From the Archives: Bending the rules at Piney Point, a $140-million mess

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In a 2003 story, a top state regulator called Piney Point “one of the biggest environmental threats in Florida history.”

The earthen embankment containing the Piney Point waste has suffered from structural problems requiring patching with gravel. (2003, Times Archive)
The earthen embankment containing the Piney Point waste has suffered from structural problems requiring patching with gravel. (2003, Times Archive) [ CERRI, LARA | St. Petersburg Times ]

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