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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Florida's coral reef has been beset by everything from 101-degree temperatures to stony coral tissue loss disease. The key to saving it may be on land. -
Early voting is being held Saturday through March 21. Election day is March 24. -
Una propuesta de ley enmendada que se dirige al escritorio del gobernador restringiría severamente el dragado en una zona cercana al Sunshine Skyway que sería utilizada por grandes cruceros. -
The measures could possibly increase the number of county commissioners to 11 — if population trends continue. -
An amended bill headed to the governor's desk would severely restrict dredging in an area near the Sunshine Skyway that would be used by large cruise ships . -
La sequía actual no presenta mejoría. La agencia Tampa Bay Water ha emitido lo que denomina una "Escasez regional de suministro extremo nivel 3". -
If you take the bus, rideshare or plan to use public transportation in Hillsborough County in the future, the county's transit service wants to hear from you. A series of workshops begins Tuesday night to give riders a chance to give their opinion. -
The ongoing drought isn't getting any better. Tampa Bay Water is issuing what it calls a "Stage 3 Extreme Regional Supply Shortage." -
A bill that would ban cities and counties from actively participating or funding DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion events — passed the state Senate Thursday. -
About 100 attendees learned more about financing and the future of Hillsborough College during the first community meeting on a ballpark-anchored development on the site of the Dale Mabry campus.
