Yesterday: Feeding Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range.

Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."

For @theopennotebook.bsky.social, I wrote about what to do when people don't call you back. To investigate secretive subjects, reporters can make creative use of public documents: lawsuits, corporate filings, government databases, social media, and much more. www.theopennotebook.com/2025/08/12/h...

Trump’s EPA announcements on power plant pollution rollbacks inadvertently made the case for voting against the big budget bill, @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social writes. grist.org/regulation/t...

The EPA just withdrew a complaint against a major Trump donor -- GEO Group, which runs ICE detention facilities. The company was spraying a disinfectant without proper protection onto beds and into *microwaves*; detainees reported skin rashes + difficulty breathing www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Join us for a conversation with @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social , Tricia Cortez, & Ruth Santiago, on the warehouses across the US that are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-yo... #Event #Environment #Cancer #Bospoli #Climate

If you're a reporter or a community member interested in investigating the prevalence of ethylene oxide-emitting warehouses in your region, you may be interested in a webinar @grist.org is hosting on May 15. More details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-yo...

Lost your federal job or funding? Tell us how cuts are impacting the environment, health, and safety of your community. Fill out this form or reach out via Signal. We want to hear from you! gristorg.typeform.com/to/DMmUpMhC grist.org/climate/lost...

ICYMI last week, some amazing (and frightening) reporting on warehouses leaking ethylene oxide. I got to work with @gristnews.bsky.social's video producer, Jesse Nichols, to build this scroll-linked animation showing how ethylene oxide off-gassing works, exposing folks to the toxic carcinogen.

If you're interested in the code, check it out here: github.com/Grist-Data-D... A huge credit to Jesse for video production on this animation, as well as to the story's amazing reporters @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and Lylla Younes!

What's the future of science journalism in this anti-science era? @scifri.bsky.social is doing a LIVE SHOW about it next Tues., 4/29, in San Francisco. Join me, @ezraromero.bsky.social, and @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social for an amazing conversation. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

If you're in the Bay Area, come hear us chat about the future of science reporting next Tuesday!

> “603,000 El Paso residents, about 90 percent of the city’s population, are exposed to a cancer risk above 1 in 1 million just from Cardinal Health’s two warehouses.” Great work from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and Lylla Younes grist.org/health/ethyl...

Living in El Paso, I knew about device sterilization facilities. I didn't know their warehouses could be a greater risk. From El Paso to Richmond, warehouses are leaking cancer-causing ethylene oxide. @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social + Lylla Younes report: elpasomatters.org/2025/04/16/e...

After medical devices are sterilized with ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical, they're stored in warehouses. There they continue to off gas the chemical, putting workers and residents nearby at risk. Two such warehouses are in El Paso. My latest with Lylla Younes: grist.org/health/ethyl...

The USDA cut more than $1 billion in food aid. Ayurella Horn-Muller and I spoke with food banks and pantries that rely on the funding to distribute food. grist.org/food-and-agr...

Amid plans to reverse a number of climate rules, the EPA is also shuttering its historic environmental justice office. Lylla Younes of @gristnews.bsky.social speaks to two former EPA staffers on what the closure means: grist.org/regulation/t...

The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.

Trump's EPA appointee Lee Zeldin has made a $20B green investment program the centre of his campaign to root out "fraud, waste, and abuse." @gristnews.bsky.social's Jake Bittle has the story on the nonprofits suing to prevent the clawback. grist.org/politics/tru...

Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business. Ayurella Horn-Muller and @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social report for @gristnews.bsky.social:

The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it will reverse the agency's 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases endanger human health. Grist.org reporter @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social spoke with us today about the implications of this move. www.wnyc.org/story/trumps...

Today: - @jessicamalaty.bsky.social on public health & RFK, - @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on climate and Trump's EPA, - A 'Local Geography' newsquiz, - @fordham.edu's Julie Suk on the Equal Rights Amendment, - @thepointsguy.com on navigating travel SNAFUs Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org

Lee Zeldin is taking aim at the endangerment finding — a bedrock of US climate policy. The stakes here are high but Trump's EPA is going to have a difficult road. @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social has the story @vox.com via @gristnews.bsky.social: www.vox.com/climate/4018...

ICYMI, last week we published an interactive map of more than $300 billion worth of Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funding. Enter your ZIP code or city and a search radius and find projects in your area: grist.org/accountabili...

