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21 Jun 2021
Hello Tampa Bay ☀️ I’m SO excited to announce that tomorrow will be my first day as the @TB_Times breaking news fellow! It’s a dream to be working at my local paper alongside incredible journalists. Let’s chat! My DMs are open or you can reach me at mmulligan@Tampabay.com
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
The bill also prohibits local govs from giving $ to organizations with net-zero goals.
One Dem lawmaker said the city of Ft Lauderdale reached out to ask if it was still OK they get their electricity from FPL, since it has established carbon emissions reduction plans.
NEW: The Florida Legislature have approved a bill to ban local governments/schools from adopting net-zero policies, where the goal is to offset the planet-warming greenhouse gases they emit into the atmosphere.
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
🚨EVENT SOON🚨 Join Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, and Michaela Mulligan, Tampa Bay Times’ Climate & Environment reporter, to learn more about the new book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late,” on Saturday, March 7.
Learn more: beyondplastics.org/events/ox…
🏷️ @enckj, @Michaela_Mull, @TB_times, @OxfordExchange, @thenewpress
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
Mar 5
After the 2024 hurricanes, Elevate Florida was pitched as a way to cut through the red tape in getting homes hurricane-hardened. More than a year later, not one application has been approved and 90% of the 12,000 applicants have been denied or dropped out.
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
13 Nov 2025
NEW, as part of a series called POWER STRUGGLE ⚡️
Around Tampa Bay beyond, residents were stunned by their electric bills this year, particularly during the summer.
Here’s why they were so high. w/ @Michaela_Mull @jack_prator @MaxChesnes @TB_Times
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
2 Sep 2025
“So many times I’ve heard, ‘Well, if it’s a major hurricane, then I’ll start paying attention.’ And that concerns me,” says Jennifer Collins of @USouthFlorida Via @MaxChesnes @Michaela_Mull
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
18 Aug 2025
I was a little surprised when I learned that so many local county pet shelters were not air-conditioned -- then again, maybe not. Cool to see that people come together when the pups really need it, though. Good story from @Michaela_Mull @cliftimestweet
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
13 Aug 2025
"Then a jagged rostrum breached from below the murky water." What a tale from @jack_prator @Michaela_Mull @cliftimestweet and Jeff Woo about the extraordinary effort by @CoastalElasmos with assists from @myfwc @NOAAFisheries to save an endangered sawfish
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
29 Jul 2025
There were a lot of moving parts on this story today, but we pulled it all together. Proud of this comprehensive follow-up w/ @jack_prator @Michaela_Mull @alexacoultoff @TMarreroTimes @EmilyWunderlich @DirkShadd of @TB_Times
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
30 May 2025
While many people have stayed in Tampa Bay after last year's hurricanes, some have left. They are spread across the country. @Michaela_Mull and @MaxChesnes talked to a bunch of them about why they decided to go.
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
12 May 2025
Hello all, the annual fundraising drive for the @TB_Times is this week and our goal is to raise $175,000 to help fund our work. I’m going to share a little about our team each day.
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
22 Apr 2025
Happy #EarthDay2025 everyone.
Allow me to piggyback on today’s festivities to notify you of an important venture undertaken by the @TB_Times.
This spring we’ve created the Environment Hub, a concentration of our environmental reporting into a core coverage area.
Why?
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
17 Apr 2025
Fascinating story by @Michaela_Mull about weather modification -- its history, what's real, what's not and why some people want it banned in Florida.
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
16 Apr 2025
From parks to hurricanes and more, there’s no shortage of Florida environmental news lately
Consider supporting our newly formed @TB_Times environment hub 👇
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
19 Jul 2024
"In May last year, which kicked off a summer that shattered heat records in the Tampa Bay area, 3 people came to that ER for heat illnesses
This May, which also broke heat records, the number of patients seeking help for heat sickness skyrocketed to 21"
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
15 Feb 2024
Hurricane Idalia killed a dozen people and caused $3.6 billion in damage
Notably, a water gauge recorded water rising 7 feet in just one hour along the Steinhatchee River
Those takeaways on the @NHC_Atlantic report, and more, here:
tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/… w/ @Michaela_Mull
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
22 Jan 2024
Starting today, @TB_Times subscribers will get the latest environment news in their inbox every Monday🎉
In the Monday edition of The Rundown, you'll be hearing from me, @Michaela_Mull and @jack_prator about the biggest FL environment stories
Sign up:
tampabay.com/newsletters/
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
6 Sep 2023
Tampa’s lush tree canopy has shrunk in the last decade by an amount roughly equivalent to clear-cutting four Davis Islands. It has plunged to a level that experts say could have consequences for public health. Via @Michaela_Mull
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
24 Aug 2023
The tropics are stirrin'
Here's the most up-to-date info about potential impacts to Florida next week:
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
21 Aug 2023
Though I'm usually pretty tired of them by early fall, the afternoon and evening storms that form in Tampa Bay almost every day during the summer are majestic and they cool us off.
So where have they been this summer? @Michaela_Mull explains.
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Michaela Mulligan retweeted
10 Aug 2023
.@NOAA just increased the chances for an “above normal” hurricane season
For now, it’s quiet in the Atlantic. No tropical cyclone formation is expected in the next 7 days, per @NHC_Atlantic
Use that extra time to prepare for peak season
tampabay.com/hurricane/2023/… w/@Michaela_Mull
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