water contamination

Shellfish growers have long-term concerns about the wastewater pumping from the former Piney Point phosphate plant into the waters of Tampa Bay, including the potential for toxic algae and the reputation of the bay’s water quality.

Florida has had 432 manatees deaths in 2021, a rate that is alarming experts who say human development and contaminated waterways have caused sea grass feeding areas in South Florida to die off.

St. Petersburg is facing scrutiny over its recent decision to pump 20 million gallons of sewage from an overloaded treatment plant into Tampa Bay. One...