More than 300 homes near Tampa Bay have been evacuated, and a highway near the Piney Point reservoir has been closed. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Saturday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following litigation, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued a draft Clean Water Act permit for the Piney Point phosphate facility in Manatee County. The ...

Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened around 5:49 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Piney Point Road. According to troopers, the semi-truck was traveling east on Piney Point Road ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to a draft Clean Water Act permit that will require more robust oversight of pollution from the Piney Point ...