Thanks @sejorg.bsky.social for featuring me in this week's issue of the magazine--and of course for the award! It's such an honor. And thank you @ehnewsroom.bsky.social and Brian Bienkowski, now at @thenewlede.bsky.social for working with me on the series. www.sej.org/publications...

He's right: in light of Republican policies, rural Americans will have decreasing access to real healthcare. They will have to settle for some garbage chatbot selling them snake oil. It shouldn't be this way, but it absolutely will be this way if Republicans stay in power.

Tom Philpott @tomphilpott.bsky.social is my go-to guy for critical ag journalism. Here he and his colleagues respond to a critique of their latest work.

And this is only government scientists. University scientists are leaving for other countries because of lost research dollars and the hostile environment here. Talked to one yesterday. What short-sighted insanity.

Babies born to mothers living near mountaintop removal are 42% more likely to have birth defects, probably due to the ultrafine dust from blasting. It’s good to see new studies connecting more dots.

so chris madel was providing legal advice to ICE agent jonathan ross after he killed renee good in minneapolis, but after alex pettri gets killed by border patrol, madel is out of the governor’s race because the federal government is going too far? www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...

Make America Sick Again. What stupidity.

FY2026 NOAA/NASA/NSF budgets approved in Congress—a sharp rebuke to the White House (Project 2025) plans, with funding mostly maintained, safeguarding national labs, plus a 10% boost to NWS to "support full staffing" (anti-DOGE). No NCAR guarantee though balancedweather.substack.com?utm_source=n...

Ugh such a bad development. What a feeding frenzy under Trump 2.0

As covered by the Public News Service this morning, a word from Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides: "... companies should be held accountable when consumers are harmed." #FailuretoWarn 🗣️ Click this link to listen to the audio of the interview: https://ow.ly/iCKJ50XY4Xi

Judge reverses Trump order halting Revolution Wind - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Fully agree: the budget is a huge win AND things are definitively not OK. An entire generation of early career scientists has been severely affected, many more senior scientists have been pushed out of jobs, and there’s a lingering air of uncertainty that will affect decision-making for *years*.

It's refreshing to see a reporter telling the plain truth in plain language, without the jive, highly affected "impartiality." "raid on an American city" would likely get an NYT reporter yelled at, insane as that fact is.

If Burgum cared squat about the east coast he’d know that killing offshore wind will only drive our high electricity prices even higher. The region needs to diversify off natural gas.

The Trump appointee who signed the letter is a former fossil fuel lobbyist who hasn’t been approved by the senate.

To prevent spread of bird flu, Maurice Pitesky, @ucanr.edu poultry specialist, recommends poultry owners wear protective gear, get flu shot and call a veterinarian if birds show signs of illness. See article by @megwilcox.bsky.social @civileats.com

In a Q&A with Contributor @megwilcox.bsky.social, @ucdavis.bsky.social’s Maurice Pitesky discusses how backyard bird raisers can protect their flocks and themselves from avian influenza.

Good news for the northeast!

If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

Important study found ag pesticides all throughout wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley. Location within reserves had no impact on pesticide presence, suggesting no place within these protected areas is safe from such contamination. Not great. 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bird flu is becoming endemic in dairy cows. It replicates in their udders and spreads easily from cow to cow. H5N1 is making startling and alarming advances. My latest for @civileats.com civileats.com/2025/11/25/w....

They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.

Phew. Now come to the table and negotiate a bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown.

Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...

Great to see @washingtonpost.com cover cancer rates in the Corn Belt but nitrate pollution is mentioned as an aside while glyphosate is the "center of the controversy." This ignores reporting from @sentientmedia.org @investigatemidwest.bsky.social & others and research from... wapo.st/3Le1yXo

As we reported earlier this month, many food banks are already reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of 94 million pounds of deliveries that were already scheduled: projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Jeez this is pathological.

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule. Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal. grist.org/energy/new-e... #Coal #Energy #Solar #Wind #Climate

A massive storm that brought a record storm surge to Alaska was poorly forecast, and “this is one of the clearest possible examples to date where missing upper air soundings due to NWS constraints may have led to a degraded forecast.”

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by next year or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending. With @opb.org

“We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights. Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” said Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. Finally a Republican speaks out. chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

Trump's war on renewables is devastating but states press on. And w/rising demand, "Solar and wind are still going to get built because you can't build anything else right now," Dennis Wamsted, energy analyst, @ieefainstitute.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/stat... @ceresorg.bsky.social

As the Trump administration retreats from renewables, states are doubling down. "States are recognizing … we need to step up and fill this void of leadership," said Jacob Weinberg of Solar Energy Industries Association. www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/stat...

Oh: - The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. - China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period. By @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Reporting from “war ravaged” “crime-ridden” Portland, Oregon.

April 2, 2018 "Video Reveals Power Of Sinclair, As Local News Anchors Recite Script In Unison" "How America's largest local TV owner turned its news anchors into soldiers in Trump's war on the media" BoycottSinclair #BoycottSinclair www.npr.org/sections/the...

Great news for New England ! Offshore wind is so important for the region’s climate goals and energy security. apnews.com/article/trum...

Thank you Michael Eisner

Plastics found inside vegetable tissues: www.earth.com/news/plastic...

I can’t say I’m surprised, but I am certainly appalled. This is a dark day for public health. I believe it is most appropriate to refer to this committee as RFKJ’s ACIP. He handpicked all these members to get the result that he wanted.

Look at the drastic cuts President Trump asked Congress to throw at the CDC. He wanted zeroing out of all funding for chronic diseases, birth defects/developmental disorders, and injury prevention, and occupational health and a 65% reduction for environmental health at CDC...

Taxpayers foot 63% of crop insurance payouts & climate change is driving up costs. Far less funding goes to conservation practices which could help lower those costs. @anneschech.bsky.social @ewg-official.bsky.social @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social @civileats.com civileats.com/2025/09/10/a...

One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys. Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman. There is no justification for this. None.

Experts say conservation measures are critical for building resilience to climate change as farmers grapple with flooding, drought, and other climate impacts. But as these risks continue to mount, conservation resources are harder to come by. Contributor @megwilcox.bsky.social reports. ⬇️

There’s been lots of discussion of the article, but I think the paper-copy visual is effective. Individual photos of each Dem Senator, each one captioned, “Senator [Name], what will you do?”

I wrote about journalists who look away. From Maxim Gorky's shameful behavior in 1929 at Solovki and the death of George Polk in Greece in 1948, I move on to our current national crisis, which grows a little more urgent every day, despite those who continue to act as if nothing is happening.

@MayorWu brings the fire to Boston’s Labor Day parade. “We won’t tolerate tyranny, we won’t let you silence us. We won’t let you sweep the Epstein files under your Qatari jet.”

Aluminum costs have tripled and orders are down 35-40% for this aluminum casting company. A “big, bad (economic) wave is coming,” says this executive. More CEOs need to speak up like this. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

What if Russia sends sharks with lasers on their heads and they grab onto the windmill at the bottom and then the centrifugal force hurls them onto our territory and then boom, there's laser sharks right on your street, President Trump is very concerned about that and every American should be too

Here’s better reporting about that which seems to be missing from most U.S. reporting