Vanessa Barchfield
@vanessabarchfield.bsky.social
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Media Specialist @ the Center for Biological Diversity. Views are my own.
"Every species is connected in deep time to milions of other species and holds a direct line to the future of life on earth...when a species goes extinct we're breaking that connection." Hear more from
@biologicaldiversity.org
’s
@savelifeonearth.bsky.social
on our new podcast about extinction:
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BREAKING: Lawsuit Forces Agencies to Halt Arizona Highway Plan Threatening Monuments, Endangered Species Interstate 11’s approval was based on a deeply flawed environmental analysis that the Federal Highway Administration now has a chance to fix.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
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Lawsuit Forces Agencies to Halt Arizona Highway Plan Threatening Monuments, Endangered Species
Center for Biological Diversity: TUCSON, Ariz.— In response to a lawsuit from conservation groups, the Federal Highway Administration and Arizona Department of Transportation have agreed to halt plann...
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-forces-agencies-to-halt-arizona-highway-plan-threatening-monuments-endangered-species-2025-01-22/
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Ted Zukoski
about 1 year ago
Why are Colorado communities opposing a Utah oil railway construction project? How about because it will send up to 4.5 billion gallons of oil/year on tracks right next to the Colorado River?
#climate
#oil
#utah
#colorado
www.denverpost.com/2024/12/08/u...
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Here’s why Colorado communities are opposing a proposed Utah railroad at the U.S. Supreme Court this week
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over a contentious proposed railroad that could send tens of millions more gallons of crude oil along the Colorado …
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/08/uinta-basin-railway-case-supreme-court-arguments-colorado-river/?trk_msg=QP492VDCKA64PFPIPR27TAGD4S&trk_contact=O6GI9GTUH66M79NOSGTD7VV830&trk_module=new&trk_sid=N7EV7C73BNILSSM3KMF6PMCBRC&trk_link=47AVC8R3MS94HBV377IPOM2V0G&utm_email=C45B0424A4A9D44CF5F32490F2&lctg=C45B0424A4A9D44CF5F32490F2&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2024%2f12%2f08%2fuinta-basin-railway-case-supreme-court-arguments-colorado-river%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-afternoon_update&utm_content=automated
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Lori Ann Burd
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EPA just nearly tripled what it claims are safe levels of atrazine, which is so dangerous it's banned in 44 countries. EPA is bending over backward to accommodate growers who are drenching food, fuel & fiber with atrazine at the expense of public health & the environment.
www.epa.gov/ingredients-...
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Atrazine | US EPA
Atrazine is a widely used herbicide that can be applied before and after planting to control broadleaf and grassy weeds. Atrazine is part of the triazine chemical class which includes simazine and pro...
https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/atrazine
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If you haven’t listened to The Good Whale,
@danielgalarcon.bsky.social
’s new podcast for
@nytimes.com
, you’re missing out:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Good Whale
Society & Culture Podcast · 7 Episodes · Series
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-whale/id1777471538
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Breaking:
@centerforbiodiv.bsky.social
is calling on AZ Game & Fish Commission to ban dog pack hunting for mountain lions, bears, coati & other wildlife. Currently hunters use GPS-collared dogs to track wildlife for miles via smart phone apps & satellites, putting jaguars & ocelots at risk.
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about 1 year ago
While the number of people crossing the border increased exponentially since Trump’s wall went up a new study reveals an 86% reduction in wildlife crossings. At well over $20 million dollars a mile, Trump’s wall is both a wastefully expensive tactical failure & an ecological disaster.
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This story is blowing my mind:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
“The sanitariums reuse their oil for a few months before getting a new delivery, though they say they filter it after each bather.”
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Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain.
In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/cop29-azerbaijan-oil-baths.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
about 1 year ago
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Center for Biological Diversity
about 1 year ago
Our unofficial response to Trump's cabinet selections so far:
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Center for Biological Diversity
about 1 year ago
Center staff are currently in Baku, Azerbaijan, at
#COP29
where we’ve been fighting for urgent, lifesaving action on fossil fuels. With Trump 2.0 looming, everyone wants to know how the United States and world will meet international
#climate
treaty goals. Check it out ➡️
biodiv.us/3AMtAEI
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I had a feeling
@bretthartl.bsky.social
’s response to the Gaetz AG nomination would make its way onto
@lastweektonight1.bsky.social
, and here it is:
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Out in the borderlands with my dude Moon…
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Here’s the Center’s take: “Picking someone like Chris Wright is a clear sign that Trump wants to turn the U.S. into a pariah petrostate,” said Jean Su, director of the Center for Biological Diversity's energy justice program.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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Hi Bluesky, nice to meet you.
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