The Florida Department of Environmental Protection reports a possible tear in the lining of Mosaic’s New Wales gypstack.
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Charlotte Harbor advocates challenge water discharge permit for Mosaic phosphate’s Bartow plant
Environmental activists, mostly from Southwest Florida’s Charlotte County, are challenging the phosphate company Mosaic’s water discharge permit for its plant in Bartow. The group called March Against Mosaic is concerned about pollution discharges from the Polk County plant, even though it’s more than 70 miles away from Charlotte Harbor. To find out why WMNF spoke… Read more »
Health of Hillsborough River in Tampa is improving
By Janet Scherberger. Twenty years ago, the Hillsborough River that runs through the heart of Tampa was severely damaged. Withdrawals for the city’s growing population had starved it of fresh water, making it unfriendly to wildlife. But thanks to a recovery plan developed in 2007 by environmental groups, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the… Read more »
A Florida panhandle county could grant access for onshore oil and gas drilling
In December the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Oil & Gas Program issued “Final Permits” to Cholla Petroleum for six exploratory oil & gas wells. They would be located between the Apalachicola River, Dead Lakes and Chipola River in the Florida Panhandle, west of Tallahassee. On Tuesday the Calhoun County Commission will hold public hearings… Read more »
Scientist: high levels of chemicals at MacDill AFB are a “huge red flag”
The level of “forever chemicals” contaminating groundwater at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base is a “huge red flag.” That’s according to a science analyst who co-authored a new report by the Environmental Working Group about a class of chemicals collectively known as PFAS. It also found FPAS contamination in the drinking water of many cities,… Read more »
City of High Springs weighs in on Nestlé water permit request
This year a water management district in north Florida will decide whether to allow the company Nestlé a renewal of a permit to take water from the Santa Fe River basin and bottle it for sale at supermarkets. Last Thursday the city commission of High Springs, northwest of Gainesville heard from opponents and some supporters… Read more »
Florida springs supporters will protest what they call “Nestlé Water Grab”
This Friday in North Florida, supporters of Florida’s springs and rivers will rally to oppose a permit renewal to allow the international company Nestlé to take more than a million gallons of water a day out of the Santa Fe River watershed, bottle it and sell to consumers. Their “Say NO to Nestle Water Grab… Read more »
Public meeting on Mosaic renewal permit for pollutant discharge
Next Monday the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold an open house public meeting; it’s about Mosaic’s renewal request to discharge wastewater. Much of it would go into the Peace River basin. The Peace River begins in Polk County and flows generally southwest through much of the center of Florida until it empties into… Read more »
U.S. House passes drilling ban off Florida; not likely to pass Senate
On Wednesday the U.S. House passed a bill to permanently ban fossil fuel drilling in federal waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Nearly all Florida Hose members supported the ban. The only “no” came from Republican Ted Yoho. The House also passed a ban on drilling in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. For reaction,… Read more »
Update: “toilet-to-tap” tabled; Tampa City Council will vote on utility rate increase, sewer infrastructure
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