Orlando Sentinel by Jason Ruiter August 6, 2017 In April, workers cleaned up 341,000 gallons of raw sewage released because of a pipe break near neighborhoods south of Clermont. Another 2,000 gallons containing water-purifying chemicals were spilled in June at SeaWorld’s new Aquatica water park. The two events were among more than two dozen pollution […]
Florida Senate passes bill requiring prompt pollution notice
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 […]
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 […]
