Recent tests conducted at two Hillsborough County schools have revealed higher-than-acceptable levels of arsenic, mercury, lead and other toxic contaminants in the soil, the district says. ...more

November 14, 2009

For nearly a decade, the Tampa Sports Authority has used an arsenic-laden weedkiller on the fairways of the golf courses it oversees. ...more

October 23, 2009

One hundred and twenty gallons of diesel spilled at the landfill, concluded an engineering firm hired by Highlands County to investigate the fuel spill. That information is being reported to the state. ...more

October 23, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 31, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 30, 2009

County Parks Director Pat Fagan will ask county commissioners on Wednesday that an additional $25,000 from park impact fees be used to complete phase one of a combination community park and dog park on 7.82 acres in Spring Hill so that it can open in early 2009. ...more

November 11, 2008

But more money needed. ...more

November 11, 2008

A group of 10 people who bought condominiums in the posh Skypoint complex is now trying to get out of their contracts, contending they never were told the 32-story tower was built on once-contaminated land. ...more

October 8, 2008

Cleanup crews handling the soil removal at the former contaminated public works compound in downtown Brooksville uncovered a manhole on the property Tuesday. ...more

September 28, 2008

Community activist voices concerns. ...more

September 23, 2008