
Steve Newborn
Steve Newborn is WUSF's assistant news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area.
He’s been with WUSF since 2001, and has covered events such as 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 he followed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition through the state - twice.
Before joining WUSF, he covered environmental and Polk County news for the Tampa Tribune and worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center during the early days of the space shuttle.
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A year ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high with a presidential hopes. But this week's special session has revealed fissures between him and a previously pliant Legislature.
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Only low amounts of the toxin were reported this week off Gulf beaches.
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The proposed rule would keep the Florida manatee as a threatened species, continuing its status since being delisted as endangered in 2017. A public hearing is set for Feb. 26.
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A new study says Florida will be tops in the nation in the number of new solar panels by 2028.
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This is becoming the deadliest year since 2016. More than one out of every 10 known panthers have been killed this year — with most trying to cross highways.
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The nonprofit Florida Springs Council says the Department of Environmental Protection has yet to enact rules to protect the integrity and quality of springs, as was mandated by lawmakers in 2016.
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USF Professor Emerita Susan MacManus says Florida Democrats not only failed to communicate with their targeted voters, but put too much emphasis on issues that didn't resonate with many Floridians.
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Federal regulators are seeking comment on their plan to approve the test road bed project in Polk County through Nov. 8.
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She said optimism among Democrats is so high, some believe the state might be in play.
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Dozens of sewage spills were reported as Debby dumped rain across the region. Officials say wastewater systems aren't designed to handle so much rain.