Michael Paluska

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska

TAMPA, Fla. — The United States of America can make many products, but there are two items we can't grow to scale domestically: coffee and tea. ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska sat down with the owners of Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters and TeBella Tea Company. Both businesses rely on imports from countries across the globe to operate, and both owners tell Paluska there is no way they can absorb the cost of President Donald Trump's tariffs without raising prices.

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska

TAMPA, Fla. — Record-breaking seagrass covers nearly every other part of Tampa Bay. One section is in the midst of collapse, and non-profits and environmentalists know how to fix it. Old Tampa Bay has the lowest seagrass since record-keeping began in 1988. For nearly a decade, ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska has covered environmental issues about water quality in Tampa Bay, from pollution spilling into our natural springs to red tide blooms fueled by water discharges at Piney Point.

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska

TAMPA, Fla. — The news for Feeding Tampa Bay a few weeks ago wasn't good; then they learned cuts from the federal government were getting even worse. Feeding Tampa Bay's goal of providing 100 million meals to families and neighbors is now in jeopardy. This week, the non-profit learned that more deliveries through the USDA were canceled. Feeding Tampa Bay's Shannon Hannon Olivero states, "32 previously expected CCC (Commodity Credit Corporation) bonus loads have been canceled.

3 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — For the mom-and-daughter business owners at Mmmm Delicious Cupcakes in New Port Richey, the hunt for eggs is a full-time job if they can find any eggs. "It's a struggle every day. And we call it going on an egg hunt. I spend my weekends going on egg hunts," Jennifer Franks, co-owner of Mmmm Delicious Cupcakes, told ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska.

1 month ago | abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Last hurricane season, Helene and Milton struck a one-two punch, slicing open Midnight Pass and creating a shortcut into Little Sarasota Bay. The pass now separates Siesta Key and Casey Key for the first time in 40 years. ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska profiled the pass just days after Hurricane Milton landed on Siesta Key. Paluska returned to Midnight Pass this month to see how it is changing the ecosystem.