{"id":387420,"date":"2021-04-04T17:58:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T21:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=387420"},"modified":"2021-04-04T17:58:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T21:58:37","slug":"fla-gov-desantis-refutes-report-of-radioactive-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-refutes-report-of-radioactive-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. Gov. DeSantis refutes report of \u2018radioactive water\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffla-gov-desantis-refutes-report-of-radioactive-water%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=387420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2393634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:50 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, April 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) issued a state of emergency in three counties due to possible flooding in the Tampa Bay Area. In a&nbsp; news conference Sunday, DeSantis said state and federal emergency teams are on stand-by at the Piney Point Reservoir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what we\u2019re looking at now, is trying to prevent and respond to, if need be, a real catastrophic flood situation,\u201d DeSantis stated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2393635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2393635\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2393635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-163.jpeg\" alt=\"This aerial photo taken from an airplane shows a reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine, Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Bradenton, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters. The pond where the leak was discovered is at the old Piney Point phosphate mine, sitting in a stack of phosphogypsum, a waste product from manufacturing fertilizer that is radioactive. (Tiffany Tompkins\/The Bradenton Herald via AP)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-163.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21093756393130-320x210.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21093756393130-666x437.jpg 666w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21093756393130-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21093756393130-1536x1008.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This aerial photo taken from an airplane shows a reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine, Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Bradenton, Fla. (Tiffany Tompkins\/The Bradenton Herald via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He refuted mainstream media speculation that has called the potential flooding \u201cradioactive water.\u201d The Florida governor said a possible flood is a bigger concern than the quality of water.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I joined state officials in Manatee County who are actively responding to Piney Point and deploying all necessary resources. Please follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLSERT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLSERT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLDEPNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLDEPNews<\/a> for updates and monitor local alerts and evacuation orders. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ACdrUdOkpO\">https:\/\/t.co\/ACdrUdOkpO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ayOGoLR3Oo\">pic.twitter.com\/ayOGoLR3Oo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1378731386031505410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWater quality issues that are flowing from this, for us, is less than the risk of everyone\u2019s health and safety, particularly folks who may live in the area,\u201d DeSantis noted. \u201cSo public health and safety is the top priority, and obviously, we want to protect in a way that minimizes any of the environmental impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican governor also stressed, the water is not radioactive and a flood will likely not happen.<\/p>\n<h4>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-county-prepares-for-toxic-waste-water-spill\/\">Fla. County Prepares For Toxic Waste Water Spill<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:50 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, April 4, 2021 Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) issued a state of emergency in three &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311649,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-163.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Fla. Gov. 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