A.I. Populism Is Here. And No One Is Ready. “If the future lies with A.I., as we are so often told, it is unsettling to many & outrageous to some that so few people seem to stand in such absolute control of it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/m...

As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air “It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/c...

Illegal Miners Loot Amazon Rainforest for Critical Minerals The Amazon rainforest has been plundered for decades for rubber, timber & gold. Now illegal prospectors are setting their sights on critical minerals coveted by much of the world @unep.org @ran.org www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/w...

Train tickets to the NJ Stadium for the World Cup will cost $150 — more than 10 times the normal price — fans are incensed & European fans wonder why can’t they simply walk to MetLife Stadium? Surely a stadium near New York City would welcome pedestrians. #GreenSports www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/s...

In Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Banned. “The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions” @billmckibben.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/c...

Maj Gen Paul Eaton (Ret.) says selling America’s pristine Arctic to Big Oil won't keep us safe. It will expose us to greater danger and climate volatility. This #EarthMonth, demand resilient solutions over short-sighted destruction. #StopTheArcticSellOff

"In a little more than a year Zeldin has transformed the E.P.A. from an agency devoted to protecting human health & the environment into one that openly sides with polluters." @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) is higher than at any point in at least the past one million years (according to evidence from paleoclimate records). More climate change indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...

Truly insane: Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

“The United States was not invited.” 60 Countries to Meet on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels but Are Excluding the U.S. @climatenews.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov @climateconnections.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social

On the preventable infectious disease front, 2026 started off worse than 2025 @hsph.harvard.edu @yalesph.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org @houserepublicans.bsky.social thebulletin.org/premium/2026...

Trump Fires Board That Oversees U.S. Science Funding “I cannot say I am surprised. I have watched the systematic dismantling of the scientific advisory infrastructure of this government with growing alarm & the National Science Board is simply the latest casualty.” @standupforscience.net @pnas.org

A little background on who the Southern Poverty Law Center is and what kind of work they’ve been doing for decades makes it clear that DOJ’s indictment (which is of the center, not of any individuals) is vindictive & malicious, an attack on civil rights work itself. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Giving immunity to Big Oil companies poses a threat to us all. Congress must protect our right to hold this lying, polluting industry accountable—sign the petition:👇

Republican lawmakers have introduced sweeping legislation to put Big Oil above the law. The bills would dismiss existing climate accountability lawsuits and prohibit new legal action against the fossil fuel industry, forcing all of the costs of climate change onto everyday Americans.

“Environmental groups sued on Monday to stop a new $5 billion drilling project in ultra-deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico. ‘The Trump administration has opened the entire Gulf for extremely risky ultra-deepwater drilling.’” Six groups joined the filing. @climatenews.bsky.social @earthjustice.org

"there is only one majority in this country and that is the working class."

The justices short-circuited longstanding procedures meant to ensure careful reasoned opinions & took an unprecedented step halting a major climate change initiative from Pres Obama before any lower court addressed its lawfulness by a 5-4 vote along partisan lines without explaining its reasoning.

Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats: “The development could be a major blow to the hundreds of start-ups developing carbon removal technologies” @sportpositive.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/c...

A subway ticket that costs $12 for daily riders & for NFL fans who attend a game at the same stadium could cost World Cup fans $150 because NJ Transit has been saddled with $48 million in costs for extra labor & security & FIFA is providing $0 for transportation @sportpositive.bsky.social

“Thwaites Glacier is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely it could push up global sea levels by two feet over the course of several decades affecting tens of millions worldwide” @unep.org @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Life in Plastic: It’s Not Fantastic: “…oil & gas makers see plastic as a safeguard against falling revenue in a world reckoning with the climate consequences of burning its products & aim to increase production significantly.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...

This is a really important story. If Europe makes Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with products of beef farming linked with tropical deforestation, then we're only decarbonising on paper and getting nowhere.

Emperor Penguins Are Now Endangered, a New Assessment Finds. Antarctic fur seals also moved into the endangered category @IUCN @WWF @NRDC @UNEP www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/c...

