Joshua A. Bickel
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Visual journalist covering climate for
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. Two-time Girl Dad. đCincinnati.
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Joshua A. Bickel
The New York Times
8 months ago
The City of Fort Worth, Texas, is ending its contract with Synagro, the Goldman Sachs-backed provider of fertilizer made from sewage sludge, over concerns that âforever chemicalsâ in the fertilizer are contaminating local farmland and groundwater.
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Sludge-Fertilizer Giant Leaves Texas Town Amid âForever Chemicalsâ Crisis
Ranchers claim livestock has been sickened by toxic chemicals in fertilizer made from sewage. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to make sludge fertilizer there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/climate/sewage-sludge-fertilizer-pfas-synagro-forever-chemicals.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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EJ Today News
8 months ago
Sewage Sludge Is Used As Farm Fertilizer. Some Neighbors Hate It
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for decades, there are increasing concerns about potential pollution of ground...
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-biosolids-sewage-sludge-pfas-health-27ef39f1561f66548b1cca5ce46062d4
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Last month
@melinawalling.bsky.social
and I went out to Wisconsin to learn more about how climate change and development are impacting hunters who work with birds of prey and the sport they love.
apnews.com/article/clim...
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Midwest winters are changing. So is the ancient sport of falconry
For falconers who hunt small animals like rabbits and grouse with wild birds of prey, changing Midwest winters are also changing the sport they love.
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-falconry-hawks-raptors-snowshoe-hares-midwest-winters-8a5bc9f61e4d360ec95ec82c636f1be6
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Joshua A. Bickel
The Associated Press
10 months ago
The worldâs biggest iceberg â a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island â is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica thatâs home to millions of penguins and seals.
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Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
A wall of ice the size of Rhode Island is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica thatâs home to millions of penguins and seals.
https://apnews.com/article/giant-iceberg-island-antarctica-penguins-climate-6e72aebd4ad255fc68386c0712a49909
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Joshua A. Bickel
The Associated Press
10 months ago
Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire. So the surfboard maker was stunned to find that the vehicle survived. âThere is magic in that van,â Martin said.
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A retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire
A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers.
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wildfires-blue-vw-van-57513ea90c8b62bfb02dea463ccca072
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Joshua A. Bickel
The Guardian
10 months ago
My 90,000 shots of the sun: Andrew McCarthyâs best photograph
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My 90,000 shots of the sun: Andrew McCarthyâs best photograph
âI took all the images with a precisely tuned telescope then joined them up. Use the wrong type of telescope and youâll blind yourself and burn your house downâ I bought a telescope on a whim in 2017, thinking back fondly to when my dad used to show meâŠ
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jan/08/andrew-mccarthy-my-best-photograph-sun?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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In Cincinnati, roller rink provides warmth and shelter from nation's Arctic blast
About 200 people, many homeless, are seeking daytime shelter at Over-The-Rhine Recreation Center in Cincinnati as sub-freezing temperatures grip much of the nation.
https://apnews.com/article/winter-storm-snow-freezing-cold-temperatures-shelter-65be14c938e69f6e4936159ff6e6e264
10 months ago
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Joshua A. Bickel
Seth Borenstein
10 months ago
Why Greenland? I explain why the remote resource rich island occupies a key position in a warming world. You may never go there like I did in 2019 but this beautiful place is the focus of Earthâs future for climate, geopolitical & economic reasons.
apnews.com/article/gree...
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Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.
https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-climate-change-minerals-trade-bab5bb60ba52f6073f056fb271c43215
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Joshua A. Bickel
The Guardian
10 months ago
Venus rewards stargazers with appearance next to moon
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Venus rewards stargazers with appearance next to moon
Second rock from Sun visible with naked eye in clear skies in areas with low light pollution Stargazers have been treated to seeing the planet Venus as it made an appearance next to the moon. The second rock from the Sun could be seen on Friday nightâŠ
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/04/venus-rewards-stargazers-appearance-next-to-moon?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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So cool to have two photos of mine included! Poignant, heartfelt images here from the best photography staff in the world.
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Associated Press 100 Photos of 2024: An epic catalog of humanity
In nearly 100 countries and all 50 U.S. states, visual journalists with The Associated Press are eyewitnesses to the worldâs news, and have won 36 of AP's 59 Pulitzer Prizes since the award was establ...
https://apnews.com/associated-press-100-photos-of-2024-an-epic-catalog-of-humanity
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