Florida Senate approves $3 million for Piney Point cleanup
Itâs the first step toward potentially spending $200 million on the permanent cleanup and closure of the site.
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Effluent flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Palmetto, Fla., where authorities responding to a leaking wastewater pond at the old Piney Point phosphate plant. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | AP ]
Updated Apr. 8
TALLAHASSEE â State senators on Wednesday assigned $3 million to clean up the Piney Point phosphate plant, the first phase of a potential $200 million effort to permanently close the site that prompted evacuations in Manatee County over the weekend.
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