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From the blog of Jonathan Sacks at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Jonathan Sacks at The Times of Israel

Piney Point plant facility: New to our coverage? Let's get you caught up Grace Pateras, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Our local journalists are covering the situation in Piney Point and possible impacts to the area. It's a situation our newsroom has been covering and highlighting for years. Local journalism like this is supported by our readers. If you're a subscriber we thank you. And if you'd like to subscribe, please see our current offers here. © Thomas Bender, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Millions of gallons of industrial wastewater from the former Piney Point fertilizer processi...

SARASOTA, Fla. – Crews on Tuesday were continuing to pump wastewater from a retention pond into Tampa Bay to prevent a catastrophic breach that could send a massive wall of water into the surrounding area.  Last week, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved the pumping of industrial wastewater from a retention pond at Piney Point, a former phosphate plant, in response to the facility’s second leak in a decade. The wastewater is about as acidic as black coffee and contains elevated levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which can feed the algae that causes red tide. ...