Nobody needs a mink coat but the mink- Felix, Christmas in Connecticut.

Bari Weiss had to know the criticism and damage to CBS News’ reputation when she spiked the prison story last minute. She must find the reaction useful to her. If so, she is intentionally blowing up CBS News. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

This is my first commentary for the @kentuckylantern.com it deals with #NCAR. Was inspired by @katharinehayhoe.com kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/19/s...

What a crazy-ass story this is. I want to read the book and watch the movie… www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

So only Democrats walk and ride bikes and take the bus? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

From @connorgiffin.bsky.social - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman made false or unsupported claims about the science of climate change in letter to EPA. Basically, don't worry be happy about all the CO2: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Via @bberwyn.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent. I guess it wasn’t a ham sandwich. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

What an interesting story from @katiesurma.bsky.social -- Women's voices around the world, and a world increasingly inspired or impacted by ecofeminism. insideclimatenews.org/news/2106202...

It’s #sej2024 and of course it includes a visit to a sewage treatment plant. But this one is unique: it treats Mexican and American sewage

Good morning, PHX and #sej2025. I’ve got my two hard boiled eggs, bottle of water, some almonds, and a granola bar. This is early to rise, but we’re off to the border for a day long reporting tour.

It’s off to #sej2025, my 31st. At this point, I feel sort of hardwired to attend. Looking forward to seeing old friends and new ones too. And to be inspired by journalists’ rising to the challenge of the day.

Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...

In case you missed this, West Virginia regulators require methane remediation from a coal company following a blast that severely burned a woman in her home. insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

First came, the giant cracks in the field by their homes. Then came the explosion. Now state regulators are ordering a coal company to get control of methane and monitor it. With @leehedgepeth.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

I know I’m on an unpaid sabbatical. But I couldn’t resist taking on this story, with my colleague, @dangearino.bsky.social, regarding “climate change religion.” One rabbi says the EPA administrator needs a refresher course in Jewish tradition. insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...

After @leehedgepeth.bsky.social and I spent a year investigating a fatal blast atop one of the gassiest coal mines in the country, state regulators are acknowledging a likely connection and taking some action. insideclimatenews.org/news/2103202...

Off to see the Giants! Yikes

Fascinating, indeed.

These Kentucky lawmakers do not want the public to know what's going on with local police departments unless the police departments also want you to know. That's not transparency. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

Why is Louisville so hostile to urban agriculture programs including 4-H and community gardens? www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

"The bill threatens the water quality of many Kentucky rivers, streams, and tributaries and, as a result, would significantly compromise Kentucky’s groundwater," threatening 31,000 private use wells and at least 156 public water systems. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

Tonight my Apple watch has carried weather alerts for rain, flooding, tornadoes, lightning and snow. Mostly I’m worried about the flooding.

These low-income Alabama residents got $100 off their last power bills, thanks to a federal grant. Trump is now taking that money back, as a utility adds $100 to their next bill. insideclimatenews.org/news/1402202...

Please follow Liam on this matter.

With the president again defending plastic straws and promising to promote them, this is a good time to remember that sea turtle that got a plastic straw stuck in its head and this video that went viral. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wH8...

I just read that Trump and Musk are shutting down environmental justice program at EPA and in the justice department. A year ago I wrote about 30 years of environmental justice work and what it meant to one EJ community. insideclimatenews.org/news/1102202...

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, increasing concerns about how quickly their melting will raise sea levels. insideclimatenews.org/news/0302202...

What happened to the workers who cleaned up the worst coal ash disaster in the US? This Tennessee journalist tells their story on one place, his new book: insideclimatenews.org/news/2312202...

It took way longer than it should have, but I am celebrating after figuring out how to delete in mass as opposed to 50 or 100 at a time the many many many thousands of old emails that were clogging my gmail account.

I worked with CBSNews and Tracy Wholf to shed light on a Houston plastics recycling that wasn't actually recycling plastic. Now, an at-large Houston City Council member is taking a stand and asking questions. insideclimatenews.org/news/1312202...

In November, we reported that a federal agency was basically not doing anything to address the concerns of people whose homes were sinking atop a gassy coal mine, after one of them exploded. Now this action: insideclimatenews.org/news/1312202...

Who needs Yellowstone Park when there are the west Texas oil fields. Check out the amazing photo of a salty water geyser taken by my colleague @psskow.bsky.social with her story about recycling oilfield water, found here: insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...

President-elect Donald Trump and his allies plan to cut money in the Inflation Reduction Act allocated for climate efforts. Hundreds of millions of dollars have yet to reach EJ organizations. insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...

Facing another Trump presidency and backsliding on global warming, the climate faithful pause for reflection—and prepare to return to work. insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...

Good morning, snowy Kentucky.

Certain kinds of projects can lead to easy money for utility companies, while others require a long and difficult approval process. Guess which ones they prefer? Via @dangearino.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...

PJM Interconnection, the electric grid operator that serves customers in portions of the mid-Atlantic, South and Midwest, is under pressure to change rules that benefit utilities and energy conglomerates in generation and transmission planning. From Aman Azhar: insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...

This looks promising, and it's being led by our friends at @lpm.org including @ryanvanvelzer.bsky.social www.lpm.org/press-releas...

I'm thankful for the philanthropic organizations supporting climate journalism and the First Amendment - including ours at @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...

These climate scientists show how we have made some progress, actually, though not enough.

Check out the climate journalism of @insideclimatenews.org journalists, now on Blue Sky. A bunch of our reporters are now here.

Alaska was famous for its "bridge to nowhere." My colleague Dennis Pillion reports on Alabama's "Zombie Highway" that solves no transportation problems but will destroy forest and 90 crossings of rivers and streams. insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...

Some good news (and nothing to laugh at) from my colleague, @mckennapr.bsky.social Industrial nitrous oxide emissions from chemical plants in China, a “huge prize” for climate negotiators, will be reduced. insideclimatenews.org/news/1411202...

Maybe they are waiting for a new global plastics treaty, Bob. This one, you know, where things are in such disarray that the outcome is anyone's guess: insideclimatenews.org/news/1511202...

For plastic pollution, it's all on the line in about a week in South Korea. The outcome is anyone's guess. insideclimatenews.org/news/1511202...

Let me introduce myself again. Been covering plastics, coal and other issues at Inside Climate News, based in Louisville, KY. I have the best wife, Chris, and the best cat, Moo. My view: Every act of journalism should flex a societal muscle in a way that keeps our democracy going.

Longwall mining has long been a nightmare for people with homes or businesses atop these coal mines. Our investigation found the feds have been little help in Alabama or elsewhere: insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...

What do Cool Whip, Philadelphia Cream Cheese and plastic bags of fish sticks have in common? Fear of companies not selling them in New York was used to kill an ambitious plastic packaging reduction and recycling law. insideclimatenews.org/news/1406202...

I never thought "Defund the Community Gardens" would ever be a thing. I am biased here - I have had a community garden plot for 24 years. It's community building. www.lpm.org/news/2024-05...