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Craig Pittman

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Saint Petersburg
As seen in: Florida Phoenix, MSN, Yahoo Life, The Independent (UK), The Washington Post, Yahoo News, Goodreads, National Geographic, POLITICO, SFGate, Slate and
Covers:  environmental issues, endangered species, wetlands, wildlife smuggling, pollution, weird florida news, sprawl, offshore drilling, 2010 oil spill
Doesn't Cover: studies that aren't peer-reviewed, green consumer goods, earth day
WELCOME TO FLORIDA now available! Other books: NYT bestseller OH, FLORIDA! & CAT TALE. Columnist, Florida Phoenix. Florida man.

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Craig Pittman’s Biography

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Craig Pittman, winner of state and national awards for his journalism, is a native Floridian. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." Since then he has covered a variety of beats and quite a few natural disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and the Florida Legislature. Since 1998, he has written about environmental issues for the Tamp…

Craig Pittman’s Journalist Portfolio

The Florida panther: Dead cat walking

The Florida panther: Dead cat walking

A bold experiment rescued the dwindling population of the Florida panther from certain extinction. But while …

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Florida's Vanishing Wetlands

Florida's Vanishing Wetlands

For 15 years, whenever a president needed an applause line for his environmental policies, he pledged to prot…

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Sick fish suggest oil spill still affecting gulf - Tampa Bay Times

Sick fish suggest oil spill still affecting gulf - Tampa Bay Times

A year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida beaches are relat…

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Florida governor’s betrayal of clean water promise reaches peak with biosolids veto Original

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By Craig Pittman Verified
| Florida Phoenix
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been a huge fan of Bugs Bunny cartoons. I just love it when he does something outrageous and then turns to the camera and says, “Ain’t I a stinker?” It’s hilarious! But now Gov. Ron DeSantis has done something that means he’s a real stinker. And I don’t find it funny at all. That image popped into my head recently when the governor issued one of the last and most consequential vetoes of his career.
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Acclaimed Florida developer gets down and dirty fighting over canal Original

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By Craig Pittman Verified
| Florida Phoenix
In 1985, a book appeared called “Finest Kind: A Celebration of a Florida Fishing Village” by Ben Green. It depicted life in a Manatee County waterfront town named Cortez. Green, a native, bemoaned the forces pushing to change little Cortez to be like everywhere else in Florida.
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Florida’s experience with toxic algae blooms can help clear up Reflecting Pool mess Original

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By Craig Pittman Verified
| Florida Phoenix
Dear Mr. President, Greetings from Florida, your adopted home state and the place where you seem to go golfing every week or so. I hear you’ve been having a big problem with a nasty intruder in the Reflecting Pool there in Washington — not antifa, but an algae bloom. You must be deeply annoyed to see the media treat this as a huge embarrassment for you.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. When I was in college I used a Selectric both to write stories for the student paper & to satisfy requirements for weightlifting class.

How is social media changing news?

Everyone has his or her own personal wire service now, thanks to Twitter.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tie: Ted Baxter of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" fame & Ed Hutcheson (Humphrey Bogart) in "Deadline USA."