The environmental crisis at the old Piney Point fertilizer plant didn’t originate overnight, and blame doesn’t fall only on the land’s private owner, HRK Holdings. That’s why it is good that a coalition of environmental groups announced its intention to sue state and local agencies in addition to the company for the pollution that poured into Tampa Bay. This is an opportunity to hold all .
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Local conservation groups have notified the state, Manatee County Port Authority and HRK Holdings of a lawsuit that they plan to file in the coming weeks over the wastewater breach in April at the former Piney Point fertilizer plant.
The lawsuit seeks to shed light on the involvement that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection had in decisions leading to two emergency situations at the former fertilizer facility during the past decade. The DEP and the state have basically just been pointing the finger at HRK and saying we are going to bring all our resources to hold them accountable, but I think they need to be introspective, said Justin Bloom, founder of the Suncoast Waterkeeper. The facts will show they (the DEP) have been in control of this facility for 20 years.
Man files first-ever lawsuit on behalf of nature
Jordan Bowen reports on the first-ever lawsuit filed on behalf of nature.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Mother nature is taking a developer to court under a new Florida law that gives citizens the right act on behalf of nature and file enforcement actions to protect waterways.
The suit is the first-ever of it s kind in the U.S. to be filed under what s called a Rights of Nature law. The law essentially gives citizens the right to act on behalf of nature in order to protect wetlands at risk of being destroyed. A corporation that represents commerce or industry have all the rights of a human and yet nature has no rights, plaintiff Chuck O Neal said.
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Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department plant
The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD), which serves more than 2.3 million residents and 20 million visitors annually, is currently mid-way through its multi-billion dollar Capital Improvement Programme, upgrading its sewage treatment plants, pump stations and pipes. Included in the upgrade is the renovation of its current cryogenic oxygen system for wastewater treatment.
The project includes replacing the existing cryogenic oxygen system with two oxygen plants – AirSep ASV97000 VPSA Oxygen Systems (each producing 97,000 SCFH of oxygen), which are the largest systems AirSep has built in the history of the Buffalo, New York-based company.