The EPA needs to crack down on âgyp stacksâ | Column
A dangerous dilemma looms on Tampa Bay and itâs time to act.
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A view of a phosphogypsum stack, far background, and water management at HRK Holdingsâ property off Buckeye Road on March 30 in Palmetto, Manatee County, where wastewater is suspected to be leaking at the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto, records show. Florida environmental officials are allowing HRK Holdings to discharge some of the water at Port Manatee on Tampa Bay to prevent âa potential catastrophic failure.â The emergency order from the Department of Environmental Protection comes after HRK Holdings reported that it had found a leak at the site, a state spokeswoman said. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD ]