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Fertilizers fuel algae blooms in springs and other waterways. That's why some counties ban their sale during rainy months. But one county is considering revising its summertime and wintertime-ban
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Lakeland approves $268,000 plan to reduce lake’s phosphorus, increase clarity.
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Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.
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Federal regulators are seeking comment on their plan to approve the test road bed project in Polk County through Nov. 8.
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The phosphate mining company had halted operations across Florida to prevent potential damage from Milton.
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There are concerns Hurricane Milton could impact phosphogypsum plants in the state. A leak in 2021 resulted in the release of around 215 million gallons of polluted water into Tampa Bay.
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Critics say placing the phosphate waste in roadways could put human and environmental health at risk.
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A milestone was reached Thursday, as one of the wastewater ponds atop the Piney Point phosphate plant was closed. This means the troubled plant is one step closer to being closed - forever.
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Documents shed new light on the Tampa fertilizer giant’s plan to test its phosphate byproduct in road construction.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will decide in the next few months if the Mosaic Company can build roads using a radioactive byproduct of phosphate mining.
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A new law is paving the way for radioactive roads in Florida. But environmentalists say it would affect road construction workers, harm plant and wildlife, and potentially kill precious Florida springs.
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Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.