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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Pasco County's largest city has taken the unprecedented step of halting growth for the next year as it tries to figure out how to reduce how much water it uses. -
Protection of the endangered Rice's whale came a step closer Thursday with an agreement to temporarily enact a speed limit for some vessels in the western Gulf of Mexico. Backers of the deal hope to make it permanent.
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Record-breaking ocean temperatures are killing Florida's coral reefs. Water temperatures in the 90s are causing bleaching in the Florida Keys, where algae that gives coral much of its color is being expelled, leaving coral without its major source of food.
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The company is appealing the ruling that no oil is likely to be found in an area that is critical for the endangered Florida panther.
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Despite its odd name, environmental advocates say the southern hognose snake should get full protection.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday voted to spend nearly $100 million to help protect nearly 40,000 acres within the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
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The bill would make it prohibitively expensive for most citizens to fight changes to a county's comprehensive growth plans.
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Florida's Democratic Party had it's worst-ever showing during November's elections. The new head of the state party says she's working on a plan to reconnect with potential voters.
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Free speech advocates say new rules limiting demonstrations at the state capitol threaten the First Amendment rights of Floridians.
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The bill could mean residents who lose a challenge by developers to change growth laws could face big legal bills.
