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 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 ...

The ministries of environmental protection and health were still formulating their responses on Tuesday to a proposal by the Prime Minister’s Office, due to be discussed on Sunday, to fast-track a bid ...

The letter was mailed Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agency. They claim the regulatory agency failed to respond to a petition three years ago calling for a revision in federal rules ...

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 ...