A recent investigation from @npr.org uncovered SCE transmission line failures in Altadena, potentially starting the deadly January 7th wildfire. Meanwhile, residents throughout SCE’s territory are facing increased rates this month.

San Diego families already pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country — and it’s no accident. @SDGE’s parent company, @Sempra, continues to post massive profits while customers are left choosing between bills and basic needs.

Who should foot the bill: ratepayers or shareholders? California regulators rubber-stamped SCE’s plan to hike electricity rates to fund wildfire mitigation, even as aging power lines continue to endanger communities.

Instead of sticking customers with the bill, it’s time to invest in a more resilient, consumer-focused energy system that doesn’t depend on fragile, fire-prone wires.

Like many landmark environmental & public health laws, this pioneering plan to eliminate "the worst of the worst" ultraprocessed foods from school lunches begins in California. Thank you Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, @governor.ca.gov.

Corn is the most nitrogen-fertilizer-intensive crop in the U.S. & accounts for more than 2/3 of all nitrogen fertilizer use nationwide. Nitrogen fertilizer is applied to crops & interactions in the soil turn it into #nitrousoxide, a greenhouse gas roughly 300X more powerful than CO2. #climatechange

Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. "We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

For those wondering how #RFKJr & others helped turn anti-vaccine conspiracies into federal policy under Trump, the roots trace back nearly 30 years to disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield’s fraudulent study falsely linking #vaccines to #autism - exposed as a hoax by author & journalist Brian Deer.

The swamp.

With roughly 500,000 U.S. #soybean farmers, Trump’s $10B bailout plan would average $20K each—but history shows most of the money goes to the biggest, richest farms, as it did in the last trade war with China.

Trump and GOP leaders need Democratic votes to bail out #soybean farmers crushed by the disastrous trade war with China.

I'll say it again. Trump repeatedly promised another trade war with China if re-elected. Yet, the vote in farm country went for him by nearly 80% in 2024 - slightly more than he received in 2020 after his 1st trade war w/ China, which was also a disaster for farmers. Wake up!

Trump’s first #tradewar with China was a disaster for farmers, even after the bailout. There’s no reason to believe Sen. Hyde-Smith—or anyone else—claiming this new clash with Beijing will end differently. It will only mean more economic pain for #soybean and #corn farmers.

Confidence in #RFKJr is collapsing. Almost 6 in 10 voters say they don’t trust him on #vaccines, #healthcare positions. I don't recall any former HHS Secretary this unpopular. thehill.com/policy/healt...

“We found consuming different types of fruits and vegetables changes your pesticide levels accordingly, with greater consumption of the higher-residue foods increasing pesticide levels in urine more than consumption of the lower-residue foods," said EWG's Alexis Temkin, lead author of the study.

Me: “I like to say we’re in this gold-rush era of regenerative certifications and claims, because everyone, essentially, is rushing to label their food products, to label conservation practices—anything a farm is doing—as regenerative.” @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2209202...

Marian Burros was among the first food writers to spotlight the dangers of #PFAS-coated cookware, pesticide residues on produce, chemical additives in food, and mercury in seafood. Her pioneering reporting on these and other food safety issues left a lasting imprint on U.S. food policy.

The @californiapuc.bsky.social approved spending increases that resulted in six rate hikes for PG&E customers in 2024.

New @ewgofficial.bsky.social piece published today, exposing different "regenerative" food certifications. We found that USDA organic, “Regenerative Organic”, and "Demeter" certifications were the best guarantee a food has been produced with regenerative practices. 1/2 www.ewg.org/news-insight...

Tomorrow’s #JimmyKimmelLive could shatter late-night ratings records.

I have many [CDC scientists] that won’t speak about vaccines now, remove their names off of papers. They don’t wish to present publicly anymore because they feel they were personally targeted because of misinformation.”

Trump openly promised another trade war with China if re-elected. Yet, the vote in farm country went to him by nearly 78% in 2024. #MAGA #TrumpTariffs #TrumpEconomics

National Black Farmers Association President: Fertilizer and seed and diesel fuel, all of these things have just about tripled in price. And I'm selling my commodity for the same thing I was in the 80's. I've never seen anything like this. And it's all due to Trump's tariffs.