@ATP is there anything you can do to get #JimCourier to talk less during the broadcast of a match? @tennispodcast.bsky.social @thetennisletter.bsky.social @aroddick.bsky.social

#DeMinaur needs to add drop shots & some volleys to his tool box 🎾🇦🇺🙏 @atptour.bsky.social @wtatour.bsky.social #MonteCarlo @tennispodcast.bsky.social

“Climate change has wreaked havoc with many sports... But few sports have been affected as much as those played on ice and snow…Rising temperatures have reduced the amount of pond ice where young people in northern climates learn to skate.” @climatenews.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/b...

House Democratic leadership statement on Donald Trump's threat to kill a whole civilization.

Pope Leo challenges “the abuses that crush the weakest among us, the idolatry of profit that plunders the Earth’s resources, the violence of war that kills and destroys.”

Warming temperatures & aging rinks which leak greenhouse gases have led rink operators to plastic ice. “The paradox is trying to limit leaking refrigerants while increasing production of plastics.” There is also microplastics #Hockey @beyondplastics.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social

Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. The pope said that the Christian mission has often been “distorted by a desire for domination, entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.” @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w...

Vertical Farms Tried to Compete With Open Field Farming. It Isn’t Going Well. “Owners of vertical farms once talked about their industry as a climate-friendly solution to the ills that plague modern farming” @climatenews.bsky.social @sustainablefarming.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/b...

War Clarifies Trump’s Spending Priorities: Not Child Care “The United States can’t take care of day care,” @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org @democrats.senate.gov www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

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Thomas Jorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law, disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply to planet-warming greenhouse gases #NRDC www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/c...

He Helped Write the Clean Air Act. He Fears for Its Future: Thomas Jorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law, disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply to planet-warming greenhouse gases @climatenews.bsky.social @nrdc.org www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/c...

I have never wavered in my position that there can be no compromise with RFK Jr. He is a dangerous fraud who has caused incalculable damage to public health. It’s extremely disappointing that the President of the American Medical Association was doing a photo op with RFK Jr. this morning.

The ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Offshore Drilling: The panel voted to override Endangered Species Act restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, home to critically endangered whales and other imperiled wildlife @sscmarine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/c...

‘Assault on climate action’: Penn experts denounce greenhouse gas finding repeal | Article by Danna Cai in the @dailypenn.bsky.social: www.thedp.com/article/2026...

Your Next Fur Coat May Be Growing in a Field: BioFluff, a fashion-tech company based in Paris and New York, is producing a new alternative to animal pelts: one that’s made from plants, not plastics. @nrdc.org @sportpositive.bsky.social @teenvogue.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/s...

In three months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by fast food and delivery companies -Cracked down on bad landlords -Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program -Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets This is what leadership looks like.

"The slogan for the future Democratic party...'affordable abundance,'" Al Gore tells @timmiller.bsky.social. "Because solar electricity is the cheapest electricity in the history of the world...We get as much energy from the sun in one hour as the entire global economy uses for an entire year."

“One reason prices are lower in London is artists are not worried about where they will get their health care from, because of the national health care system” @broadwayworld.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/t...

As data centers & AI infrastructure are sold to communities as innovation & jobs, we’re being asked to trade away forests, clean water, a stable climate & the human need for connection with each other and the natural world @dogwoodalliance.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/fore...

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"The denial of truth is gaining the upper hand, as if some psychological bacillus were spreading by unknown means...Crowds follow preposterous prophets, irrational rumors trigger fanatical acts & magical thinking crowds out common sense & expertise" @science.org www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

“Sports media is dead; most of what’s left is window dressing for online sports gambling firms.” @frontofficesports.bsky.social @tennispodcast.bsky.social @atptour.bsky.social @wtatour.bsky.social @espn.com @nytsports.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

thebulletin.org/2026/03/what... @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov @michaelemann.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org @yalesph.bsky.social

Asia Turns Back to Coal as War Chokes Off Natural Gas: “Any country that can switch from gas to coal is doing so.” @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @climateintegrity.org @climate.noaa.gov @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/b...