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Controversy over proposed landfill in Pasco County

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Tags: landfill, Green Swamp, Hillsborough River, Withlacootchee River, leachate

Thursday is the day environmental activists think the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will reveal whether or not it will issue a permit regarding the proposed Angelo's Aggregate Materials Class 1 Landfill near the Green Swamp in eastern Pasco County.

Temple Terrace, Tampa, Dade City, and Zephyrhills have joined a wide cross-section of environmental interests in opposing this bad idea. Environmentalists are concerned about the potential impact on groundwater resources, the r...