The Scoop: Mon. Sep. 28, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Tampa City Council rejects rezoning proposal near a cemetery The Tampa City Council rejected the rezoning of a…
Sierra Club gives TECO, Duke failing grades on clean energy
Tampa Electric Company’s Big Bend plant in Apollo Beach, Florida. Credit: Dennis McDonald / TECO Plant Big Bend…
Florida filing questions whether billions in data center costs could fall on Duke Energy customers
A new filing with state regulators is raising concerns about transparency and the true costs of data centers.…
Thousands without power in Miami Valley
MIAMI VALLEY — Thousands of people are currently without power as storms move through the Miami Valley on…
Duke Energy says it could cost St. Petersburg $4B to split off its grid
Clean-energy organizers on Wednesday rolled out a new campaign in St. Petersburg to put a proposal about leaving…
Coalition formed, petition circling St. Pete to swap Duke Energy for City-led power
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A coalition in St. Petersburg is hoping to energize a movement to send…
St. Pete group launches petition to put Duke Energy decision before voters
A group of St. Petersburg residents wants voters — not city leaders — to decide whether the city…
St. Petersburg citizens launch campaign for city to run its own utilities
Duke Energy Center as seen from Weedon Island Preserve in St. Petersburg on Sept. 21, 2025. Credit: Mitch…
Dump Duke launches new campaign to switch to municipal-run power
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The debate on whether to keep Duke Energy or switch to city-run power has…
St. Pete activists push to put city-owned utility on 2028 ballot
St. Pete breakup with Duke Energy? A high-stakes legal and financial standoff is heating up between Duke Energy…
Power for and by the people? St. Petersburg citizens launch campaign for municipal utilities
ST. PETERSBURG — A coalition of local organizations in St. Petersburg announced Wednesday a petition campaign to try…
The Scoop: Wed. Sep. 2, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
The Florida Board of Education moves to ban undocumented students In June, The Florida State Board of Education…