David Muth's exactly right. Governor (and now Greenland Special Envoy) Jeff Landry's shift in strategy for Louisiana coastal restoration away from sediment diversions from the Mississippi River rejects well established science and is an enormous tragedy. Gift link: www.nola.com/opinions/let...

I haven’t seen this label used before but it seems apt. The video contains a good discussion of what “science populism” is and how it’s harmful. youtu.be/sQnOFGWsXNM?...

Trump cuts and uncertainties regarding the operation of the UNOLS oceanographic fleet headlines story of unraveling of decades of investment in Earth observations and research and loss of US scientific leadership. Gift link: wapo.st/4jcO6Qp

The two words in "Trump Class" contradict each other. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Fortunate me! My ships are coming in. Early this month I attended the keel laying of the @lumcon.bsky.social's R/V Pelican II. I was responsible for building and putting into service the first Pelican in 1985 and it proved to be the workhorse of the Gulf of Mexico oceanographic fleet.

Three Congressmen (Harris, Wittman, and Kiggins) with districts along the Chesapeake Bay vote in favor of PERMIT bill that would undermine compliance with Bay pollution cleanup requirements. Time for a change. www.bayjournal.com/news/policy/...

The stupidity has no limits: Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Insane! While pushing offshore oil and gas drilling all around the US, including off both FL and CA where no body wants it, Trump Administration is pausing wind projects off MA, RI, NY, & VA. Even oil shill Erik Milito thinks this a bad idea. Gift link: wapo.st/491swtz

Marine research laboratories are definitely on the front lines both in understanding the changes in coastal environments and adapting to them.

Trump appoints MAGA acolyte, Jeff Landry, special envoy to Greenland. Actually, I hope this does affect his position as Louisiana governor, helping him see how melting in the former is drowning the latter. Climate change is real, y'all! Gift link: www.nola.com/news/politic...

Some reflections after returning back from a conference at which I and 20,000 colleagues learned that the Trump administration intends to dismantle #NCAR. This outrage should not happen. deepconvection.substack.com/p/save-ncar

Trump comes for the oysters. NOAA slashes existing grant in half for @umces.bsky.social Horn Point hatchery responsible for astounding success of world largest oyster restoration here in Chesapeake Bay. Another assault on science, reason & environment. www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

“The Department of Defense is the Department of Defense, the Kennedy Center is the Kennedy Center, and the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf of Mexico.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reposting since it’s a fish-deoxygenation insult but frankly the whole thread is splendid

Breaking news! Sea-level rise is accelerating! As if we didn't already know that, it's what the data from US tide-gauges say. Take that Chris Wright and his now-disbanded Climate Working Group. wapo.st/4j1t5YW

Is this fair? The Global Wealth Pyramid in 2025 - Voronoi share.google/PTp7s02u9YHc...

Hey, Editors, caution has been thrown to the wind on wetland protection in this WOTUS rule. This has nothing at all to do with housing affordability. www.nola.com/opinions/edi...

🧵 NSF is reducing external review requirements and eliminating routine expert panels, citing staff shortages that this administration implemented. This change expands program officer authority. But the solution to flawed accountability isn't less public accountability.

Thinking today of the sad passing of Joe Ely. I heard him perform several times in small venues, never seen such a talented, melodic, energetic and joyful live performer. RIP Joe, Your Road Goes on Forever. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

“It's outrageous that our govt is hiding info & lying,” said former Obama NOAA Chief + OrSt oceanographer Jane Lubchenco. “People have a right to know the truth abt the things that affect their health & safety, & the govt has a responsibility to tell the truth.” www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Trump says Rob Reiner was “one of the people behind” the “Russia hoax,” which I hesitate to call stupid because it resets the curve for stupidity so dramatically.

Announcing the @agu.org Chapman Conference on Updating Usable Projections of Future Sea Level, this June in Montreal - abstract deadline 11 February

I really like this year's Jazz Fest poster, but the St. Charles streetcar does not go to St. Louis, or even St. Louis Street!

This is the drug interdiction that Trump is really after. That drug is oil. wapo.st/3My2CWP

Wadden Sea more vulnerable to sea level rise than previously thought. Growth rate of tidal flats has been overestimated and parts of the Wadden Sea already seem to be struggling with the accelerating sea level rise. www.climatechangepost.com/news/wadden-...

