From the beaches to the springs to the pristine underground aquifer to the Everglades and the rivers— Florida’s waters are like nowhere else on earth. Two of Florida’s most knowledgeable people about the state of our water join us in a moment to talk about Florida’s water resources. And later—Florida’s economy has mostly recovered from… Read more »
Manatee deaths on the rise in Florida, partially due to toxic red tide algae
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Is another type of algae bloom - Sargassum - coming to a beach near you?
Read MoreLake Okeechobee algae bloom spreading toward both Florida coasts
Read MoreSt. Pete City Council committee favors voluntary plastic straw reduction over ban
Read MoreEnvironmentalist wary of Mosaic moving corporate headquarters to Hillsborough
Read MoreHands Across the Sand 2018 preview
Read MoreWetlands scientists support states' lawsuit to save Clean Water Rule
Read MoreRemodeled Riverfront Park is backdrop for Bob Buckhorn's State of the City address
Read MoreZinke: "no new oil and gas platforms off the coast of Florida"
Read MoreA young person suing Florida Governor Rick Scott on climate change inaction: on WMNF's MidPoint Monday
Read MoreSt. Pete businesses unveil voluntary plastics-reduction program; environmentalists want more
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UPDATED: Will Rick Scott sign “toilet to tap” legislation?
UPDATE, Friday 6 April 2018: Governor Rick Scott has vetoed this bill. In the veto statement, Scott said “I’m not convinced that this legislation will not muddle Florida’s protection of our aquifers.” A Florida bill recently passed by the state legislature would allow more treated sewage to be pumped into the aquifer; it’s a bill that… Read more »
Industry still dumping pollution into Florida waterways: report
In less than 2 years industrial facilities dumped more pollution than allowed into Florida waters 270 times; that’s according to a new report from the Environment Florida Research & Policy Center called Troubled Waters. During a press conference Thursday morning along the shore of Hillsborough Bay at Ballast Point Park, Tampa-area Congress member Kathy Castor… Read more »
Students find low levels of lead in South St. Pete water
Journalism graduate students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have found low levels of lead in drinking water samples taken in the homes of middle school students in South St. Pete. WMNF News interviewed one participant, Andrea Perez, a Master’s student at USF St. Pete. “Dr. Bernardo Motta, he is the director of… Read more »
Will Floridians be able to vote on whether offshore drilling is allowed?
Putting a ban on offshore drilling in the Florida Constitution Florida voters may get a chance to ban oil and gas drilling in waters near the state’s coast. The Florida Constitution Revision Commission will take a final vote by May on whether to enshrine a ban in the state constitution on the 2018 ballot. Sixty-percent of… Read more »
Residents struggle for quiet with shooting range near environmentally important land
In northwest Hillsborough County there’s a 400-acre chunk of land that environmentalists hope to save as a way to keep recharging the drinking water aquifer; Monday night in the Hillsborough County Center there’s a land use meeting, in part to talk about the future of this land near Keystone that also includes a shooting range…. Read more »
The health & environmental effects of all that plastic in Florida waters
The Florida Microplastic Awareness Project has found plastic pollution in waters across nearly all of Florida; so, what does that mean for human health and the environment? To find out, WMNF News spoke with David Hastings, a marine scientist and chemical oceanographer. He’s a professor at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. Listen: Watch: … Read more »
NIH study: BP’s use of dispersants harmed human health
The first scientific study has just been published connecting human health problems with the dispersants used by BP after its 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster; our guest on WMNF News’ MidPoint was Tampa Bay Times staff writer Craig Pittman. In April of 2010 an explosion rocked BP’s oil rig, killing 11 people and setting off an… Read more »
Some Tampa Bay rivers still under Flood Warning after Irma
The National Weather Service has extended Flood Warnings for several area rivers after Hurricane Irma, including the Anclote River at Elfers, the Little Manatee River at Wimauma, the Hillsborough River near Hillsborough River State Park, the Hillsborough River at Morris bridge and for the Horse Creek near Arcadia. On Thursday WMNF News interviewed Robin Caton, a… Read more »
Tampa mosque organizes Hurricane Harvey relief drive
A Tampa mosque and allied organizations are gathering supplies to bring to Hurricane Harvey survivors in Texas Thursday. Here’s the Facebook event page for the supply drive organized by the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay, Penny Appeal, and Love Has No Borders. To find out what types of supplies are needed and how people can… Read more »
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Climate Change, Renewable Energy, & Plans for Action on the Sustainable Living Show
On Monday’s Sustainable Living program we talked about climate change, renewable energy, and plans for action. The St Petersburg Area League of Women Voters is hosting an upcoming Sustainability Summit that will be addressing these issues. Joining us were two members of the League of Woman Voters Sustainability Action Team, Lisa Vanover and Claire Karas. Also… Read more »
Federal appeals court rejects Sabal Trail approval; decision could affect other pipelines
On Tuesday a federal appeals court struck a blow to the Sabal Trail pipeline that carries natural gas for hundreds of miles through Florida; to find out how the decision could impact controversial pipelines across the country, WMNF News spoke with Frank Jackalone, Florida chapter director of Sierra Club. Listen: “Pipeline fighters all across the country… Read more »
Transit options in Tampa Bay; tracking fracking in Florida
On MidPoint, we heard from a woman who has been pressuring Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran to take a stance on a fracking ban; we also talked about what’s at stake in upcoming government meetings on transportation, including Tampa Bay Next. Nathalia Assaad is a volunteer with Food & Water Watch. She grew up in… Read more »
Pros and cons of reopening the Whitted wastewater plant
One proposed solution to St. Petersburg’s wastewater treatment capacity problem is to re-open a facility that was closed in 2015; the Tampa Bay Times recently reported on a draft investigation from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that placed blame for the massive sewage spills of the last two years both on previous administrations… Read more »
