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Herbicide chemical turns up in water
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
Bill To Require Broad Notice About Pollution Advances
A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee Tuesday. ...more
March 11, 2009
Senate Committee Passes Pollution Notice Bill Tied To Raytheon
A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee this morning. ...more
March 10, 2009
Citing Sinkhole Threat, State Turns Down Pasco Landfill
State regulators on Thursday denied a company's request to build a landfill near the environmentally sensitive Green Swamp. ...more
February 13, 2009
Hernando Vetoes Dump Fix
Hernando County commissioners nixed a request from staff to spend $191,175 on a new 12,000-gallon fuel island at the county landfill. ...more
January 21, 2009
Lawsuit Blames Raytheon For Drop In Home Value
A woman having trouble selling her home near the Raytheon plant has filed a federal lawsuit claiming groundwater contamination from leaking hazardous waste has polluted her irrigation well and hurt the value of her property. ...more
December 13, 2008
St. Pete Woman Sues Raytheon, Alleging Water Contamination
ST. PETERSBURG A St. Petersburg woman who says she has been having trouble selling her home near the Raytheon defense plant has filed a federal lawsuit claiming groundwater contamination from leaking hazardous waste has polluted her irrigation well and hurt the value of her property. Colleen Galligan filed the lawsuit in Tampa on Monday. ...more
December 10, 2008
Buyers Sue To Cancel Downtown Tampa Condo Contracts
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
Activist Kennedy Tours Raytheon Plume Site
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spends a lot of time on environmental causes ranging from global warming to Hudson River pollution. Now Kennedy has his attention focused on a state-regulated pollution problem in St. Petersburg. ...more
September 5, 2008
Raytheon Says Groundwater Cleanup Will Be Lengthy
Top managers with Raytheon told the Agency on Bay Management on Thursday that cleaning up groundwater contamination near its St. Petersburg defense plant will take quite a while. ...more
August 15, 2008
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