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Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2016

With his environmental agency getting hammered because of a three-week delay in the Mosaic sinkhole disaster, Gov. Rick Scott today ordered a new emergency rule that the Department of Environmental Protection immediately notify the public in cases of pollution crises. “While DEP was on-site to investigate the situation at Mosaic in less than 24 hours […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 26, 2016

Chester Spellman has been named chairman of America’s Service Commission. Spellman, the CEO of Volunteer Florida, was elected as the chairman of the national, nonprofits organization during its annual membership assembly. “We are pleased to have Chester continue his service to the network of state service commissions as our new board chair,” said Kaira Esgate, […]

Brendan FarringtonSeptember 25, 2016

It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida’s 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto is virtually assured of going to Capitol Hill, unlikely to face a strong Republican challenge this November in his safely Democratic district. The state senator snared the votes of just 2 percent of the […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 23, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday the appointment of Chandra Hosler to the Hillsborough County Civil Service Board. Hosler, 41, of Land O’ Lakes, is an in-house legal counsel and director of legal affairs for Mid-Atlantic Finance Co., Inc. She received a law degree from the University of Tulsa, College of Law and is appointed to […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 23, 2016

Gwen Graham isn’t backing off in her quest to learn how proactive the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was in informing the public about the 45-foot-wide, 300-foot deep sinkhole which opened at Mosaic’s New Wales plant in Mulberry on August 27, emptying 215 million gallons of contaminated water into the Floridan Aquifer. The Tallahassee-based Congresswoman on Friday issued a public information […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 23, 2016

Environmentalists shouldn’t be the only ones sounding the alarm when it comes to Florida’s water quality concerns. Instead, Sen. Jack Latvala said all of the state’s stakeholders need to work together to address the issues affecting Florida’s water. “It’s not just (environmentalists). It’s not just the white hats with petitions and protests,” said Latvala, a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 22, 2016

Moving residents off septic systems should be included in efforts to clean up the Indian River Lagoon, experts said Thursday. Experts said wastewater run-off and septic systems play a role in the algae blooms that have plagued South Florida in recent years. And while it is just part of the problem, one expert said money […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 22, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has assigned a new State Attorney to a battery and trespassing case involving Rep. Keith Perry. Scott issued an executive order Tuesday, reassigning the case to the State Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit. The decision, which was first reported by POLITICO Florida, comes about a week after the victim withdrew his […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 22, 2016

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is angry — MAD, I tell you! — that Gov. Rick Scott is playing politics just because the city’s streets and waterways were covered in sewage following Hurricane Hermine. Um, Mr. Mayor? I suspect you already know this, but you have a lot bigger problems than the Republican governor of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

In a Thursday morning op-ed in USA Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott blasted the federal government for its “incompetence” in the fight against Zika. Scott, who has made many fruitless appeals to the federal government to be a “good partner” in the battle against the mosquito-borne virus in recent months, reprised critiques familiar to Florida media and audiences […]

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Now it's time for Florida to start cleaning up.

Rick Scott orders new immediate notification rule in pollution crises

Chester Spellman named chair of America’s Service Commission

Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?

Chandra Hosler appointed to Hillsborough County Civil Service Board

Gwen Graham wants a simple answer: When did the Florida DEP inform residents of the Mosaic spill?

Jack Latvala: Water quality is a business issue

Water quality challenges focus of AIF Florida Water Forum

Report: Rick Scott reassigns case involving Keith Perry

Joe Henderson: St. Pete’s stinky mess, sewage and politics

Rick Scott blasts feds for ‘incompetence’ in Zika fight