On Monday’s sustainable living (10/04/2021) we talked about intentional communities with Cynthia Tina who is a coach for community seekers.
Attention all private well owners in Citrus County
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Safety Harbor Bear moves along; Philippe Park reopens
Pinellas County announced Thursday that Philippe Park in Safety Harbor reopened at noon because a black bear that had been sighted there was no longer in the area and was several miles away. In a press release, it said, “Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources closed the park earlier this week after the bear was… Read more »
Lunar eclipse from Pass-a-Grille Beach, FL
Here’s the moon right at the beginning of the lunar eclipse, around 5:45 a.m. ET on 26 May 2021: Here’s the moon around 5:50 a.m. ET: The rest are captioned as well, with an approximate time stamp: But before the moon became totally eclipsed, it went behind clouds near the horizon, as you can see… Read more »
Environmental groups to sue Florida DEP, HRK, others over Piney Point breach
A group of environmental and conservation organizations Tuesday announced their intent to sue the Florida Department of Environmental protection and others after the State allowed more than 200 million gallons of contaminated water to be pumped into Tampa Bay from the old Piney Point fertilizer plant. The suit’s authors say Piney Point was an emergency,… Read more »
Save USF Forest Preserve protest planned for Friday
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 »
HRK warned of disaster at Piney Point for months and asked for help, now DEP says they’re on the hook
HRK holdings spent months warning Manatee commissioners and state officials of impending disaster at Piney Point. Despite the pleas for help, Florida officials said HRK will be on the hook for a narrowly avoided catastrophe at the shuddered phosphate plant that it owns. Florida DEP head Noah Valenstein said a legal team in Tallahassee is… Read more »
Students push back against possible development of USF Forest Preserve
The University of South Florida, Tampa has issued a request for information to companies interested in developing a large area of land north of campus; but students and faculty are fighting the idea of altering the USF Forest Preserve. WMNF spoke with Jeannie Mounger, a Ph.D. candidate in the Integrative Biology department at the University… Read more »
Senate approves 3 million for Piney Point clean up
On Wednesday, the Florida Senate passed a budget amendment allocating $3 million to help in the Piney Point clean-up. Cleaning and closing the site is expected to cost upwards of $200 million. LISTEN: The appropriations amendment was sponsored by senators Jim Boyd and Darryl Rouson. Boyd is a Republican who represents the part of Manatee… Read more »
Radioactivity Wednesday: Environmental Group Warns of “No Good Solutions” to Pending Disaster at Piney Point Phosphate Plant
March 31, 2021 Good Morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. The news that a holding pond at the former Piney Point phosphate plant in Northern Manatee County may be on the brink of collapse is raising new questions about the phosphate industry and the way it stores mining waste. The holding pond contains at… Read more »
Manatee commission okays pumping water from Piney Point gyp stack underground
The Manatee County Commission Tuesday okayed a proposal to pump remaining water from the Piney Point gyp stacks into a deep injection well across the road. The measure passed unanimously despite similar proposals failing in the past. Listen: It’s been over a week since a breach at the former Piney Point phosphate plant opened what… Read more »
