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Environment & Water Quality

Florida is home to beautiful beaches, coastlines, national and state parks, refuges, waters, and other public lands. As your representative, I’ve fought for federal solutions to red tide and algae blooms. We must protect our beautiful state and country for future generations to enjoy the beauty of our land. Our responsibility to conserve our environment can be achieved without creating policies that expand the federal bureaucracy, create burdensome regulations, or cost American jobs. Clean water and a healthy environment for the Suncoast must always be a top priority.

News Articles

November 15, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Files Discharge Petition for the Sunshine Protection Act to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) filed a discharge petition for H.R.1279, the Sunshine Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would make daylight saving time (DST) permanent nationwide, ending the outdated and disruptive practice of changing clocks twice a year. 

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October 28, 2024 | In The News

Mother Nature opens Midnight Pass, stabilization sought

SIESTA SAND — Mother Nature provided a miracle in the face of natural disaster.
Hurricane Helene started the job on September 26 and Hurricane Milton carried it through October 10. Now, Midnight Pass, which historically ran between Siesta Key and Casey Key but was filled in the 1980s due to concerns with property erosion, is flowing once more.

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October 23, 2024 | In The News

Midnight Pass reopened after back-to-back hurricanes. Will it stay that way?

WFLA — There’s a stretch of sand in Sarasota County that’s been a controversial topic for years. Midnight Pass has been closed since the 1980s after two homeowners feared erosion caused by the pass would threaten their properties. The Army Corps of Engineers did the work at that time.

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October 22, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Urges U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Permanently Restore Midnight Pass Following Helene and Milton

SARASOTA, Fla. — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today called on Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to permanently restore Midnight Pass, which was naturally reopened by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In his letter to General Graham, Rep. Steube emphasized the opportunity presented by the storms to address long-standing environmental and economic concerns caused by the 1984 closure of the pass by the Corps.

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June 13, 2024 | Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube to Introduce Legislation Naming U.S. Coastal Waters in Honor of President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) will introduce legislation tomorrow to designate the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United States as the “Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.”

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March 31, 2023 | In The News

Briefing held to discuss Midnight Pass re-opening

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Rep. Greg Steube and Sarasota County leaders held a virtual briefing on Thursday, March 30, to discuss the status and steps needed to re-open Midnight Pass in Sarasota County.

Prior to 1984 Little Sarasota Bay was open to the Gulf of Mexico. The opening pass seperated Casey Key and Siesta Key. It was known as Midnight Pass and it allowed fresh ocean water to flow freely into Little Sarasota Bay, flushing out debris and maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

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March 30, 2023 | Press Releases

U.S. Representative Greg Steube and Sarasota County Leadership Hold Briefing to Discuss Midnight Pass Reopening

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) yesterday received a virtual briefing from Sarasota County leadership regarding the status and steps needed to reopen Midnight Pass in Sarasota County. Local leaders who participated in the briefing include Spencer Anderson, County Public Works Director and Rob Lewis, County Director of Government Relations. 

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