Everything Known About the Toxic Pond Water Leak in Piney Point, Florida Newsweek 1 hr ago Matthew Impelli © Joe Raedle/Getty Green algae is seen in the St. Lucie River near Phipps Park on July 13, 2018 in Stuart, Florida. Water releases which carry the green algae from Lake Okeechobee resumed Friday morning into the Caloosahatchee River and into the St. Lucie River at Port Mayaca
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Manatee County on Saturday in response to the toxic pond leak at the Piney Point reservoir.
According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, the incident was first reported on March 26, when the DEP discovered a leak in a large pond of wastewater at Piney Point, a former phosphate plant.
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60 Minutes segment accused Gov.
Ron DeSantis (R-FL) of “pay for play” regarding an agreement his state had with Publix Supermarkets to distribute Covid-19 vaccines, but his supporters say 60 Minutes engaged in deceptive editing and even several high-profile Florida Democrats are coming to his defense.
60 Minutes edited the majority of DeSantis’ words out of his response to a question from reporter
Sharyn Alfonsi about Publix grocery stores in Palm Beach briefly receiving exclusive rights to distribute the vaccines.
60 Minutes omitted were DeSantis’ statements that 90 percent of Florida’s senior citizens live within 1.5 miles of a Publix and that the Florida-based grocery store chain had been the first to “raise their hand” to participate in the program for vaccinating the general population, whereas Walgreens and CVS pharmacies were focusing on nursing homes and other long-term care facilities at first.
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