City officials have for the past year voiced concerns to state environmental regulators that a proposed landfill in Pasco County is a potential catastrophe. ...more

November 7, 2009

Scott Settlemire stood amid the hundreds of cars at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and wondered, for a moment, what it would be like if there was one vehicle that fit all our needs. ...more

October 23, 2009

A company that was denied a permit to build a landfill near the Green Swamp is appealing the decision to an administrative law judge. ...more

March 4, 2009

In a few years, the trash you see at landfills will be used to generate environmentally friendly electricity for thousands of Progress Energy customers in Florida. ...more

February 12, 2009

In a few years, the garbage you see at landfills will be used to generate environmentally friendly electricity for thousands of Progress Energy customers in Florida. ...more

February 11, 2009

The potential approval of a household-waste landfill in southeastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing by environmental groups opposed to the proposal. ...more

January 10, 2009

The potential approval of a household-waste landfill south in eastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing by environmental groups opposed to the proposal. "This landfill represents an absolutely unacceptable risk to the region's water quality, not just in Pasco County, but throughout Tampa Bay and Florida's Nature Coast," Manley Fuller, president of the Florida Wildlife Federation said in a written statement. ...more

January 9, 2009

Pasco County's chief attorney advised county commissioners Tuesday to avoid directly challenging a controversial landfill proposed for agricultural land south of Dade City. ...more

January 7, 2009

Pasco County's lawyer tells commissioners not to directly challenge a proposed landfill outside of Dade City. ...more

January 6, 2009

TAMPA -- A proposed Pasco County landfill would be built near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water, and that concerns some members of the city council. So they're planning to vote on a resolution, albeit symbolic, expressing their opposition to the project, arguing that the proposed landfill threatens the city's water supply. ...more

December 17, 2008