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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State lawmakers have taken another step toward preserving land that could eventually become a corridor for wildlife to migrate within Florida. It's one of the first steps in implementing the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act. -
Florida saw the highest number of HUD homes sold in floodplains, according to an NPR analysis of several years of data. The 529 homes reflect 12% of all of the sales HUD made in the state over several years. -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families. -
Newly appointed DEP secretary Shawn Hamilton says Piney Point can only handle another 11 inches of rain. But water is being piped out now, and a plan is in place if a hurricane threatens. -
The mask requirement risks provoking the wrath of the governor and education commissioner. -
The study projects that by midcentury, without action on climate change, Florida's workers on average could potentially lose 33 work days per year due to extreme heat compared to five now. -
The lastest numbers brings the total number of deaths in the state to 41,123. -
Fish kills have been reported the past week along beaches in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties. -
Rhea Law, a USF graduate and former chair of the USF Board of Trustees, was recommended as interim president Monday by current trustee chair Will Weatherford. -
A health advisory is being issued for many Pinellas beaches this weekend, with onshore breezes expected to make many red tide conditions worse.
