Did you know that year after year, we're using less water in the Tampa Bay area? So why can't we sprinkle our lawns until the wee hours, or wash our cars at all? ...more

April 10, 2009

Recently, there has been a great deal of news coverage that has prompted concern about increased rates for garbage disposal in Hernando County due to alleged "delays" in permitting the Hernando County's landfill expansion. ...more

March 21, 2009

State regulators on Thursday denied a company's request to build a landfill near the environmentally sensitive Green Swamp. ...more

February 13, 2009

The county has done its part in assessing the contamination at the old Department of Public Works site, and the next move is up to the state. ...more

February 13, 2009

With all the region's drinking water problems, it's a relief environmental regulators finally denied an absurd plan to develop a large garbage landfill on the edge of the Green Swamp in east Pasco County. ...more

February 13, 2009

Florida's Department of Environmental Protection denied a request for a solid waste permit to build a landfill in Dade City near the Green Swamp. ...more

February 12, 2009

Visit the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Web site and click on Green Swamp. A picturesque presentation, complete with sounds of birds as well as a description touting the swamp's importance to Central Florida's water supply pops up. ...more

February 12, 2009

A 30-page report sent Friday morning to the governor and Florida's Department of Environmental Protection trashes a plan for a proposed landfill in Dade City. ...more

February 7, 2009

Linda Cluey grows new varieties of roses on her 6 acres on Osteen Lane. She has lived there 20 years. Cluey loves her pastures, her barns, the quiet and the fresh air. ...more

February 3, 2009

If the landfill leaks, the contamination could spread. It could threaten the drinking water for the city of Tampa, landfill opponents say. They say the landfill's location is a problem, and the developer's testing of the site has come under criticism from a geologist hired by a local landowner. ...more

February 2, 2009