Two environmental experts from Raytheon told a crowd of about 700 people in St. Petersburg on Friday that a toxic plume of chemicals that has spread up to a half-mile from the plant does not pose a health risk. ...more

May 31, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Since finding out that her irrigation well is contaminated, Elizabeth West worries whether she will be able to sell her home of nine years. ...more

May 29, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG At least 12 private irrigation wells near the Raytheon defense plant are polluted with industrial waste, the company said on a Web site it launched Wednesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

People living near a Raytheon plant in St. Petersburg could be at an increased risk for cancer if they irrigated fruits and vegetables with water from tainted wells, according to an environmental expert. ...more

May 23, 2008

State regulators knew a toxic plume of industrial waste was migrating from a defense plant toward the Azalea neighborhood at least nine years ago, newly obtained records show. ...more

May 22, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - State regulators knew a toxic plume of industrial waste was migrating from a defense plant toward the Azalea neighborhood at least nine years ago, newly obtained records show. ...more

May 21, 2008

A state lawmaker is asking Florida environmental officials to explain a series of delays in cleaning up groundwater pollution that was first identified more than 13 years ago at a west St. Petersburg plant. ...more

May 20, 2008

If you live in neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, you can call a toll-free phone number for answers to health questions about groundwater contamination around the plant. Call 1-877-798-2772, a Department of Health switchboard, and ask for Randy Merchant or Elizabeth Tull. They generally are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and messages left will be returned within one business day, Merchant said. ...more

May 7, 2008

A week after test results showed that at least six private irrigation wells in the Azalea neighborhood are contaminated with industrial waste from the Raytheon defense plant, officials with the state's Department of Environmental Protection met with residents to hear their concerns. ...more

May 5, 2008

Volunteer Way and River Ridge Presbyterian Church officials discuss a concept to grow crops locally to help supply the food bank, which faces frequent shortages ...more

February 12, 2008