Piney Point crisis prompts protest of Mosaic's phosphate operations in Polk County
Polk County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved Mosaic Fertilizer LLC's requested renewal of a two-year operational permit for its South Fort Meade mine on Tuesday, which covers approximately 17,500 acres straddling the Polk-Hardee county line. The company is required to seek renewal every year or every two years under Florida state law. "Today, days after the Piney Point Florida Easter weekend environmental disaster, there’s no way anybody in good conscious or good mind could vote to give mosaic any permitting for anything," said Tim Ritchie, a Charlotte County re...
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