Скачать или смотреть Mosaic gypsum stack with sinkhole history gets permit to expand, worrying environmentalists

This year’s leak at Piney Point definitely got people’s attention when it comes to gypsum stacks in our area.

And now one of the biggest stacks in Florida — also with a history of issues — has gotten the green light to grow even bigger.

The expansion at Mosaic’s New Wales facility has critics so concerned even as the company says it’s taking safety to a new level.

On Oct. 15, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection quietly gave Mosaic the OK to expand its gypsum stack at the company’s New Wales facility in Polk County, adding another 231-acres to its current 704-acre site.

“There’s just a lot of things in this permit that hasn’t been in our permits in years past,” said Sarah Fedorchuk, Mosaic's vice president of governmental and public affairs.

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