Emily Mahoney

Saint Petersburg

Energy, Climate and Power Writer and Reporter at Tampa Bay Times

Reporter @TB_Times covering energy, climate & power (literal + figurative) in Florida ⚡️ [email protected]. DM for Signal/cell. Arizonan/@Cronkite_ASU alum.

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DeSantis firma proyecto de ley que prohíbe la construcción de campos de golf y hoteles en parques estatales

1 week ago | elnuevoherald.com | Max Chesnes |Emily Mahoney

El gobernador Ron DeSantis firmó el jueves un proyecto de ley que prohíbe la construcción de campos de golf, hoteles y otros servicios en parques estatales, poniendo fin a una controversia de casi un año que unió a personas de todo el estado y el espectro político en apoyo a la preservación de terrenos públicos. El portal digital del Senado de Florida indicó que el proyecto de ley se firmó poco antes de las 5 p. metro.
DeSantis signs bill prohibiting golf, hotels on Florida state parks

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Max Chesnes |Emily Mahoney

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to prohibit the building of golf courses, hotels and other amenities on state park land, putting an end to a nearly yearlong controversy that united the state in support of public lands.
DeSantis signs bill prohibiting golf, hotels on Florida state parks

2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Max Chesnes |Emily Mahoney

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to prohibit the building of golf courses, hotels and other amenities on state park land, putting an end to a nearly yearlong controversy that united the state in support of public lands.
DeSantis signs bill prohibiting golf, hotels on Florida state parks

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Max Chesnes |Emily Mahoney

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to prohibit the building of golf courses, hotels and other amenities on state park land, putting an end to a nearly yearlong controversy that united the state in support of public lands. The Florida Senate website showed the bill, House Bill 209, called the “State Park Preservation Act,” as having been signed just before 5 p.m. The governor’s office did not immediately announce the signing, nor did his office immediately respond to a request for comment.
DeSantis signs bill prohibiting golf, hotels on Florida state parks

2 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Max Chesnes |Emily Mahoney

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Who was behind Florida’s latest public land deal? DeSantis won’t say.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Emily Mahoney |Max Chesnes

TAMPA — The day after a landowner withdrew its controversial plan to acquire 600 acres of Northeast Florida conservation land, Gov. Ron DeSantis, when asked about it, didn’t provide an answer to the question Floridians and politicians alike are still wondering: Who’s behind the proposal?
Group behind controversial Florida land swap withdraws plan, state says

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Max Chesnes |Emily Mahoney

Facing a wave of opposition from Floridians and prominent politicians, the private company trying to acquire a 600-acre piece of beloved northeast Florida conservation land is withdrawing its proposal, according to Florida’s environmental regulatory agency. “The applicant has informed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of its decision to withdraw its land exchange request,” agency spokesperson Alexandra Kuchta wrote in a statement to the Tampa Bay Times.
Duke Energy says Clearwater would have to pay over $1B to drop the utility

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Emily Mahoney

Last summer, the city of Clearwater commissioned a study to evaluate the possibility of dropping Duke Energy as the electricity provider for all the city’s 120,000 residents and businesses. On Monday, weeks before Clearwater’s report was expected to be completed, the company unexpectedly announced it had finished a study of its own. Its conclusion: It would cost the city more than $1 billion to take over Duke’s equipment and form a municipal-run utility.
Trump’s chief of staff joins chorus opposing controversial Florida land swap

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Emily Mahoney |Max Chesnes

Over the weekend, outrage over the state of Florida’s latest controversy involving public lands spilled onto sidewalks as residents launched protests. By Sunday night, it had also reached the White House. Susie Wiles, chief of staff for President Donald Trump and a longtime resident of northeast Florida, issued a statement to the Tampa Bay Times condemning the proposed swap of 600 acres of the Guana River Wildlife Management Area to a private company.
Bipartisan outrage from Florida lawmakers, residents grows over land swap

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Emily Mahoney |Max Chesnes

ST. JOHNS COUNTY — As news spread Saturday of a proposal for the state of Florida to trade 600 acres of preserved land to a private company, so too did the outrage. Locals and lawmakers of both parties expressed disbelief that another secretive attempt to develop beloved public land would crop up so soon. Less than a year ago, the public revolted when the DeSantis administration planed to add golf courses and hotels to state parks. State Rep.