In 1997 a dam full of acidic water atop a gypsum stack broke spilling 56 million gallons of acidic wastewater into the Alafia River.

As Hurricane Milton makes its way across Florida, the state faces not only powerful winds and heavy rainfall but also the threat of hazardous waste from its phosphate fertilizer industry. With winds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An early phosphate mine in the Bone Valley region of Central Florida. (Photo via Florida State Archives) When I was a kid growing ...

The Red and Blue Clubhouse at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green was part of the Mosaic Co.'s $160 million sale of the resort, built on 7,000 acres of former phosphate mining land in 2012. In May, ...

A bill filed in the Florida Legislature could help shield owners of former phosphate mines from pollution liability, and critics say the bill’s text does not address important issues. House Bill 585 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phosphate miners spend decades digging up the rock used to create fertilizer and when they put the layers back, they leave the ...

Phosphate miners spend decades digging up the rock used to create fertilizer and when they put the layers back, they leave the radioactive material exposed. Then developers build on top of it. A bill ...