“Overnight, our operations were paralyzed." - Director of a New Orleans tree planting group that lost $3.5 million after Trump's climate funding freeze. www.wwno.org/coastal-desk...

Despite court orders to release federal funding, many community groups and tribes are still not able to access grant money from the EPA. The agency told me it's complying with the court order but has paused some funding to review them for fraud and abuse. grist.org/politics/its...

I spoke to community groups and tribes working on climate-related projects about what the funding freeze has meant for them. Some are contemplating layoffs. Others have not been reimbursed for half a million dollars. grist.org/politics/its...

The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI. “Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is." Written by @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social . grist.org/politics/the... #Trump #DEI #Policy #Climate

Incentives that work in tech may not necessarily work at agencies like the EPA where staffers have dedicated their professional careers to serving the public. Great piece by @fastlerner.bsky.social & @pratheekrebala.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

New: A glimpse inside the EPA, where the 20+ workers I spoke with are sad, terrified, resigned and, in not a few cases, really, really mad. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

“One of the things that’s worrisome is when you start to take down resources like this, you start to construct a knowledge sphere that doesn’t acknowledge that environmental or climate injustices exist” (Eric Nost) | @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social for @gristnews.bsky.social: grist.org/politics/the...

Imp reporting here about ethylene oxide, a highly toxic chemical that Biden EPA tightened regs for. Trump's nominee to lead EPA’s air pollution efforts previously represented Advanced Medical Technology Association, the trade group that actively lobbied the Biden administration to loosen eto regs.

I spent years covering industrial air pollution and the incremental EPA reforms to clean up the air in places like Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi. Some of those changes were anticipated to make a real difference soon. Here's what's at stake under Trump's EPA: www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Hi new followers 👋, I figured now would be as good a time as any to note that I'm a reporter @gristnews.bsky.social and I'm interested in speaking with anyone who works for or with the federal government on anything related to the environment. Contact: [email protected] Signal: 917 593 6683

The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI. “Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is." Written by @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social grist.org/politics/the... #Trump #DEI #Musk #Climate

"The relaxed vibe belies the pandemonium about to be unleashed. Metal concerts are like that. To an outsider, they appear violent, and they can be, but to fans like me they are a place of solace." @siisiiko.bsky.social @gristnews.bsky.social longreads.com/2025/02/04/l...

Super proud of this co-publication with @emdashsanders.bsky.social at ExxonKnews, about the DOE's unusual relationship with plastics industry lobbying groups. @gristnews.bsky.social grist.org/accountabili...

In 2019, Trump hired Mark Lee Greenblatt to root out corruption and waste in the Department of the Interior. Greenblatt got to work, conducting investigations across the agency of 70,000 federal employees, which oversees 30% of the United States’ natural resources and 20% of its public lands.

Hundreds of oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico sit idle. Why is Trump calling for more? lailluminator.com/2025/01/30/o...

Use and share our Starter Pack! Our reporters and editors provide climate news, analysis and more. go.bsky.app/7mqjANC #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis

If you are interested in a momentary distraction from the chaos, may I recommend this delightful report on veganism in Japan by @jbwinters.bsky.social and @sachimulkey.bsky.social? grist.org/food-and-agr...

Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in Japan, a country famous for sushi and pork ramen. grist.org/food-and-agr...

Some folks got the Climate + Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) and the Environmental Justice Screening Tool back up and running: screening-tools.com

“China has found itself in a situation where its economic, geopolitical and climate interests align.”

The nominated no. 2 guy at EPA recently challenged the agency's ban on asbestos -- something so dangerous 50+ countries have already banned it. He's also represented companies accused of PFAS pollution. @fastlerner.bsky.social on David Fotouhi: www.propublica.org/article/davi...

This tool was a centre piece of the Biden administration's efforts to ensure 40 percent of the benefits of federal environmental investments reached disadvantaged communities. grist.org/equity/clima...

Trump’s early actions represent a remaking of the US climate agenda. From our friends @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and @jbwinters.bsky.social @gristnews.bsky.social via @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/3958...

From declaring a “national energy emergency” to exiting the Paris Agreement, here is everything Trump did on climate on Day 1. grist.org/politics/tru... From @gristnews.bsky.social's @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and @jbwinters.bsky.social

In which, @jbwinters.bsky.social and I document a slew of climate-related actions on Trump’s first day. Highlights include: — pulling out of the Paris Accord — expanding drilling in Alaska, including ANWR — revoking policies promoting EVs grist.org/article/trum...