The federal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on Wednesday granted standing to three petitioners who challenged the proposed Progress Energy Florida nuclear power plant in Levy County and will hear arguments on three of their legal arguments on why the plant shouldn't be built. ...more

July 9, 2009

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson toured the Sam M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse today and the experience literally left him aghast. The senator was responding to complaints from federal judges and employees who work in the 12-year-old building that shoddy construction has left them with leaking windows and roofs and that mold has taken hold. ...more

February 16, 2009

The Tampa Bay Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is very concerned about an unspoken public health issue affecting the citizens of the Tampa Bay region, including the city of Tampa: the pollution from TECO's coal-powered plants. ...more

December 3, 2008

A federal agency is conducting a four-month inspection of the 17-story federal courthouse in downtown Tampa, which has been plagued by leaks and mold since opening a decade ago. ...more

February 14, 2008

The General Services Administration is conducting a four-month inspection of the multimillion dollar federal courthouse plagued by leaks, mold and diesel fumes, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said today. ...more

February 13, 2008