ST. PETERSBURG - More than a month after environmental experts from Raytheon said there is no health risk from a toxic plume of chemicals that has spread up to half a mile from the plant, state regulators are set to give their assessment of the company's findings. ...more

July 9, 2008

Two environmental experts from Raytheon told a crowd of about 700 people in St. Petersburg on Friday that a toxic plume of chemicals that has spread up to a half-mile from the plant does not pose a health risk. ...more

May 31, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG At least 12 private irrigation wells near the Raytheon defense plant are polluted with industrial waste, the company said on a Web site it launched Wednesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

It could have been a powerhouse, a labyrinth of ducts and pipes crowned by towering exhaust stacks, with coal-fired generators humming day and night. ...more

May 21, 2008

Environmental experts say the 2,400-acre site that had been earmarked for a Tampa Electric Co. plant is a powerhouse of a different sort – a natural one that pumps energy into Tampa Bay by producing clean water and fish. And it's being reclaimed for Mother Nature. ...more

May 20, 2008