Steve Newborn
ReporterI cover Florida’s unending series of issues with the environment and politics in the Tampa Bay area.
I love to go camping, ride bikes and go for long paddles on scenic, winding rivers, so I can think about that while covering meetings that go on for hours.
I've been around Florida so long that I have covered events that most people can’t remember anymore. I've covered President George W. Bush’s speech in Sarasota as the Sept. 11 attacks unfolded; the ongoing drama over whether the feeding tube should be removed from Terri Schiavo; the arrest and terrorism trial of USF professor Sami Al-Arian; how the BP Deepwater Horizon spill affected Florida; and followed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition as they walked and paddled through the state — twice.
I also got the privilege of tagging along with a Sarasota-based group investigating how manatees are faring in Cuba.
Before joining WUSF, I covered environmental and Polk County news for the late, great Tampa Tribune and worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center during the early days of the space shuttle.
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The state holds the right to take back the 22 acres if the “components” of the new stadium do not exist within five years of the transfer, according to the Cabinet's agenda item. -
La enmienda fue patrocinada por el senador estatal Jim Boyd, republicano por Bradenton, para restringir cualquier dragado en el sensible entorno marino. -
The amendment was sponsored by state Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, to restrict any dredging in the sensitive marine environment. -
Mayor Ken Welch said now is not the time to stop any progress that has been made in what would become the largest redevelopment project in the city's history. -
But the property owner can appeal the decision and reapply in the future. -
Several bills coursing through Tallahassee have aroused the ire of many conservationists. But some bills also have their backing. -
Some environmentalists want to hit the brakes on a proposed truck refueling stop around a wildlife overpass under construction on Interstate 4. -
Members of the St. Petersburg City Council want to pause negotiations over the redevelopment of Tropicana Field. They're concerned the city has no updated plan for the 84-acre Historic Gas Plant district. -
The price tag of a new Rays stadium in Tampa is estimated to be a minimum of $2.3 billion. Hillsborough County commissioners are digging into whether that cost can work. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred each gave their backing to building a new ballpark at Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus. But few details emerged on who's going to pay for it.
