The University of South Florida has put out a Request for Information for land lease proposals to develop all or part of a natural area north of the Tampa campus. But students, faculty and community members are fighting back against the possible development of the USF Forest Preserve. The area is located north of Fletcher… Read more »
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Manatee commission closer to solution as Piney Point contamination keeps Tampa Bay on brink of disaster
Manatee County Commissioners met Tuesday to consider possible remedies for the nearly 750 million of contaminated process water sitting at the Piney Point Reservoir near Port Manatee and the shores of Tampa Bay. The site’s capacity is rapidly decreasing with less than 11 inches of rain standing between it and an environmental disaster for Tampa… Read more »
Tarpon Springs moves forward with developing land along Anclote River, environmentalists not deterred
The Tarpon Springs City Commission voted Friday to move forward with a planned residential community on 74 acres near the Anclote River. Environmentalists hope the land, which they once blocked Walmart from building on, can still be saved. LISTEN: One month to the day after the city started the quasi-judicial hearing process, commissioners voted 3-1… Read more »
Tampa study aims to prepare city for 8 feet of sea-level rise in 80 years
On Tuesday, the City of Tampa gave an update to an ongoing study looking at the impact of sea-level rise in the region. The City expects up to 8 feet of sea-level rise by the year 2100 and hopes to shape regulations and policy to be ready for it. LISTEN: For engineers and planners the… Read more »
Development on 74-acres of land along Anclote River could come down to roads
Roads. Where the proposed Anclote Harbor residential community is going, it might need roads. LISTEN: The Tarpon Springs City Commission again postponed a vote to rezone 74-acres of land along the Anclote River after more than eight hours of public hearing. Traffic safety and environmental factors have emerged as concerns. Developer the Morgan Group and… Read more »
Radioactivity Tuesday: The race to save one of the last undeveloped areas in Tarpon Springs/Media Matters selects The Misinformer of the Year 2020
January 5, 2021 Good Morning, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Today we’ll talk with Peter Dalacos, a community activist who is spearheading the effort to protect 74 acres along the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs from being turned into a housing development. The issue comes up this Thursday at the Tarpon Springs City… Read more »
Groups sue EPA to stop radioactive phosphogypsum approval for road construction
In October, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of phosphogypsum in road construction. It’s a waste product of phosphate mining and it contains small amounts of radioactive isotopes of radium and uranium. On Friday a coalition of public health, environmental and union groups sued the EPA for approving phosphogypsum in roads. One of the… Read more »
Environmentalists again hope to save 74-acres of land on Anclote River nearly 15 years after pushing back Walmart
The same group that fought Walmart from developing land along the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs has taken up the cause again. More than 10 years after beating back the big-box giant, environmental advocates are trying to keep a 74-acre residential community from going up at the same site. LISTEN: Just before midnight, city commissioners… Read more »
Coalition of Florida businesses call on Congress to oppose offshore finfish farming
A group of 42 Florida businesses Wednesday sent a letter to the State’s congressional delegation asking it to block a proposed industrial finfish farm off the coast of Sarasota. Businesses all along the Gulf of Mexico warn of disastrous effects to the environment and the Gulf’s tourism industry. LISTEN: In an economic climate already decimated… Read more »
Radioactivity Wednesday: A First in Florida as Rights of Nature Amendment Passes in Orange County
December 2, 2020 Good Morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On November 3rd, 89% of voters in Orange County Florida approved the Right to Clean Water Charter Amendment. The Orange County/Orlando area is now the largest jurisdiction in the nation to pass this kind of legislation. This is the first time voters anywhere in Florida… Read more »
Public pushback on M-CORES highlights risk to panthers
Public pushback against proposed toll highways through rural Florida continues to focus on conservation and protecting Florida’s struggling panther population. Every commenter during Monday’s M-CORES task force meeting opposed the construction. Listen: The issue for some was the lack of an apparent need for the roads. Others felt the billions that could be spent on… Read more »
Locals warn derelict barge ‘Nabarima’ about to spill 55 million gallons of oil and no one is helping
The United States embassy in Trinidad and Tobago Friday called on the Venezuelan government to take action as state-flagged FSO Nabarima continues its apparent three-month-long capsize into the Gulf of Paria. Locals fear the derelict vessel is about to dump its near 55 million gallons of oil right at the mouth of the Caribbean Sea…. Read more »
Greenpeace: forget the plastic; Reusables Are Doable even during coronavirus
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources You may be thinking about how to protect the environment even during the pandemic. Disposables, including plastics, are commonly used these days in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But in this WMNF MidPoint Monday interview with David Pinsky, the Greenpeace USA senior Plastics Campaigner,… Read more »
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