Tag: pollution
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Hillsborough River & Coastal Cleanup
Save the Date – September 19, 2015 Join Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful as we host local sites along Tampa Bay, the Hillsborough River, Alafia River, Little Manatee River, Lake Thonotosassa and other waterways throughout Hillsborough County. Last year, well over 60,500 pounds of litter and debris was removed from more than 75 locations throughout Hillsborough […]
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Florida’s aquifer models full of holes, allowing more water permits and pollution
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer–Published Sunday, January 27, 2013 During a dry day in April 2010, scientists trying to trace the source of pollution in Silver Springs dropped 30 pounds of fluorescent dye into several wells and sinkholes a few miles away. What happened next did more than show the pollution woes facing the […]