Mosaic

The fundraising event was held May 22 at a lofty Bowling Green golf getaway — formerly owned by the Tampa-based fertilizer giant.

Abundant phosphate reserves made the Sunshine State a key player in the global fertilizer industry — leading to both riches and sacrifices.

They warn that the contamination of Florida’s air, water and soil could increase the risk of cancer if the wins approval.

Streamsong was created in 2012 when a Mosaic executive connected the mounds of sand left after phosphate mining with the dry, fast conditions found in the coastal "links" of Scotland and Ireland.

Plans to rezone thousands of acres in Central Florida for a new phosphate mine have been put off for at least two years.

The spill from the former phosphate plant in Manatee County earlier this year was a cautionary event. But the country's largest producer of phosphate currently has plans for a new mine in southern Florida.

The spill from the former phosphate plant in Manatee County earlier this year was a cautionary event. But the country's largest producer of phosphate currently has plans for a new mine in southern Florida.

J.C. Deriso says most people don't understand the full impact of Mosaic's plan. Workshops are one way of trying to get those questions answered from Mosaic engineers.

About two dozen people spoke out Tuesday against Mosaic's plan to mine phosphate in DeSoto County. No one told county commissioners they support the mine, proposed 90 minutes southeast of Tampa.

The Mosaic Company has asked to open a new phosphate mine in DeSoto County's northwest corner, but says it has no plans to create a gypsum stack there.

Three months ago, a rupture at the former Piney Point phosphate plant sent hundreds of millions of gallons of toxic water into Tampa Bay. We take a tour of one towering "gypstack" to see what's being done to keep that from happening again.

Officials say they're receiving help from Mosaic to haul hundreds of thousands of gallons of water from the reservoir to another site.