In seven years of environmental detective work for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Bob Ankenbauer says, he never saw anything as alarming as the abandoned APF Industries chemical lab littered with open jars of acid and cyanide. ...more

October 24, 2009

A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee this morning. ...more

March 10, 2009

Placid Utilities will be performing an annual flow testing of fire hydrants on U.S. 27, Lake June Road, Lake Stearns Drive, Cloverleaf Road, Cloverleaf Bypass, Watters Drive, Mockingbird Road, Pine Ridge Drive, Red Water Point, Miacasa Lane and in the Cloverleaf Trails Subdivision today. ...more

February 4, 2009

Residents who live near the Raytheon defense plant in St. Petersburg squared off Thursday night against state environmental regulators in a contentious meeting over the impact of an underground pollution plume under their homes, parks and playgrounds. ...more

January 15, 2009

An underground plume of industrial chemicals has spread farther than previously thought and is contaminating the air inside homes, according to new filings in a federal class-action lawsuit. ...more

January 10, 2009

An underground plume of industrial chemicals in the Azalea area of St. Petersburg has spread farther than previously thought and is contaminating the air inside homes, according to new filings in a federal class-action lawsuit. ...more

January 9, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG A St. Petersburg woman who says she has been having trouble selling her home near the Raytheon defense plant has filed a federal lawsuit claiming groundwater contamination from leaking hazardous waste has polluted her irrigation well and hurt the value of her property. Colleen Galligan filed the lawsuit in Tampa on Monday. ...more

December 10, 2008

Owners of the BrandyWine apartment complex in St. Petersburg near the contaminated Raytheon industrial site will host an open house at 6:30 tonight so residents can learn more about indoor air quality testing by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

November 25, 2008

Regarding "Crisis In Leadership Threatens Support For Lowry Park Zoo" (Our Opinion, Sept. 18): ...more

September 21, 2008