Officials trying to prevent catastrophic collapse of Florida wastewater reservoir
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) declared a state of emergency after officials in Manatee County warned that if the damaged Piney Point wastewater reservoir experiences a full breach, hundreds of millions of gallons of polluted water could surge into residential neighborhoods.
Piney Point sits on the site of a former phosphate plant, and holds millions of gallons of water containing phosphorus and nitrogen; officials say the water is as acidic as a cup of black coffee. On Friday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced a break had been found in one of the walls of the reservoir, and while trying to fix the problem on Saturday, workers determined there was danger of an imminent collapse.
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Cobb County is expected to lose approximately $100 million in tourism after Major League Baseball announced that the 2021 MLB All-Star Game would no longer be held in Georgia.
“In the initial stages of the pandemic, many Cobb hotels saw single-digit occupancy numbers,” Cobb Travel and Tourism President Holly Quinlan told CNN.
“The 8,000-plus contracted hotel room nights that will not actualize as a result of the MLB All-Star Game relocation will have a negative impact on Cobb’s hospitality industry and other local businesses, further delaying recovery.”
Major League Baseball moved this season’s all-star weekend festivities after Georgia legislators passed S.B. 202. The recently passed bill would severely limit drop-box voting, require voters to submit ID in order to vote by mail and offer more power in elections to Republican legislators. Also, the bill makes it illegal to pass out food or drinks to voters waiting in long lines on Elect
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