A change to Manatee County’s phosphate mining rules approved by commissioners on Tuesday will mean one less opportunity for the public to observe and weigh in on how the county regulates the industry.

Manatee County is streamlining the permit process for phosphate mining in a way that takes many of the finer details out of the public eye, to the chagrin of local activists. County officials cast the ...

Synthetic phosphate fertilizer poses a serious threat to our environment. Phosphate rock mining, along with the inorganic fertilizers and animal feed supplements and pesticides for which phosphate is ...

A 3,200-foot section of road is under construction on private property near Mulberry and could change the future of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation, public health and environmental justice organizations notified the Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue the agency for failing to respond to ...

Replacing carbon-emitting gas-powered cars with EVs requires whittling away EVs’ price premium, and that comes down to one thing: battery cost. (TNS) — The periodic table you may remember from ...

The lawsuit aims to force the EPA to overturn a 1991 decision that exempts phosphoric acid production wastes from federal oversight. Advocates argue that the EPA's lack of regulation benefits ...

Advocacy groups are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen regulations over the fertilizer production industry with a new lawsuit that seeks action from the federal agency. A ...

Territory Mining Minister Gerard Maley said the approval follows the granting of two mineral leases to Verdant in March. The licence comes more than a decade since backers began the long process of ...