The county's back-up dredge disposal site is looking even more attractive these days - to the tune of about $2.7 million. ...more

March 28, 2009

Dirt could be moving for the new landfill cell by early next month. ...more

March 25, 2009

As an attorney who worked for a number of years at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Tallahassee, I strongly disagree with attorney Keith W. Bricklemyer's assertions ("Other Views," March 21) that Hillsborough County's wetlands division is a "duplication" and that we can get environmental protection from the FDEP, the Southwest Florida Water Management District or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ...more

March 25, 2009

Goal is to take advantage of dry season. ...more

March 24, 2009

In the mid-1960s, Tampa was in the midst of a garbage crisis. The city's municipal landfills were nearing capacity and a new incinerator was months from being built. Illegal dumps were cropping up across Hillsborough County. ...more

March 23, 2009

The emotional rhetoric offered historically and in recent editorials to continue the Environmental Protection Commission's wetlands permitting program is missing one important thing: facts that document that Hillsborough County is more successful in protecting wetlands with EPC than other counties that don't have such a group. ...more

March 21, 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

The sediment at the bottom of the Hernando Beach channel is not contaminated with petroleum products, according to testing done by a county consultant and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. ...more

March 18, 2009

Support Local Shoppers Regarding "Give The Mouse A Furlough And Shop Closer To Home" (Our Opinion, March 15): ...more

March 17, 2009

The prospect for getting the permit soon to build a new section at the county landfill is brighter, but still far from certain, Utilities Director Joe Stapf told the county commission Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009