Don’t be complacent, Trump is still intending to decimate US science and will continue to so for the next three years.

Lots of noise, and a fair bit of nonsense, coming out around CH4 v. CO2 abatement. But missing in all of this is that reductions in CH4 emissions at any time are an unalloyed good: Good for climate, good for air quality, good for public health, good for the economy. We should be doing far more.

It's just tragic to see the science-based planning for the endangered Louisiana coast built over more than 20 years ignored by Governor Landry. This on the same day that Trump's "God Squad" declares open season on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico. Wake up, folks. www.nola.com/opinions/gue...

More like the Extinction Squad. The oil & gas industry has long treated the Gulf of Mexico as a sacrifice zone. Now, because Trump started a war in that other Gulf, they are going to lift species protections because it is needed for "national security." Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/c...

Reducing CO2 emissions is paramount. But reducing methane is necessary for avoiding critical warming thresholds. Warning we could soon cross these limits while downplaying the importance of methane reductions is hypocritical.

Hausfather's recent blog said methane's influence was only for 10 years, that of CO2 10,000 years. That's a huge exaggeration. A pulse of methane has real climate impacts for 40+ years, and those from CO2 are declining by 20% after 100 years. Figure below is based on IPCC 2013.

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Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

According to an industry advocate, U.S. natural gas exporters "are positioned to be enormous winners.” But analyst says prices most likely will rise in the United States, too. Meanwhile, importing countries are switching to renewables, nuclear, & (sigh) coal. Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/b...

Tom Jorling, the lawyer who advised Republicans in passing the 1970 Clean Air Act, says regulating greenhouse gas emissions is "perfectly consistent." Its goal is to protect human health and welfare“ with a specific reference to climate that is "unambiguous.” Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/c...

Energy dominance? Well-paying jobs in Louisiana's offshore oil & gas extraction have declined, leaving capital-intensive energy sector investments that generate few permanent local jobs. www.datacenterresearch.org/reports_anal...

House Republicans attacked their Senate counterparts, dimming the chances for a quick end to the D.H.S. shutdown. Fellow Marylanders, remember Congressman Andy Harris as you are waiting in TSA lines. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

🌊TIDAL FLOODING TALK | Sea levels will rise at least a half foot by 2040 compared to 2014. By 2070, it's likely to between 1.3-2.3 feet higher than 2014. Dr. Bob Kopp, lead author of 2025's Rutgers STAP Report, talks with us. https://youtu.be/Lcs3FtGP594 

The World Meteorological Organization report on the State of the Global Climate 2025 was released today: "Earth's energy imbalance has been growing since the 1960s, reaching a record high in 2025." "Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions." Press release: wmo.int/news/media-c...

Just saying. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/o...

Great vid on Antarctic sea ice featuring some familiar faces (nicely done, @edoddridge.bsky.social @ariaan.bsky.social @climatenerilie.bsky.social 😃)

States join the court battle to stop EPA ruling that GHG emissions do not endanger human health and welfare. “The E.P.A. came out with no new science, no new law or legal precedent that would allow them to walk away from the endangerment finding." Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/c...

How a Melting Glacier Could Affect Tens of Millions Around the Globe A collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica would sharply accelerate sea-level rise in coastal cities. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s day 17 of Trump’s reckless war of choice with Iran, and he’s already wasted $23 BILLION. That’s more than twice the amount that’s currently in @FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund. He's choosing war in the Middle East over keeping Americans safe.

GOOD. National Academy of Sciences rejects pressure (functionally blackmail) by Republican state attorneys general and refuses to censor its chapter on climate change in a reference manual used by the court system. By @jtimmer.bsky.social

I was on the commission that investigated causes of BP blowout in the Gulf 15 years ago. Trump's Interior has rubber stamped BP's drilling in deeper water with more risky pressures. BP "doesn't feel there’s really any risk on the subsurface perspective." FAFO? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/c...

Better estimates of vertical land motion help predict future sea level in Chesapeake Bay region. marylandmatters.org/2026/03/06/s...

