Depositions and court documents in a massive lawsuit against Conoco Inc. indicate that pollution problems from the old Agrico Chemical Co. Superfund site could be much more severe than originally believed. Evidence gathered in the suit against Conoco, the site’s owner, shows there are areas outside Agrico’s 35-acre boundaries that might not have been properly […]
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Dental health is in crisis especially among the uninsured
For the average American who can pay, dental health is a modern marvel, with new generations growing up nearly cavity-free because of advances in care. But for those without money or insurance, dental health remains a ”silent epidemic,” according to a U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America. And Florida is doing slightly […]
Palm Bay to inject fluoride into its water system
PALM BAY — Brenda Darras never thought much about fluoride in her drinking water until her children started getting cavities. Now the Palm Bay mother visits pediatric dentist Raymond Pollock far more often than she wants to get treatment for her 7-year-old daughter, Brittani, and 4-year-old daughter Kayla. “The first time I was here, they […]
Reclaimed mine is not as safe as once thought
AUBURNDALE – It has been widely hailed as a success story, a sterling effort that two decades ago reclaimed strip-mined phosphate lands and converted them into a state preserve attracting thousands each year. In reality, Tenoroc Fish Management Area in Polk County may be closer to a horror story, the land tainted by high levels […]
One third of fish species in Peace River may be history
The Peace River, which flows through the middle of Central Florida’s phosphate mining belt, has lost about a third of the fish species it once had, according to environmental scientist Thomas Fraser. Also, the types of fish now found in the Peace caused a scientist in 1986 to group it with the Alafia — a […]
Piney Point: Phosphate Discharge to Resume
ST. PETERSBURG – Sometime between Christmas and New Year’s, the flow of waste from an abandoned Manatee County phosphate plant into a shallow harbor off Tampa Bay will resume. Ten million gallons of partially treated waste water were discharged last month before alarmed Bay watchers persuaded the state to suspend the operation. This time, the […]
Phosphate Plant to Dump Excess Wastewater
ST. PETERSBURG – Emergency releases of wastewater from the abandoned Piney Point phosphate plant into Bishop Harbor likely will resume soon after Christmas, officials said Thursday. The discharges will come after officials add an extra layer of water treatment to safeguard sensitive ecosystems, and likely will continue indefinitely while they seek other ways to safely […]
Groups seek solution for wastewater woes
PINEY POINT – The fate of millions of gallons of toxic wastewater at the abandoned Piney Point phosphate plant may come into focus Thursday, when area leaders gather for talks in St. Petersburg. Officials and activists will try to hammer out a plan for disposing of the highly acidic water – millions of gallons of […]
DEP let phosphate waste flow into preserve
The state agency in charge of protecting Florida’s environment has allowed the dumping of millions of gallons of waste from a shuttered Manatee County phosphate plant into an aquatic preserve at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Since Oct. 22, the state Department of Environmental Protection has allowed the Piney Point Phosphates plant to pump 10-million […]
Couple Asks Bartow to Reverse Decision on Fluoride
A Bartow couple urged the city commission to reconsider its decision last May to add fluoride to the city’s water supply when the new water treatment plant goes into operation next year. Walter and Debra Childs said that fluoridation affects the central nervous system, and can pose a danger to fetuses and to women who […]