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Tampa Among the Cleanest Cities?

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The Sunshine State took four of the top-10 metro slots on the Forbes.com 2008 list of “America’s Cleanest Cities.” Not California but the other Sunshine State.  According to the magazine, clean water and air result from assertive steps by Florida’s cities as well as “the built-in advantage of weather patterns that blow out smog.”

Miami took the top spot, followed by Jacksonville (No. 3), Orlando (No. 4) and our very own Tampa/St. Petersburg (No. 8).

On another bright note for Florida, air and water cleanliness apparently energizes these metro economies, according to the survey. Nine of the 10 cleanest cities showed population increases between 2000 and 2006.

In recent years, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection has launched programs aimed at providing power plants with the equipment needed to scrub out harmful emissions before they’re discharged. The agency has singled out the Tampa Electric Co. (TAECM) for going beyond federal and state requirements on emission reductions. 

On the water side, the agency has aimed its budget not only on fighting direct discharges into public waters but on indirect spillage from things like storm drain runoff.

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April 3, 2008 · Thanks for visiting Tampa Real Estate.

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