Phosphate mining is one of the most destructive practices on Earth -- a brutal process that completely destroys landscapes and leaves behind 200-foot-tall, radioactive waste piles, which put people and wildlife, from gopher tortoises to sandhill cranes, at risk. It's time for us to stand against this dangerous, destructive practice. Floridians -- tell your elected officials to do everything in their power to end the blight of phosphate #mining in Florida: http://ow.ly/I8V3309UnJn #phosphate #rad

We’re already a month into 2026. Wild. Anyways, former phosphate mine land in Hillsborough County is the latest property that one developer wants to turn into more than 1,000 homes. But residents and environmentalists have concerns about what would happen if people lived on the former toxic site. We’ll talk that, plus some events to check out in the Tampa Bay area this week. Let’s hit the news headlines first though. | WUSF Public Media