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A year ago, 215 million gallons of wastewater poured from the troubled Piney Point phosphate plant into Tampa Bay’s waters — a long-feared disaster come true.
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In the first segment of our ongoing series on phosphate mines, WUSF reports on the long, tangled history of Florida's phosphate mines and the environment. Thursday, we take a look at the one company that's still mining phosphate in Central Florida.
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Piney Point's owner is among the targets of the lawsuit, which seeks a full cleanup and closure of the former phosphate plant.
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Officials say the wastewater being released into Tampa Bay is not radioactive but it does contain a lot of nutrients that can fuel algal blooms. Scientists say it will take time to see if damage occurs.
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The National Guard dropped off pumps in an attempt to drain the reservoir before the hole in the earthen dam becomes larger.