WindWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: EPA, FDEP, water quality, numeric nutrient standards, nutrient pollution, environment, DEP
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new numeric limits on nutrient levels in Florida waterways overrule the weaker, narrative-based limits used by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.The EPA says it will retract its rules if the Florida DEP creates its own standards. At a public information session in downtown Tampa Thursday, business owners want that to happen.
Some business people were unhappy with the EPA’s new role in regulating nutrient levels in Florida waterways. Af...
Be the first to commentFlorida environmentalists tell EPA to stand-by its water quality standards listen
01/17/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: EPA, FDEP, water quality, numeric nutrient standards, nitrogen pollution, nutrient pollution, environment, DEP
The Environmental Protection Agency set new water quality standards in November that placed numeric limits on nutrient levels in Florida waterways. Environmentalists celebrated it as a win, but now the agency is considering yielding its rules to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection whose standards would not be as strict. 150 people from environmental groups across the state are gathering in downtown Tampa Thursday during a public information session to demand the EPA not let t...
Be the first to commentNitrogen pollution in Santa Fe River; Acupuncture and herbal therapies
06/11/12 Jon ButtsSustainable Living and Alternative Health Listen to this entire show:
Tags: DEP, algae blooms, herbs
We started today's show with Drew Bartlett with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, about algae in the Santa Fe River in North Florida. There is a growing problem with nitrogen in our aquifer that will not be easily fixed. Septic systems, fertilizer run off, storm water run-off and agriculture all contribute to the problem. Florida has some extra money to address the problem, but for now visiting your favorite spring this summer may be a little slimy.
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Be the first to commentDEP Staffer Suspended Over Defending Wetlands; New Group In Florida Stands Up For Ethics and Against Corruption
05/29/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: DEP, wetlands, Connie Bersok, Craig Pittman, Integrity Florida, Dan Krassner, Paula Dockery, ethics, corruption
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today we’ll hear about the case of a state environmental worker- who was suspended for trying to protect wetlands… and we’ll talk about ethics in Florida government. The state recently received a low grade on a corruption risk scorecard….
But first four listener comments. One about our program last Friday on which we talked about the purge of Florida voter rolls. And two comments about yesterday’s interview with three Vietna...
1 commentsAzalea neighbors irate about response from Raytheon, Crist, Foster, and DEP listen
06/07/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Raytheon, St. Petersburg, Rick Kriseman, Charlie Justice, Charlie Crist, DEP, BP, BP oil spill, Gulf Oil Spill
The BP oil blowout isn’t the only environmental catastrophe some Pinellas residents have to worry about. People in the Azalea neighborhood of northwest St. Petersburg have been dealing with an underground plume of toxins coming from a nearby Raytheon plant. On Saturday morning, about 60 residents gathered with state legislators such as state [Senator Charlie Justice](http://ww...
8 commentsHillsborough EPC fertilizer rule temporarily stalled listen
05/21/09 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County, fertilizer ordinance, EPC, DEP
Earlier this year, St. Petersburg enacted a fertilizer ordinance that restricts the use of nitrogen fertilizers on lawns during the summer rainy season. The Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission EPC is also considering a fertilizer rule.
The Florida Legislature recently passed [SB 494](http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Tab=session&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0494&Chamber=Senate&Year=2009&Title=-%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%252004...
Be the first to commentOfficials questioned on Raytheon toxic plume listen
07/14/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Raytheon, DEP, environmental contamination, Bill Nelson
Groundwater contaminants exceeding target levels have been found in 13 irrigation wells in the Azalea neighborhood of St. Petersburg. But a growing plume of contamination from the Raytheon property poses “no health concerns” and a one-in-a-million excess cancer risk, according to University of Florida researchers.
This morning, dozens of concerned citizens questioned elected officials and government regulators at the Azalea Adult Community Center.
In a letter to the regional administra...
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