Christine Spolar
@cspolar.bsky.social
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Stuff I read: facts. Former FT, NYT, WashPost, Bloomberg, KFF Health
Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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Opinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opinion/epstein-files-victims.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Step by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/business/china-rare-earth-export-controls.html
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AH! "Kyoto" has opened at Lincoln Center...timely play for these climate times (and before the
#COP
in November...) Here's my interview with the playwrights (during its London run)
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Climate Change Is Must-See Theater in London. Meet the Playwrights Behind “Kyoto” - Inside Climate News
The 1997 U.N. climate agreement in Japan has been turned into a play that explores the politics and personalities behind the first global deal to limit greenhouse gases.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032025/kyoto-climate-change-meets-theater-in-london/
29 days ago
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Good morning...:)
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ERIC LU – final round (19th Chopin Competition, Warsaw)
YouTube video by Chopin Institute
https://youtu.be/GFTHzzFA-TQ?si=xz9SVpdiyNucJDoU
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What the Founders Would Say Now
They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/founding-fathers-declaration-of-independence-legacy/684329/
about 1 month ago
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On this day....1960, The Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees⚾⚾⚾ in Game 7, 10-9....remember my dad coming home from that :)
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Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/health/cdc-layoffs-measles.html?smid=bs-share
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This…. fascinating
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Patrick Cockburn · Diary: Interviewing Hitler
The impact Norman Ebbutt had had became clear soon after his departure from Berlin. Goebbels gave him a back-handed...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n18/patrick-cockburn/diary
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Despite the Trump Administration’s Best Efforts to Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online - Inside Climate News
Hundreds of scientists worldwide are collaborating to combat misinformation by making accurate climate information widely available to the public.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01102025/climate-science-available-online/
about 2 months ago
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kffhealthnews on Instagram: "In a highly unusual White House news conference this week, President Donald Trump — without evidence — boldly blamed the painkiller…"
In a highly unusual White House news conference this week, President Donald Trump — without evidence — boldly blamed the painkiller Tylenol and a string of childhood vaccines for causing a recent rise in autism. That came just days after the newly reconstituted ACIP voted to change long-standing recommendations.In June, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the 17-member ACIP panel and has so far restocked it with 12 people, including outspoken critics of vaccination. #WTHealth host Julie Rovner interviewed Demetre Daskalakis, who until last month was the head of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, about the reaction to these unprecedented actions.Click the link in our bio to listen to the full episode.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPJ4HmijL5N/?igsh=dHNjM24xZW5pdDJ6
about 2 months ago
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America’s Zombie Democracy
Its trappings remain, but authoritarianism and AI are hollowing out our humanity.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/america-authoritarian-regime-ai-suicide/684350/
about 2 months ago
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Windmills in Scotland and green ‘cons’: Trump’s UN rant for the ages
The US president’s speech to the General Assembly was memorable — and weird
https://www.ft.com/content/5e3f79d3-19fd-41b4-a369-4cf1c5c1a132?emailId=57c28ae6-f92e-4a45-b324-eb7f089d401f&segmentId=22011ee7-896a-8c4c-22a0-7603348b7f22
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‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
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‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/world/asia/south-korea-georgia-hyundai-ice-raid.html?smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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This headline...good question!
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Pennsylvania Was Once a National Leader in Renewable Energy. What Happened? - Inside Climate News
Natural gas was pitched as a stopgap between fossil fuels and renewables. Instead, it has derailed Pennsylvania’s energy transition.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22092025/pennsylvania-derailed-renewable-energy-transitio
about 2 months ago
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Christine Spolar
The New York Times
2 months ago
Breaking News: The Pentagon said it would require journalists to pledge not to use unauthorized information or risk losing credentials to cover the military.
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Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access
The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.
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Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
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Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/politics/kennedy-health-vaccines-cdc.html?smid=bs-share
2 months ago
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More than 85 climate scientists call the US Department of Energy’s new climate report unfit for policymaking in a comprehensive review. DOE’s report cherry-picked evidence, lacked peer-reviewed studies and is “fundamentally incorrect,” the authors wrote.
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Dozens of Scientists Call DOE Climate Report ‘Fundamentally Incorrect’ - Inside Climate News
The review comes as the Trump administration is leaning on the report as part of its justification to end EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02092025/scientists-respond-to-trump-energy-climate-report/
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We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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Confused about the future energy needs in the US for all these planned data centers? Listen to
@dangearino.bsky.social
, who is the best on explaining the US energy, economics and AI landscape...an
@insideclimatenews.org
Sunday Morning explainer here:
insideclimatenews.org/news/3108202...
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AI’s Massive Energy Demands - Inside Climate News
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and clean energy reporter Dan Gearino as they discuss the mounting demand for electricity to power AI.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31082025/icn-sunday-morning-ai-massive-energy-demand/
3 months ago
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In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
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In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/us/politics/trump-federal-work-force-black-women.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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This is the kind of long/thoughtful read that the
@financialtimes.com
is so good at providing:
www.ft.com/content/d871...
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The battle for the soul of Israel
The country’s moderates are not giving up the struggle against their rogue government — and progressives elsewhere must not give up on them, writes historian Fania Oz-Salzberger
https://www.ft.com/content/d8718bbc-a946-45b5-90a7-e07cd4107b9f
3 months ago
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The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
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The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/us/politics/trump-modi-india.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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How Trump’s Anti-Environment Crusade Enriches Drug Traffickers - Inside Climate News
The president has pledged to combat transnational drug organizations. Yet these groups make vast sums from environmental crimes, and his administration has gutted personnel and programs that targeted ...
