Several of the city's old landfills are buried beneath public schools. Pizzo Elementary, Roland Park Middle School, Lockhart Elementary and Young Middle Magnet School were built on or near land once used to bury Tampa's garbage. ...more

December 21, 2008

Five environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, claiming the federal government is violating the Clean Water Act by failing to set standards for farm and urban runoff that is polluting Florida's waterways. ...more

July 18, 2008

State environmental officials destroyed records, ignored federal anti-pollution rules and railroaded a senior scientist out of his job, according to a lawsuit filed in Leon County on Monday. ...more

January 29, 2008