Max Chesnes

In newspapers across Florida today: a nearly 3,000-word behind-the-scenes story about how the state wanted to build hotels, golf courses and more on protected state park land With @mahoneysthename. Read it here: tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: Casey DeSantis has called out traces of glyphosate in supermarket breads. But Florida sprays thousands of pounds of it into waterways — and state health officials aren't asking them to stop. w/@MaxChesnes: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

The Florida House just passed a bill to add more transparency around conservation land decisions The measure came in response to an attempted fast-track proposal last summer to trade away 600 acres of pristine wilderness preserve in St. Johns County: tampabay.com/news/environme…

“I’m so impressed with you, and I want you to know how proud of you I am,” her father told her. “You are the proof that when you put your mind to it, anybody can do hard things.” A good one from @MaxChesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

In Tampa Bay, a proposed cruise port reignites an old Florida battle tampabay.com/news/environme…

Hours before the public comment period closes tonight, a bipartisan coalition of Florida leaders met in Clearwater Beach today to oppose the Trump admin’s proposal Read my dispatch here: tampabay.com/news/environme…

As the Trump administration proposes new offshore oil drilling closer to Florida shores, a new model from @thecurrentlab shows how oil could spread in the days after a spill

Manatee County Commissioner Tal Siddique told @MaxChesnes that he first learned about the plan from reporters and articles. “It was quite a surprise to see the whole thing, the media campaign starting from there, especially because it’s in my district." tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: A company wants to build a new cruise port near some of the most environmentally sensitive areas of the Tampa Bay estuary “There would need to be significant additional habitat creation to come close to offsetting such a loss,” TBEP tells me tampabay.com/news/environme…

A company that describes itself as the “leading cruise terminal operator in North America” is working with a Tampa holding company to explore building a cruise port in Manatee County at the mouth of Tampa Bay next to the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge. tampabay.com/news/environme…

Florida’s waters are changing. But for these stone crabbers, the work goes on tampabay.com/news/environme…

A recent NYT story said: Power bills are the new eggs. It seems everyone is talking about⬆️costs. @mahoneysthename @MaxChesnes @Michaela_Mull and @jack_prator have been on the topic for months. The latest: People who have gone to war with their bills. tampabay.com/news/environme…

Inefficient manufactured homes are leaving residents with high utility bills. This week, the US House is set to revoke new energy efficiency standards that would help address the problem. tampabay.com/news/environme…

Mobile homes have long been an affordable housing option. But there's a hidden danger: Outdated manufacturing standards mean they can have much higher electric bills than traditional houses. Congress is moving toward keeping it that way. w/ @MaxChesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

Does somebody at the DOJ want to tell me why my American Airlines booking information and flights in July 2019 are part of the Epstein files (attached to a grand jury subpoena)? As the flight itinerary includes my maiden name (and I did book this flight) why was the DOJ monitoring me?

Florida bought a 340-acre property in Brooksville for $19M You may remember the seller: Cabot Citrus, who last year was granted early approval from FL officials to acquire state forest land That proposal died, and now Cabot sold land for conservation tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: DeSantis named former Florida Rep. Bobby Payne to the board that decides how much utilities can charge you for electricity. Payne sponsored a 2024 bill that deleted the majority of mentions of “climate change” from state law. tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: Florida just finalized the purchase of a 4-acre waterfront property in Destin. Price tag: $83,326,520. Conservation buys typically bring broad bipartisan support. But this one drew widespread scrutiny, including from top Republicans. Read why: tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: At the same time the prospect of offshore oil drilling looms for Florida, the Trump administration is also weakening protections for birds against the oil industry. What this means in a state that still remembers Deepwater Horizon, w/ @MaxChesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

DeSantis defended the decision to spend more than $20 million per acre on property that has drawn criticism from conservationists and Republican officials, including the chief financial officer he appointed. Via @MaxChesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

Florida state parks face $759 million backlog of needed repairs, state report finds The report was required by a new law passed after widespread protests against the DeSantis administration’s park development plans tampabay.com/news/environme…