Florida proposed cancel culture law reeks of âtotalitarian strangleholdâ | Letters
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State GOP pushes âintellectual diversityâ bill | April 8
Isnât it ironic that the GOP, pushing this HB 233 thought-control survey bill, supposedly âto push back against cancel culture,â holds substantial majorities in our stateâs House and Senate? When indomitable control of our state feels like âcancellation,â your perceptions might be a little suspect. The GOP â canceller of truth, elections, tens of millions of legal votes, Black and brown folks, womenâs equality, living wages, our Constitution, ethics and responsible, accountable government. Yes, itâs very ironic.
Forecasting what comes next from Piney Point for Tampa Bay tampabay.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tampabay.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The state agency tasked with cleaning up the environmental disaster at Piney Point contributed to many of the problems at the site, critics say, raising questions about the effectiveness of Florida’s environmental regulations.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Friday stopped the flow of untreated wastewater from Piney Point into Tampa Bay and is working to implement a long-term solution, while also pledging to hold property owner HRK Holdings responsible for the disaster.
Yet it was DEP’s own decisions that helped push the problems at the former fertilizer plant property to another breaking point, according to some environmental advocates and public officials.
Water Pumped Into Tampa Bay Puts Manatee Habitats At Risk crooksandliars.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from crooksandliars.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It’s been a week since a significant leak at a long-abandoned fertilizer plant in the Tampa Bay area threatened the surrounding groundwater, soil, and local water supplies. Last weekend, officials ordered more than 300 families living near the 676-acre Piney Point plant site in Manatee county to evacuate. The sheriff even emptied out his jail’s first floor of inmates in case a “ 20-foot wall of water” came rolling their way. By Monday, local.