It has been five years since the BS Ranch project began excepting all types of hazardous waste to produce so-called soil at its plant in an industrial facility on the outskirts of Lakeland.\n<\/p>\n
The odor problems that were raised then continue now.\n<\/p>\n
We were hopeful that the result of a Florida Department of Environmental Protection lawsuit would produce results. The settlement called for the installation or odor-control technology. That apparently has not occurred.\n<\/p>\n
There are three possible explanations for this.\n<\/p>\n
The system was never installed.\n<\/p>\n
The system was not installed properly.\n<\/p>\n
The system didn’t work as advertised.\n<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason it is another failure of the continued weak-kneed environmental regulation that has been a hallmark of the recent Republican administrations in Tallahasee.\n<\/p>\n
A code enforcement case filed by Polk County remains unresolved for reasons that remain unclear. The hearing was in December and a ruling remains unsigned.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, residents and business owners continue to suffer the results of this lackluster environmental oversight typical of the current weak environmental regulatory regime in Tallahassee under our so-called “environmental” governor. Ron DeSantis has been a disappointment. That’s really no surprise since he has turned into a Trump toady.\n<\/p>\n
It may take a successful election to oust Trump before we see any improvement.\n<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the people suffer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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