New article in Cornell Daily Sun on reactions by me and other faculty to Zeldin/Trump retrenchment on the endangerment finding last month. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant. If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination. timesofoman.com/article/1691...

My Senator and friend Chris Van Hollen of Maryland stands up for science. #standupforscience

Maryland’s Congressman Jamie Raskin stands up for science.

I have had the great fortune to have spent a long career as an American scientist. That's why I'm heading into DC now to the Stand Up For Science rally. Please join me. fight2win.standupforscience.net/DC-March/?

The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.

Wow, look how great Trump is doing in creating jobs since he took over in January 2025! www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Scientists and other experts were preparing an assessment of the health of nature in the US when Trump returned to the White House. He canceled the report. The researchers went ahead and compiled it on their own. This week, they released a 868-p draft for public comment and scientific review.

An existential problem for coastal Louisiana. Even the oil and gas companies didn't want EPA to rescind the finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and well being. www.nola.com/opinions/gue...

On The Climate Brink, an obituary for the DOE Climate Working Group report

Sigh. This is the directorate that funds all of the earth, ocean & atmosphere research at NSF.

One year in the federal assault on climate science — a review and prospective

LNG export terminals have burgeoned on the Gulf Coast, especially Louisiana, aggressively pushed by political and business leaders. Increased exports drove up domestic natural gas prices, greatly impacting Louisiana consumers. Gift 🔗 www.nola.com/news/delta-u...

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This could have some significant impacts.

Hatchery-supported reef restoration phenomenally increased oyster populations in Chesapeake Bay, so cutting federal funding is senseless. Thanks @vanhollen.senate.gov & @elfreth.house.gov for providing appropriations & insisting that spat production be continued. www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

UCS’s Julie McNamara breaks down the impacts of repealing the Endangerment Finding and the legal fight we are joining to challenge that decision. “The only workable path ahead? Doubling down on commitment to action.”

While rolling back climate regulations, the Trump administration says this is what the American people want. Yet, YPCCC’s own research shows that a majority of Americans think global warming is happening and that it is making extreme weather worse. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

While we are all told that we MUST USE natural gas to power data centers, Google is building out data centers powered by solar wind and storage. And if you don't know, the 100 hour battery system supporting this project uses....iron and air to store energy. Gas is the past.

The increases in US gas prices are being driven by LNG exports. And they are planned to go way up.

Maryland -- suit filed today oag.maryland.gov/News/Pages/A...

The U.S.'s decision to withdraw from global climate and environmental organizations and treaties will have ramifications far beyond the current administration. Add your name to our @aguscipolicy.bsky.social letter supporting global climate science: buff.ly/RURRhnt #OSM26

Source is former Washington Post climate reporter @chrismooney.bsky.social's devastating account of the decline of climate coverage. reportearth.substack.com/p/the-washin...

NSF has put out a “Dear Colleague Letter” asking how to dismantle NCAR, the premier public atmospheric sciences center in the US. We must reject the premise. As a dedicated center bringing together scientists across disciplines and across the world, NCAR science has saved lives for over 65 years.

Compelling example of the value of long-term environmental observations. CRMS monitoring of wetlands over 20 years at 390 sites across coastal Louisiana. Story by @mikejsmith504.bsky.social. Guest 🔗 www.nola.com/news/environ...

One NOAA tide gage is forecast to see major coastal flooding from the coming Nor'easter, during the 1 a.m. Monday high tide cycle: Lewes, DE. This would be the 8th-highest water level since records began in 1919, ~1.3' below the record set in the 1/23/16 Nor'easter, and ~0.7' below Hurricane Sandy.

Actually, this is a good opportunity to illustrate the likelihood language used by @ipcc.bsky.social It is virtually certain it will snow It is very likely there will be more than 1” It is likely there will be more than 4” The likely range is about 1.5 to 20 inches of snow

Quite a good article by @desmog.com about the DOE Climate Working Group report. Well done, @sharonkelly.bsky.social. www.desmog.com/2026/02/13/t...