October 21, 2016 – ABC Action News by Jarrod Holbrook Expectant mothers in Tampa Bay want to know why they’re in the dark when it comes to Zika transparency. Information kept from the public includes the number of pregnant women with the virus by county. Last checked there are 111 pregnant women who have contracted […]
After 3-week delay telling public about contaminated sinkhole, Gov. Rick Scott wants faster notice
September 26, 2016 – Tampa Bay Times by Craig Pittman For three weeks, Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials kept mum about a phosphate mine’s 300-foot-deep sinkhole that dumped 215 million gallons of contaminated water into the state’s aquifer. When they finally told the public earlier this month, officials said they went “above and beyond” […]
Miami-Dade, Florida disagree on disclosing locations of Zika mosquitoes
September 23, 2016 – Miami Herald by Daniel Chang At a court hearing Friday for the Miami Herald’s lawsuit against Miami-Dade seeking the locations of traps in Miami Beach where mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus were captured, a county attorney said the Florida Department of Health had instructed local officials not to disclose the information […]
