Associated Press by Anna Ceballos April 19, 2017 The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would require the state Department of Environmental Protection to promptly notify the public after a pollution spill occurs. The Senate bill (SB 532) cleared the Senate unanimously on Tuesday. The bill came in the wake of a massive sinkhole […]
Florence Snyder: Ain’t no Sunshine where Scott’s gone
Just in time for Sunshine Week, Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman reminds us how focused, how ruthless, how relentless Gov. Rick Scott’s flacks are in their taxpayer-financed efforts to keep information out of the hands of taxpayers. Florida Politics, by Florence Snyder March 14, 2017 Florida’s Ministries of Disinformation have been around since […]
Senator Seeks to Boost Pollution Notification
by The News Service of Florida January 26, 2017 After an uproar about two high-profile pollution incidents, a key Senate Republican filed a proposal Thursday aimed at better notifying the public when pollution occurs. The bill (SB 532), filed by Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, would require that people or businesses responsible for pollution incidents file […]
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