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Help rid Island waters of lionfish

Jun 5, 2022 – Jason Schaffer
January 16, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: All clams on deck

Reel Time: All Clams On Deck

This past Saturday, Jan. 15, I attended a press conference at the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant on Longboat Key for the All Clams on Deck clam restoration initiative hosted by restaurateur and Anna M…
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January 10, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Florida loses record number of manatees in 2021

Florida loses record number of manatees in 2021

More than 1,100 manatees died in 2021, a record high since the turn of the century, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Brevard County on Florida’s east coast…
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January 9, 2022
By Cindy Lane
More leaks appear at Piney Point

More leaks appear at Piney Point

PALMETTO – Three more leaks from an unknown source have emerged in one of the gypsum stacks holding contaminated water at the closed Piney Point phosphate plant. The Florida Department of Environm…
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January 3, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: A New Year’s resolution

I’m guessing that when it comes to making and keeping New Year’s Resolutions, your average isn’t much better than mine. When I look back, I don’t sweat most of them. Resolutions like losing weight or…
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November 28, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Piney Point deep well injection permit on fast track

PALMETTO – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) intends to approve a permit for Manatee County’s plan to inject industrial wastewater from Piney Point into an underground well, a…
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October 1, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Environmental groups sue over deep well injection plan

PALMETTO – Five environmental organizations notified Manatee County on Sept. 30 that they intend to sue the county over its plan to inject contaminated water from Piney Point into an underground well…
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September 27, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Rainfall threatens to overfill Piney Point ponds

Piney Point ‘closure’ not the last word

PALMETTO – When the former Piney Point phosphate plant is finally closed, the site will require monitoring – permanently – the Florida House of Representatives’ Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee…
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September 20, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Pick up some trash, win some cash

PALMETTO – Suncoast Aqua Ventures will hold its 5th Annual Reef and Beach Cleanup the weekend of Oct. 2-3 at the Bradenton Yacht Club, 4307 13th St. W. Suncoast Aqua Ventures was formed in 201…
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September 4, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Rainfall threatens to overfill Piney Point ponds

Piney Point deep water injection well draft permit issued

PALMETTO – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has issued a draft permit for Manatee County to build and test an underground injection well to store contaminated water from Pine…
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August 30, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Piney Point under new management

UPDATED AUG. 30, 2021 at 7:15 P.M. – PALMETTO – Piney Point is now under the management of an independent third-party receiver who will oversee the closure of the former phosphate plant, which has po…
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