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Piney Point: Citizens’ Petition to EPA for Rulemaking: Phosphogypsum and Process Wastewater from Phosphoric Acid Production, Feb 8, 2021
February 8, 2021 Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW #1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Regan.Michael@epa.gov Re: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to Section 7004(A) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act; and Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act Concerning the Regulation of Phosphogypsum and Process […]
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Piney Point: We are Out of Close Calls at Piney Point
Earlier this week, a compromised liner for one of two retention ponds at a long-defunct phosphate processing facility in northwest Manatee County called Piney Point led to tens of millions of gallons of nutrient-rich water being discharged into Tampa Bay. By Friday, crews were evacuating the surrounding area in anticipation of an “imminent collapse” that […]
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Piney Point: Imminent Failure of Phosphogypsum Stack in Tampa Bay Exposes Phosphate Industry Risks.
Catastrophic Wastewater Release Highlights Need for Federal Action ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Manatee County officials have issued evacuation orders for the area surrounding Florida’s Piney Point in anticipation of the imminent catastrophic collapse of a phosphogypsum stack retention pond holding up to 700 million gallons of wastewater. It has been reported that 22,000 gallons a minute […]
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Piney Point: Florida Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for Tampa-area water waste issue
(CNN) Florida’s Manatee County Public Safety Department has declared a state of emergency and ordered a complete evacuation of the Piney Point reservoir site and surrounding areas due a leak that could cause a collapse of phosphogypsum stacks, waste that is created during fertilizer production and phosphate rock mining. The Tampa-area reservoir could cause structural […]
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Piney Point: Florida emergency as phosphate plant pond leak threatens radioactive flood
‘No longer safe to be anywhere near Piney Point’, says official Millions of gallons of wastewater contain radium and uranium Florida governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Saturday. Photograph: Paul Hennessy/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a significant leak at a large […]
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Piney Point: Collapse a ‘real possibility’ at old phosphate plant on Tampa Bay, engineer says
Updated April 2, 2021 Manager says ‘there will likely be impacts in Tampa Bay’ from wastewater releases. A leak continues to threaten disaster at an old phosphate plant in Palmetto, with an engineer telling Manatee County commissioners on Thursday that it’s vital for operators to keep discharging thousands of gallons of wastewater to Tampa Bay […]
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Melbourne City Council incumbents rake in political contributions heading to Election Day
Excerpt: Fluoride fight Last November, the City Council voted 4-3 to continue fluoridating drinking water for customers within city limits and the other communities that Melbourne supplies: Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, Palm Shores, Satellite Beach, West Melbourne and unincorporated Brevard County south of the Pineda Causeway. Thomas and Minus voted to continue fluoridating […]
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Melbourne mayoral candidates disagree over fluoridation of drinking water supply
Melbourne’s mayoral race could help determine whether fluoride remains in the drinking water supply for about 170,000 people across southern Brevard County. Last November, the Melbourne City Council voted 4-3 to continue fluoridating its water supply, which serves about 58,000 households and businesses across roughly 100 square miles. This November, Melbourne voters will choose a new mayor […]
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OPINION: 75 years ago, fluoride was first used in water. That’s something to smile about.
A retired dentist reminds us of the value of having fluoridated the water systems. Toothaches and tooth loss used to be miseries that Floridians took for granted. In the late 1950s, most Americans aged 65 or older had lost all of their teeth, largely because of tooth decay (cavities). Since then, the portion of seniors […]
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Dentists come together in east Florida to defend community water fluoridation
Melbourne City Council votes 4-3 to continue practice that has been in place since 1966 Melbourne, Fla. — A councilman who missed an earlier city council vote meeting cast the deciding, tie-breaking vote in a 4-3 decision that will continue community fluoridation for 181,000 Brevard County residents on the east coast of Florida. “It was […]
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