@pacificgaselectric.bsky.social bills can equal a weekly grocery budget, but their touted $5 can’t even get you a Subway Sandwich these days.

PG&E customers have seen a 64% increase in their bills since 2020. Recently, PG&E bragged that their customers can expect a $5 reduction in their monthly bills. But $5 is nothing compared to the $115/month increase we’ve seen in the last 5 years.

“Are we going to lose a generation of farmers because of the trade war? I think that’s what we’re fast approaching.” Farm country voted for this by 75% in the 2024 election.

The idea you make more money by spending more is, of course, preposterous to working families. But that's exactly how monopoly utilities like SCE, @pge4me.bsky.social & @sdge.bsky.social make their billions each year - & it all comes from higher rates on their captive customers.

DOJ is looking out for taxpayers, but who’s looking out for California ratepayers? abc7.com/post/doj-fil...

Former CPUC President Loretta Lynch says it best: It’s time to say NO to cozy, crony capitalism. Join our fight to hold CA utility companies, and our government, accountable. It’s time for new energy choices. It’s time for a Re-Volt. Join us: re-volt.org/take-action

It’s long past time for utility accountability. Californians deserve affordable, reliable, clean energy. The California Public Utilities commission is an unelected regulatory body appointed by @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: Susan Collins raked in $2 million from a billionaire private equity exec a day before she voted to advance Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Record profits from big investor-owned utilities are the new normal, while ratepayers struggle to pay their bills. We’re calling on our representatives to hold the utilities accountable. @latimes.com covered this. Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...

#California 's electricity rates are the 2nd highest in the country. Politicians in Sacramento have shielded utilities from liability for wildfires they cause, and made working people foot the bill.

Let’s get #PFAS out of our food @rachaelray. Let’s work together to protect our families.

Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.

Earlier this year, Steven Cook represented chemical companies suing to avoid paying for #PFAS cleanups. Now at EPA, he’s proposing to repeal the very rule he fought in court - potentially shifting billions in costs to taxpayers.

The irony/idiocy of this banner currently draped on the Department of Labor building is not lost on me, given all the federal workers he's forced out of their jobs. (Pic via Getty Images)

Hear from Environmental Working Group President, Ken Cook (@ewgprez.bsky.social) as he calls on elected officials to stop letting utility companies take advantage of people in California. It’s time for a new path forward. It’s time to Re-Volt. Join the movement.

Surprise, surprise. PG&E gets what they want. The people pay. And the politicians render themselves ineffective. This is the pattern. This is why electricity rates are so high.

CPUC President Alice Reynolds said rate hikes were necessary to finance utility projects, yet demand for electricity has been flat for twenty years. This doesn’t make sense!

This spring, the @californiapuc.bsky.social stood before lawmakers and defended increased spending, rate hikes, and ballooning profits from California’s big monopoly utilities.

“I’m deeply disappointed in the fact that ratepayers are being treated like an endless bucket of money because they are not.” says Senator Wahab. This is what real leadership looks like in Sacramento.

New campaign to hold California's monopoly utilities & the politicians & regulators who do their bidding in Sacramento accountable: Find more details & join the fight at: www.re-volt.org

Agribusiness insider whose seen final DRAFT version of #MAHA report says it includes only "light" mention of pesticides, which, if true, would be big blow to millions of #RFKJr devotees & major betrayal of the promises he & Trump made during the campaign to secure their votes.

What could go wrong?

In today's @politico.com Morning Ag, MAHA architect Calley Means said “We are not going to win if the soybean farmers and the corn farmers are our enemy." Ag lobby is so powerful that even MAHA, with all the political power they currently have, can't seem to beat them on the pesticide issue.

getting wrecked on trade and farm labor, but drawing the line at spraying poison. On brand.

This tracks with the Trump admin. The top pesticide regulator at EPA is a former chemical agribusiness lobbyist who fiercely opposed any effort to rein in pesticide use and was a vocal critic of RFKJr's #MAHA movement.

More #MAGA nonsense. As AI-fueled data centers send electricity demand through the roof, Americans are getting slammed with higher bills. And Trump’s reckless assault on rooftop solar will only lock more people into paying skyrocketing utility rates.