The design of a proposed 90-acre landfill near Dade City violates state regulations and has flaws so serious that a redesign may be necessary to protect the environment, says a consultant who had been hired by the company that wants to build the landfill. ...more

February 4, 2009

Linda Cluey grows new varieties of roses on her 6 acres on Osteen Lane. She has lived there 20 years. Cluey loves her pastures, her barns, the quiet and the fresh air. ...more

February 3, 2009

If the landfill leaks, the contamination could spread. It could threaten the drinking water for the city of Tampa, landfill opponents say. They say the landfill's location is a problem, and the developer's testing of the site has come under criticism from a geologist hired by a local landowner. ...more

February 2, 2009

If the Hernando Beach channel dredge project doesn't begin by July 30, County Engineer Charles Mixson will be fired on July 31. ...more

January 31, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 31, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 30, 2009

Kristin Sluder wore rubber gloves and a serious look as she measured the nitrates in a water sample dipped from a drainage ditch along the northern edge of Werner Boyce Salt Springs State Park. ...more

January 28, 2009

Residents showed up in force at Weeki Wachee Springs Tuesday night to query Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials about the future of the state's newest park. ...more

January 22, 2009

The county is entering a critical phase of its two-pronged approach to ensure the Hernando Beach channel project finally comes to fruition. ...more

January 21, 2009

Residents who live near the Raytheon defense plant in St. Petersburg squared off Thursday night against state environmental regulators in a contentious meeting over the impact of an underground pollution plume under their homes, parks and playgrounds. ...more

January 15, 2009