The city's carbon footprint could soon be getting bigger. Tampa officials want to increase the amount of methanol they're allowed to use at the Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant, a move environmental regulators say will double the level of hazardous air emissions coming from the facility. ...more

November 7, 2009

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services will hold a public meeting Oct. 20 to discuss the planned expansion of its South County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ruskin. ...more

October 14, 2009

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services will host a gathering Oct. 20 to discuss the planned expansion of its South County Wastewater Treatment Plant. ...more

October 7, 2009

The Browning family of Brooksville has asked a judge to delay a hearing on the county's plan to dump dredged material from the Hernando Beach channel onto a county-owned piece of property off Shoal Line Boulevard. ...more

April 4, 2009

With the drought worsening and water restrictions getting tougher, city residents are looking to reclaimed water as a way to conserve water and keep their lawns green. ...more

March 29, 2009

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

Only a handful of the city's neighborhoods are hooked up to the reclaimed water system and plans to expand distribution lines to other areas are years away. ...more

March 26, 2009

The opponents of a plan to dump material dredged from the bottom of the Hernando Beach channel onto a county-owned piece of land on Shoal Line Boulevard will get a hearing in front of a judge. ...more

March 5, 2009

The pending closure of Smithfield Foods meat packing plant is having economic ripple effects across the Tampa Bay area, in ways large and small. ...more

March 4, 2009

They started off with 10. Now there are nine. County commissioners earlier this week whittled down the projects they hope will qualify for federal funding under President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan. ...more

February 27, 2009