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Fort Myers News-Press FORT MYERS, Fla. – Environmental groups worry that releases from the Piney Point wastewater treatment facility near Tampa Bay will eventually fuel an algae bloom that could harm areas of coastal Florida.  Nutrient-rich waters from the treatment facility will offset natural balances in the coastal estuaries and eventually end up in the Gulf of Mexico, where red tide initiates.  “It does seem like if they pump that volume of water into Tampa Bay that it could very likely stimulate an algae bloom,” said John Cassani of the southwest Florida nonprofit organization C...

Environmental groups say they worry that recent releases from a Piney Point wastewater treatment facility will eventually fuel an algae bloom that could impact coastal Southwest Florida.  Nutrient-rich waters from the treatment facility will offset natural balances in the coastal estuaries and will eventually end up in the Gulf of Mexico, where red tide initiates.  “It does seem like if they pump that volume of water into Tampa Bay that it could very likely stimulate an algae bloom,” said Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani. “But they’re not telling us the concentrations of nitrogen a...

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washington's news leader. now, live in hd. this is news 4 at 6:00. we are not in the clear yet, but bp and the team hope that the man in charge in managing the oil spill so far the new cap seems to be working, but he wants to test it more. good evening, everyone. i'm craig melvin. this was supposed to be the day we found out how testing went on that new containment cap and officials say they need to keep testing the well for another day. the good news, though, so far no new oil has leaked into the gulf. kristin dal combren starts us off from venice, louisiana. >> the 48-hour test d...