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Safety problems arise in dumping
TALLAHASSEE — A barge hauling millions of gallons of treated waste water to be dumped into the Gulf wasn’t properly equipped for the job and had to return to Port Manatee with nearly half its load. The mishap is one in a long line of problems that have kept the state Department of Environmental Protection […]
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Investigators To Test Wells Around Coronet
PLANT CITY – As residents next to Coronet Industries continue to voice concerns over cancer and other illnesses, environmental regulators and health officials agreed Tuesday to begin testing wells in those neighborhoods. State and county environmental agencies and county health officials will share information as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and sheriff’s office conduct criminal […]
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Coronet Testing Plan In Works
PLANT CITY – As health officials formulate a strategy for testing wells near Coronet Industries, a sheriff’s officer says deputies are making it a priority to investigate criminal allegations against the phosphate processor. Sgt. Mark Yost of the sheriff’s environmental protection unit said Monday that deputies are investigating claims by former Coronet employees that top […]
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Coronet Warning Ignored In 2001
PLANT CITY – Two years ago, federal officials sent a letter to state environmental regulators, warning of potential health risks posed by a phosphate processor. The company’s name was a familiar one to the state agency: Coronet Industries. Yet the state Department of Environmental Protection never shared the letter with residents. Nor was it forwarded […]
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Phosphate dangers pile up
A barge containing treated waste water from the abandoned Piney Point plant near Palmetto is now headed into the Gulf of Mexico as part of a desperate — and risky — attempt to prevent a catastrophic spill into Tampa Bay. As troubling as the situation is, it’s just one example of how badly state and […]
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Official Urges Coronet Probe
PLANT CITY – A top environmental official wants a criminal investigation into allegations that Coronet Industries employees were ordered by the phosphate processor to dump toxic waste and deceive government inspectors. The head of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission said he will contact the sheriff’s and state attorney’s offices about a broadcast Wednesday on […]
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Piney Point: An ecological powder keg
The defunct Piney Point fertilizer plant is a disaster in the making. The 700 million gallons of acidic water in the gypsum storage stack threatens to break through the walls and spill into Tampa Bay. Even if the square mound’s walls of fine, white, packed gypsum hold, rains threaten to push the water up and […]
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`Matter Of Life And Death’
PLANT CITY – One resident told Plant City commissioners on Monday night of numerous health problems her family suffered while living near the Coronet Industries phosphate plant. Another said a vote on a proposed 2,600-home subdivision next to the plant is “almost a matter of life and death.” After hearing those and other residents, commissioners […]
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Public Health Concerns Trump Other Priorities In Plant City
A frightening situation in Plant City raises questions about the effectiveness of state pollution laws. Public health officials are investigating whether pollution from the phosphate plant or nearby old landfills are causing health problems in two Plant City neighborhoods, which neighbors say suffer high rates of cancer. The Tribune’s Deborah Alberto found that exceedingly high […]
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Study to Address Cancer, Bone Problems, & Other Health Concerns Near Coronet Phosphate
PLANT CITY – Carl Crowell isn’t sure what caused his prostate cancer, and he can’t say why many of his neighbors have been stricken with other forms of the disease. Public health agencies don’t know either. But they are trying to determine whether pollution from a phosphate plant and old landfills could be linked to […]
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