As a climate scientist, the most charitable thing I can say is that this guy's a fucking moron.

What's Really Warming the World? (Reprise) Sigh. I can't believe this is still relevant. (From 2015) 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/201...

A lot of big money people will be surprised by this. Oops! "As the glut gathers steam, the economics of US LNG are deteriorating at an alarming rate."

A shift away from focusing on shrinking the oxygen-starved “dead zone” in the Bay’s mainstem toward efforts to improve aquatic habitat in wetlands and along shorelines is a fundamentally bad idea. www.bayjournal.com/news/policy/...

Colleagues at @umces.bsky.social Horn Point Lab team up with engineers to design approach to adapt to increased flooding due to sea-level rise for Cambridge, Maryland. After checking this story out, click on Donate to support the extraordinary Bay Journal. www.bayjournal.com/news/climate...

Wrong! Democrats should NOT be embracing continued expansion of fracked methane gas—which is toxic to human health and our climate—when we could instead be embracing cheaper, cleaner renewable energies. @docsforclimate.bsky.social

PERMIT PRESSURE: Environmentalists & neighbors are irked after state officials gave the go-ahead for construction of a liquified natural gas export facility after a state judge had suspended the project. @eplunk.bsky.social reports. @reportforamerica.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2025/12/04/c...

Wait for it, they will claim he is antifa, an Afghani or Somalian. If that fails, Trump will give him a preemptive pardon. wapo.st/448L9dx

Of the nutrient pollution reduction goals, Boesch said, “simply extending the deadline out 15 years after 38 years of trying stretches credibility.” insideclimatenews.org/news/0412202...

MAGA science coastal Louisiana-style: “It's getting aggravating that certain groups say that they own the word scientific. I've never built nothing without permits and science and models…I wanted that for the record. They do not own scientific. We do scientific.” themargin.us/features/mid...

We have been reading the exact same story for 30 years. Remind me again of the definition of insanity?

We must keep calling out those that cave to the Trump Admin, and the latest is Northwestern. As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more. Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.

An update to my work on the adventures of investing in US LNG exports. “Not once did I get asked a question by a banker: ‘Hey, if I lend you the money, will you get paid back?’” he said. “The only question I ever got asked was, ‘Do you have a permit? Or can you get a permit?’”

Great summary of the tragic MAGA execution of a scientifically planned and funded diversion of Mississippi River sediments to save Louisiana's coastal wetlands by @halleparker.bsky.social. Willful ignorance prevails over scientific understandering. themargin.us/features/mid...

Retired USGS coastal scientist Virginia Burkett recognized as a researcher who “stood up for science and advocated for evidence-based discussion in public policy.” www.nola.com/news/environ...

Virginia Burkett, a top government and the first female director of Louisiana's wildlife and fisheries agency, won an international ethics award that honors researchers who "stood up for science."

Great profile of climate science heroine Virginia Burkett and her well-deserved recognition for standing up for science by @josieabugov.bsky.social. A remarkable career serving Louisiana and the U.S. With quotes from and 42-year old picture of me.👨‍🦳 Gift link: www.nola.com/news/environ...

Insightful article @mikejsmith504.bsky.social on the challenges in operating flood-protection spillways along the lower Mississippi River as the climate changes. Guest link: www.nola.com/news/environ...

Metaphor Alert

With funding being slashed for science, my book on the history of oceanography is more relevant than ever. Thanks to #AmericanCampus for a great conversation and #science, #funding, #life. americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

Trump's EPA proposes to narrow definition of Waters of the US even beyond the Supreme Court ruling, virtually removing all Clean Water Act protection for wetlands. wapo.st/4ocJdYQ

Congratulations to my friend and fellow Louisianan, Virginia Burkett, for receiving the 2025 John Maddox Prize, one of the Nature Awards for Standing Up For Science in US National Climate Assessments. "This should give us all a sense of vindication and encouragement." www.nature.com/immersive/ma...

@agu.org has shown some really impressive leadership in this difficult year. Really acting like a “Union”, not just an “Association” or a “Society.” Kudos to both their elected and staff leadership.

Check out this new report on sea-level rise and changing coastal storms in New Jersey. njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/resources/nj...