Meeting Notice: In-Person and Zoom When:Monday, July 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Where:Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Rd., Sarasota FL 34231
Topic:"Phosphate Strip Mining: A threat to Our Watershed and Your Drinking Water" Speakers: Rachael Curran, attorney for People for Protecting the Peace River Ragan Whitlock, staff attorney for Center for Biological Diversity Brooks Armstrong, President of People for Protecting the Peace River. Member of FLVCS and our Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Phosphate mining in Florida is a threat to the drinking water source for more than a million Floridians. The mining industry is now pushing to expand mining in the Peace River watershed. The Peace River is a major drinking water source for Southwest Florida. The industry has a poor record of spills and catastrophic failures. What happens if there is another major spill in the river? A phosphate Mine
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