In the News

• General Coverage

  • ​Tampa Bay Waterkeeper's new leader has crystal clear focus for nonprofit's future (TBN Article)
     

• Advocacy & Current Issues

  • Tampa Bay Waterkeeper using QR codes to help people report pollution (Fox13 Article)

  • Water quality advocates worry that proposed pause on fertilizer bans could impact state waterways (ABC Article)

  • ​Environmentalist wants to see state funding used to restore water quality in Bay Area waterways (Fox13 Article)

  • The Truth About Tampa Bay's Decline & Rise of Red Tide  (Florida Sportsman Article)

  • Call to Action: Tampa Bay Needs You, Again (Florida Sportsman Article)

  • Save Tampa Bay and its seagrass (TBT Article)

  • Local environmental groups push for more funding to improve water quality (CBS Article)

  • Local Organization Spreads Awareness About Dangers Of Red Tide (CBS Article)

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• Environmental Enforcement

  • Piney Point

    • Florida DEP Issues Draft Permit for Piney Point Phosphate Facility (TBT Article)

    • Crews begin pumping millions of gallons of treated wastewater from Piney Point into underground well (Fox13 Article)

    • New website dedicated to tracking Piney Point's progress now available (WTSP Article)
       

• ​City of Bradenton Case

  • Environmental groups reach a settlement with Bradenton over sewage spills (WUSF Article)

  • Bradenton settles lawsuit over 160 million gallons in sewage spills since 2018 (SRQ Herald-Tribune)
     

• Pharmaceutical Contaminants Study: 
  FIU,  Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) & TBWK

  • Tampa Bay Area redfish found to contain prescription medication according to scientists (CBS Article)

  • Study: Fish around the state show high concentration of prescription drugs (BayNews9 Article)

  • Tampa Bay’s redfish are contaminated with pharmaceuticals, study shows (TBT Article)
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