Charlotte County Commissioners in Florida late last month unanimously approved a zoning change that would prohibit phosphate mining, manufacturing, and phosphogypsum stacks, according to The Daily Sun. However, a local spokesperson for The Mosaic Co. told the paper the company had no plans to set up operations in the county and that it had no significant phosphate reserves.
“The whole move by the county is an unfortunate waste of time. The overture creates more theater than addressing actual, local challenges,” Mosaic’s Jackie Barron was quoted.