Wastewater Threats
A defunct fertilizer plant in Florida has become one of the state’s greatest ecological threats, as the acidic water left behind threatens to spill over and kill Tampa Bay’s marine life. St. Petersburg Times reporter Craig Pittman discusses how the situation got so bad.
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