Environmental scientists have identified large swaths of algae blooms in Old Tampa Bay, from the Howard Frankland Bridge to north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. ...more

June 20, 2009

Squeals erupted from a nearly hidden shoreline in the southern portion of Tampa Bay as high school students' bare legs hit the chilly waters of Bishop Harbor. ...more

March 18, 2009

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Monday is expected to call on the federal government's help in cleaning up the toxic groundwater plume of chemicals that has spread to Azalea Elementary School from the Raytheon defense plant in west St. Petersburg. ...more

July 13, 2008

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Monday is expected to call on the federal government's help in cleaning up the toxic groundwater plume of chemicals that has now spread to Azalea Elementary School from the Raytheon defense plant in west St. Petersburg. ...more

July 12, 2008

The state will test air quality inside homes and apartments where groundwater contamination is heaviest from the Raytheon plant site in St. Petersburg, officials said. ...more

July 10, 2008

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

Big Bend Station, the powerhouse of Tampa Electric Co.'s facilities network, hums around the clock to fulfill the demands of a growing population. ...more

November 22, 2007

A lawyer representing the 16-year-old boy authorities say punctured an ammonia pipeline in Riverview on Monday while drilling for money said he hopes people will "take a deep breath" and allow the boy to recover before pursuing a criminal case. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - A lawyer representing the 16-year-old boy authorities say punctured an ammonia pipeline in Riverview on Monday while drilling for money said he hopes people will "take a deep breath" and allow the boy to recover before pursuing a criminal case. ...more

November 16, 2007