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27082025/trump-anti-environment-crusade-enriches-drug-traffickers-amazon/
3 months ago
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Christine Spolar
Peter Aldhous
3 months ago
ICYMI: Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It. Collaboration
@insideclimatenews.org
@grist.org
@wbez.org
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Christine Spolar
Liza Gross
3 months ago
We ran a story this week about the long-festering
#ChiquitaCanyon
#Landfill
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The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door - Inside Climate News
L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082025/la-county-chiquita-canyon-landfill-toxic-waste-pollution/
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L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill...stunning reporting.
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The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door - Inside Climate News
L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082025/la-county-chiquita-canyon-landfill-toxic-waste-pollution/
3 months ago
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A chemical industry insider is now in a senior role at the EPA. And he decides who pays big $$$ to clean up forever chemicals. This story says: he appears ready to shift cleanup costs away from polluters and onto taxpayers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c...
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An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/climate/steven-cook-epa-pfas-forever-chemicals.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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Great reporting
@insideclimatenews.org
@grist.org
@wbez.org
The reporters tracked lead water pipes in Chicago by analyzing city data obtained through a public records request —and mapped how the lead risk intersects with poverty and race. A must read.
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Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It - Inside Climate News
Lead water service lines are all over the city. But majority Black and Latino neighborhoods bear the biggest burden, our analysis finds.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28082025/chicago-lead-water-pipes-map/
3 months ago
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Terrific/tough personal account of living through Katrina and its legacy...must read
@leehedgepeth.bsky.social
@insideclimatenews.org
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Children of the Storm - Inside Climate News
As 11-year-olds weathering poverty, we survived the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Twenty years later, we’re still wading through its wake.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28082025/hurricane-katrina-twenty-years-alabama-gulf-coast/
3 months ago
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Christine Spolar
Vernon Loeb
3 months ago
Read this story, learn something new and incredibly important about methane. It's not just a greenhouse bomb.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...
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New Tool Maps the Health Impacts of Toxic Air Pollutants Released with Methane in Super-Emitter Events - Inside Climate News
When oil and gas infrastructure leaks the potent greenhouse gas methane, it also releases toxic air contaminants that have escaped notice, until now.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26082025/methane-risk-map-tracks-toxic-air-pollutants/
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Christine Spolar
KFF Health News
3 months ago
Chloë Jones had eye surgery last fall. With no specialist nearby who took her insurance, her insurer granted approval for her to see an out-of-network doctor. After the surgery, though, the company declined to pay most of the bill.
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An Insurer Agreed To Cover Her Surgery. A Politician’s Nudge Got the Bills Paid. - KFF Health News
A kindergartner in Missouri needed eye surgery. Her insurer granted approval for her to see a specialist nearby, yet her parents were confused when they still owed more than $13,000. Then her uncle, a...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kindergartner-surgery-prior-authorization-politician-surprise-bill-of-the-month-august/
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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/politics/doge-social-security-data.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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Christine Spolar
Vernon Loeb
3 months ago
A Sunday must read from Inside Climate Change: the exploits of "the Chinese Erin Brockovich.”
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The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24082025/fighting-for-environmental-justice-china-belt-and-road-zambia/
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Terrific "Planet China" series @insideclimatenews.org...THIS from @katiesurma.bsky.social tracks a Chinese lawyer trying to hold Beijing accountable in developing countries. China’s Belt and Road Initiative keeps rolling and who's watching? ICN.
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The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24082025/fighting-for-environmental-justice-china-belt-and-road-zambia/
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Utilities want to regain the ability to build power plants in PJM. Consumer advocates say that’s probably a bad idea
Decades after deregulation, rising electricity demand from data centers is leading to a new push to change rules.
https://www.power-eng.com/business/policy-and-regulation/utilities-want-to-regain-the-ability-to-build-power-plants-in-pjm-consumer-advocates-say-thats-probably-a-bad-idea/
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GREAT start of an Inside Climate News series: Planet China....keep reading
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El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse - Inside Climate News
In El Paso, heat deaths hit record highs in 2023 and 2024. Advocates say not enough is being done to protect the region’s most vulnerable people.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17082025/el-paso-extreme-heat-illness-death/
3 months ago
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Christine Spolar
Inside Climate News
3 months ago
Want new gas service? In Massachusetts, and a growing number of states seeking to end fossil fuel subsidies, it will cost you.
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Massachusetts Seeks to End Ratepayer-Funded Subsidy for New Natural Gas Connections - Inside Climate News
A growing number of states look to end the incentives that regulators say lock in continued fossil fuel growth.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15082025/massachusetts-natural-gas-ratepayer-subsidy-to-end/
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How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?
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How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? (Published 2024)
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/11/climate/earth-warming-climate-tipping-points.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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Christine Spolar
Katie Surma
3 months ago
This week, my colleague
@peteraldhous.com
and I found the Trump administration gutted the U.S.'s annual human rights reports of sections addressing alleged abuses against Indigenous peoples. We also found no mentions of "climate change" in the reports
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US Guts Criticism of Indigenous Rights Abuses, Mentions of Climate Change From Annual Human Rights Reports - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration delayed releasing reports on countries’ human rights records. Now they’re out, and they’re starkly different than in the prior eight years.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14082025/us-annual-human-rights-reports-gutted/
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Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/energy-environment/ai-data-centers-electricity-costs.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share
3 months ago
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