😔 the darkest timeline

a first of its kind analysis and compilation of Big Oil PR campaigns. you'll often see one-off examples of greenwashing, but to see the scale of 300+ ads, spanning over 25 years is another level. climateintegrity.org/projects/big...

This weekend Society of Environmental Journalists overwhelmingly voted for reforms that make membership more inclusive & realistic for the financial challenges many journalists face. I rejoined the SEJ board after my own career transitions to get this over the finish line. Proud to see it happen.

multiple texts telling me “sandwich guy not guilty”

what are the vibes like on bluesky? It’s been a minute

"Defendants have known for all of Julie’s life that their affirmative misrepresentations and omissions would claim lives. Julie is a victim of Defendants’ conduct. Her lifespan is a bridge between cause and effect" —the 1st wrongful death lawsuit against Big Oil climatecasechart.com/case/leon-v-...

First @davisallen.bsky.social exposed how the oil industry promoted recycling knowing full well it wouldn't address plastic waste Now it is "advanced recycling,” the same problem dressed up as a new "solution" -- check out his report! climateintegrity.org/projects/adv...

AI overviews are ~very~ ~bad~ for legit and non-predatory information sources. AI overviews are often wrong or simplistic, but Google displays them prominently and distracts people from clicking through on websites with more reliable answers, websites that need the traffic to survive.

excited to see folks at #sej2025! say hi, commiserate together

🫡 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

LAST DAY to register for the Society of Environmental Journalists conference before rates increase. It's also the deadline for hotel group rates so don't procrastinate any longer! conference.sej.org/registration...

Center for Public Integrity is shutting down: Wesley Lowery resigned as board chair. The nonprofit newsroom, founded in 1987, is in talks to turn over its archives to a watchdog group. www.cjr.org/news/center-...

Amazing things are possible if 1) you can afford enough lawyers to neutralize any case against you, 2) you can pick the court, and 3) you are confident you'd get a full pardon if you step in it.

if you think today's newspaper columns can be unhinged, the 1970s had no rules

Exclusive offer for #SEJ2025 attendees! Pre-order your official SEJ t-shirt now and pick it up at the registration desk. Place your order by March 31 to guarantee yours! We will have limited quantities available for purchase on-site. $25 — sej.memberclicks.net/shirtpreorde...

wow, massive, frightening repercussions here apnews.com/article/gree...

Update on this: nearly 200 advocacy groups (including @climateintegrity.bsky.social) are now calling on Dems in Congress to oppose a liability waiver for the fossil fuel industry www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A lesson I learned reporting on Trump's rollbacks of environmental law — don't frame these as political fights — environmentalists vs Trump; focus on the real-world impacts.

Hiring a paid summer intern to work with me on a cool project. Dates are flexible. jobs.gusto.com/postings/cen...

jobs! great openings at @fieldnotes.co, which is doing innovative investigative work to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable fieldnotes.co/reporting/fi...

a bunch of outlets totally wiped out their environmental and climate desks in 2011 after cap-and-trade legislation failed. this cycle of layoffs is more existential — the news business is failing — but it's also the same short-sightedness and cowering to power.

The CRA is a kind of congressional loophole to stop an agency from ever issuing a substantially similar regulation again, requiring a simple majority vote. So far, enviro regs an unsurprising target - including methane, HFCs and energy efficiency. helpful tracker here ->

The NYU climate economics journalism fellowship was a great experience & I met journalists from around the world — applications are open for their next cycle! www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...

Some good news for climate journalism as MacArthur rolls out $6 million in grants (with Society of Environmental Journalists on the list!). It's exciting to see how many of these outlets prioritize accountability journalism. www.macfound.org/press/press-...

This is frightening www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

google docs is incapable of giving me consistent formatting for a memo but absolutely insists on replacing any critical thinking

Escaped from DC for the inauguration, ended up stuck in the south in a blizzard. I may not being coming back.

biased but this is a good list (plus I'd rather not see the energy bro twitter clique recreated over here)

I'm building a starter pack of incredible women journalists covering the critical stories of #climate, #energy, #environmentaljustice, and fossil fuels. Click "follow all" and receive this vital reporting. go.bsky.app/EKJ27CU

Folks still clinging to Twitter - doesn't matter how big your following is if you're shouting in a void. No one was seeing my posts-- media, climate, and citing my sources were triple strikes for the Musk algorithm Here have about half the followers I did on Twitter but like 50x the engagement

Oil billionaires are throwing a swanky party to celebrate Trump's inauguration, according to an invitation sent to Doug Burgum by billionaire fracking magnate Harold Hamm. Hamm promises "a remarkable experience to commemorate this momentous occasion." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/c...

Public transit propaganda I can get behind metrorewind.com (attn DC metro riders)

My stories at Vox continue to get a fair amount of traffic, especially on air pollution and the air quality index. Noticed that at some point in the last two weeks Vox significantly changed my bio, hacking off all my experience -- courtesy of Wayback Machine

SCOTUS declined to take up Honolulu's climate deception lawsuit against major oil companies. Oil companies made the appeal to SCOTUS in hopes it would knock down the case. This means the case proceed under state law in Hawaii and can move on to discovery!

Keren is a triple threat, literally. A talented and versatile journalist, a physician, and kind human). You would be lucky to work with her.

Really disappointed that Vox made the shortsighted decision (again) to lay off more talented journalists

so January 3 is now the official kickoff of "Earth Month" pitches. and annual reminder that I regret this headline, which only encouraged them

any (women) keep their DMs open here? Because most of mine have been men or bots sliding in with "hello"

In case anyone believed U.S. banks were serious about fighting climate change: www.wsj.com/finance/bank...

more energy efficiency coverage! One story I’ve always wanted to do is tackling the myth efficiency makes appliances worse. Maybe 2025 is the year

one of my favorite stories I did at Vox was about Jimmy Carter and his role in energy efficiency standards at the DOE. Truly underappreciated legacy that tangibly improved everyday life www.vox.com/climate/2023...

Squarespace has gotten too expensive. What should I use instead?

Chevron showcases Real Colorado Man who "channels his passion for protecting the environment into his work" and who supposedly says things like "that's what drives us to a better tomorrow." and they do it in lowercase because they're cool like that www.chevron.com/newsroom/202...

what a gross distortion of what free press means www.politico.com/live-updates...

You can do the next best thing by reading Your First Byline, a regular newsletter featuring Q&As with journalists from all across the industry. yourfirstbyline.substack.com

research day at one of my favorite places

NEW from me: How Elon Musk became "prophet-in-chief" of tech's Trump-leaning conservatism, and his emerging affinity for Christianity. Also in here: Musk's unusual take on "turning the other cheek," which he suggests should really only apply if you're "strong" religionnews.com/2024/12/03/h...

Pretty excited to be on this list w/ @rebleber.bsky.social @lomikriel.bsky.social @jdearen.bsky.social @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social (& others!) Thanks to @hunterw.bsky.social & @guan.dk for the bsky service. I believe I'm now honor-bound to say: Bluesky has “the juice.” go.bsky.app/7UZUTWZ

holiday season means it's time for the latest round of vox layoffs

Have you tried this hack? arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024...