Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state has been riveted on the drama unfolding at the Piney Point phosphate mining site near Tampa Bay, but the state is ...

PALMETTO, Fla. — Years after a phosphate mine closed down near Port Manatee, state environmental regulators approved something they never wanted to do—the release of nearly 480-million gallons of ...

The major hurricane is projected to pass over the state’s largest concentration of fertilizer production facilities. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering ...

The letter was mailed Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agency. They claim the regulatory agency failed to respond to a petition three years ago calling for a revision in federal rules ...

A bill filed in the Florida Legislature could help shield owners of former phosphate mines from pollution liability, and critics say the bill’s text does not address important issues. House Bill 585 ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Polk County resident has reached a confidential settlement with Drummond Co. Inc. based on claims that the Alabama-based mining operator failed to warn him about ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Florida legislature is considering a bill to remove strict liability for radiation-related injuries caused by the phosphate mining industry. House Bill 167 would also make it ...