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From the WMNF archives: Contaminated water at Piney Point puts Tampa Bay on brink of disaster
Note, this is one of the many articles about the pending disaster at Piney Point that WMNF has published over the years. This one is from September 2020. In April 2021, a breach occurred, threatening...
Looking back at a 2009 WMNF story: New EPA lead standards may affect East Tampa company
UPDATE: this story originally published August 20, 2009 by Seán Kinane / WMNF News. We’re republishing this now because a new report from the Tampa Bay Times found hundreds of workers have been exposed to...
“Springing Forward And Letting Go” on Morning Energy
The vernal (spring) equinox, which marks the first day of spring, generally fall on March 19th, 20th or 21st of each calendar year. The word equinox, comes from the Latin words for “equal” and “night”...
“When Leaders Dissappoint Us” on Morning Energy
One of the things that February 2021 will be remembered for is some of the worsts winter storms in the United States history. Of the many states that were profoundly affected by the harsh storm...
The Suwannee River Water Management District Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a permit allowing the Seven Springs Water Company to pump nearly a million gallons of water per day from Ginnie Springs to a nearby...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
