# In Hurricane Milton’s wake, toxic “gypstacks” threaten Tampa Bay area

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/in-hurricane-miltons-wake-toxic-gypstacks-threaten-tampa-bay-area/
- Published: 2024-10-13T09:45:34-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: South side of the Piney Point gypstack. Photo credit: Center for Biological Diversity. Article by Shannon Kelleher. The New Lede – October 11, 2024. As southwest Florida reels from the impact of Hurricane Milton this week, the first hurricane to directly hit the Tampa Bay area in a century, environmentalists are bracing for another possible impact – the contamination of local waterways from towering stacks of toxic industrial waste in the storm’s path. […] Click here to view original web page at www.thenewlede.org Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio