Nearly half of the Americans surveyed in a new national poll do not know what America 250 commemorates. n.pr/3TfLTLa

Philadelphia canceled its semiquincentennial parade because of extreme heat. From NPR's climate guidance: "Heat records are falling more frequently because the planet is warming. The most intense heat waves would be impossible without human-caused global warming." share.inquirer.com/G5jIEh

This conversation was delicious: “America at 250: A View from Britain, with ‘The Rest Is History’ The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies ‘annoyed’ the British, but ‘it could have been a lot worse.’” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFP...

“The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism — the tendency to be self-centered and entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status — and the more they favored return-to-office mandates.”

"For more than two decades, Mona Khalil protected the endangered sea turtles that laid their eggs on a beach near her bed-and-breakfast in Lebanon and kept predators away from the vulnerable hatchlings running to the Mediterranean Sea." Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/w...

Valuable reporting here from @derekrkravitz.bsky.social:

When I started working on a plan for a local journalism nonprofit, the focus was accountability, accuracy and funding. But this is an emotional enterprise too. Local journalism connects people with good, shared information. There's a hunger for this now. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/16/h...

This is my final story as an NPR correspondent. After more than 22 years at the network, I was among those laid off in a reorganization. www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...

This @akshatrathi.bsky.social Zero episode provides good lessons on interviewing a political bully. Prepare. Don’t do it live on the radio. Use music to indicate when you’re popping back to correct disinformation. Stay calm and sober. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A detail I didn’t know: “The Herald entered the Epstein series for a Pulitzer Prize that year, but it was not a finalist. Alan Dershowitz … who helped broker Epstein’s original deal, wrote a letter to the Pulitzer committee that year, urging them not to honor Brown’s work.” share.inquirer.com/THMiUZ

The NPR Network is on a mission to create a more informed public — that’s why we provide our reporting for free. But this reporting still takes resources. With federal funding eliminated, we’re counting on you to put the ‘public’ in public media. Give for Public Media Giving Days ➡️ n.pr/40VIDW3

Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas, and coal. n.pr/3R8HSah

Something that's rare? Major fossil fuel producers - including Nigeria, Canada and Australia - getting together to find concrete ways to transition away from fossil fuels. That's what's happening with more than 50 countries gathered in Santa Marta Colombia right now. 📻🎧 only on @npr.org ⬇️ 🇨🇴🇳🇬🇨🇦🇦🇺+🌏

Going without insurance for your house? My @npr Climate Desk colleague would like to hear from you:

Valuable reporting here from my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @michaelcopley1.bsky.social:

There are things I will no longer say out loud in my own home because I know devices are listening. I was reminded of that recently when I made a derogatory remark about a fruit bouquet company and now their ads show up online. Where will we draw a line on privacy?

New England has some of the highest electricity prices in the country. But this past winter, 140,000 households in Massachusetts got a break on their bills because they have a heat pump.

"NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network's existence, totalling $113 million." - @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/04/16/n...

Con Edison is supporting NY legislation that would make it easier to install and use plug-in solar. Elsewhere in the country, utilities have opposed these bills (link to my @npr.org story on that in comment).

Good morning! All day today my colleagues and I will be on STRIKE. You can help us send a message! Please do not visit ProPublica's website and tell management to give us a fair contract so we can get back to work: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs. n.pr/4siycXG

Happy to see others reporting this now -- most of your gas utility bill used to pay for the natural gas itself, but now most of it goes to infrastructure, profit and taxes. Here's my October @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

As energy prices rise and climate change intensifies, NPR wants to hear your questions about spending decisions you'll make that could reduce climate pollution and save you money.

Ask me a question about reducing climate pollution and saving money. If @npr.org chooses your submission, you'll be part of the reporting process. More information and a short form are in the link below. www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n...

Buried deep in your monthly utility bill, there's a charge for the consulting and legal fees your utility racks up when it goes before state regulators and asks to raise your rates. My latest story on how a proposed law in Mass seeks to change that @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/04...

One of the interesting side effects of the move away from traditional pensions to Americans managing their own retirement money: it can feel like you have a running score card of how much significant global events, such as the war in Iran, cost you.

Great opportunity for a recent graduate or early career journalist, who is interested in covering climate change. @cprnews.bsky.social is a top notch newsroom in beautiful Colorado! www.cpr.org/job/climate-...

National security has never been used to call a meeting of the "God Squad." But other federal agencies have been citing the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect endangered animals. n.pr/4bXk9AY

From my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @rhersher.bsky.social:

The EPA has a good, science-informed page about air duct cleaning. There are some pretty sketchy outfits in this business and the agency's research can help you determine how to protect yourself, or if you even need to clean your ducts. www.epa.gov/indoor-air-q...

A Philadelphia artist “is asking the world to mail him their (clean) fingernail and toenail clippings for his critique on labor and the wealth divide“ @nkkariuki.bsky.social @billy-penn.bsky.social billypenn.com/2026/03/27/f...

"By intervening to stop investments that President Trump personally opposes, the administration risks chilling infrastructure spending across the economy, not just in offshore wind, says Leslie Abrahams... at the Center for Strategic and International Studies." Story by @michaelcopley1.bsky.social

NEW: After eight days of deliberations, jury in Los Angeles social media trial finds Meta and Google are liable for contributing to the mental health issues of plaintiff KGM through the defective design of its social media platforms, awarding her $3 million in damages.

The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS. n.pr/40WhHFE

The U.S. is paying French energy giant Total to give up offshore wind leases and redirect investments to fossil fuels. I'm reluctant to share the government press release because it has false information, but the photo seemed worth it. www.doi.gov/pressrelease...

Ah, Sunday night in suburbia -- the neighborhood smells like Tide and poor planning.

“It was not immediately clear whether ICE agents deployed to airports would wear masks, as many of them do during immigration enforcement.”

These plug-in solar panels allow people to immediately start shaving money off their utility bills. But enabling legislation around the country has been delayed, as utilities raise safety concerns that advocates say have been addressed. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2026/03/12/n...

"...in January, just seven traditional petrol cars were sold in Norway." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Anyone frequently checking your retirement accounts and calculating how much the war in Iran has cost you? This is not my beat but I'd love to see good reporting on the issue. Please share links in the comments.

FIFA is canceling hotel rooms in U.S. World Cup host cities -- 20% of rooms in Philadelphia canceled last week. Gift link: share.inquirer.com/9IkTXp

SFGATE's tenacious reporting on national parks seems to have struck a nerve. We've been blacklisted by the Department of the Interior. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

A judge ordered the parent agency of the Voice of America to return the network's 1,042 full-time employees back to work by Monday, ruling that Trump administration official Kari Lake's efforts to dismantle the news outlet were "arbitrary and capricious." www.npr.org/2026/03/17/n...

Judge Lamberth has ordered that all actions taken by Kari Lake to reduce USAGM to the ‘statutory minimum’ be vacated, including placing employees on admin leave, suspending broadcasting & terminating staff. Here is a statement from the named plaintiffs in Widakuswara v. Lake.

High school students in Pittsburgh are trying to raise $5,000 to plug old methane-leaking, abandoned wells. My @wesa.fm colleague Rachel McDevitt has this inspiring story: www.wesa.fm/environment-...

It looks like Virginia may become the second state to have a plug-in solar law (Utah was first). These are solar panels you buy and plug into a regular outlet to start saving money on your power bill. Here's my @npr.org story on utilities delaying other bills: www.npr.org/2026/03/12/n...

"Oil and gas prices may be up, Rosenow says, but the sun and wind don't care what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz." From my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @juliaradio.bsky.social:

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

Big day for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and domestic production of climate-friendly energy. My colleague @miriamwasser.bsky.social of @wbur.org has the story: