Hi! Happy Belated Earth Day/Earth Month — I’m working on some environmental coverage right now of data centers and if you’ve ever enjoyed my coverage or it’s helped you understand something wonky and you want to support me, you can send me a tip! ko-fi.com/s12267

new: as data center developers look to the midwest for its fresh water and cool weather, residents are pushing back. some illinois lawmakers are pushing for legislation to protect the state's resources and shift the balance of power in negotiations over communities' futures. via @siric.bsky.social

And I've since written some updates <3 mediamercado.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...

Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...

Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade. The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances. Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S. Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.

I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.

Those power lines signified a lot in bad bunny’s halftime show, gonna cite the official bad bunny x climate correspondent @angelymercado.bsky.social gizmodo.com/bad-bunny-el...

What do mirrors reflect back to ICE agents who dress up for war? When they outfit themselves in dramatic camo and hats for jungle warfare in...Minneapolis? I wrote about the inherent theatrics in ICE's tunnel vision of violence and the real identities behind the body armor.

As D.C. chooses a new Mayor this year, a big question for their leadership should be whether or not they will fight for public ownership and local control of their electric utility, instead of leaving it under the control of a Chicago-based corporation, Exelon. Great outline of the issues.

Journo Request: I’m looking for people who have placed bets with Kalshi, on their climate markets. Get in touch (there’s a form on my website) if you have!

"Not for the first time, and not for the last, I’m going to make the observation that it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine," @billmckibben.bsky.social writes: billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...

ICYMI: I wrote about how trucks and warehouses are infringing on people’s quality of life and their health insideclimatenews.org/news/0611202...

There’s been a lot of stories about what Chicagoans have been enduring under ICE raids, here’s one about what they’re doing to fight back www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there. It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it. buttondown.com/camrodriguez...

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

Lex is the reason that so many young people have gotten a political grounding and education on lgbtq+ and trans rights, housing, labor, climate, politics itself. This is a monumental loss for the industry 💔

We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...

I kept saying this, that despite it being so popular in climate circles, nobody outside of those circles knew what was going on (yes despite a lot of amazing journalists documenting it) part of reaching new audiences is to help increase public understanding of the good things and the bad things

We must keep Jamaica in the news and in our hearts and actions. What's happening there right now in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa is nothing short of a humanitarian emergency and it requires an immediate international aid response.

NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more. I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...

My quote for today's WaPo story: "We’re going to be seeing a lot more Melissas in the future and we’re definitely not ready for it". www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

I’ve been tracking this contract since 2023, and last week, Cook County quietly renewed it. As ICE raids continue across Chicago, the board approved another $1M deal with a data broker tied to ICE. My latest for @southsideweekly.bsky.social

Highly recommend reading this @mindsitenews.bsky.social article on how Native kids were impacted by higher rates of parental death in the early Covid pandemic. mindsitenews.org/2025/03/12/c...

How do military strikes 'test' rather than 'end' a ceasefire? Make it make sense

🥁 new @teenvogue.com as politics editor, I'm now writing our newsletter The Take (with a refresh from our art team 😍) first one focuses on plugging into organizing post-No Kings, from ICE watch to salting a workplace. it is 100% free and sends Wed + Sat! sign up! www.teenvogue.com/newsletter/t...

Melissa is a monster. Thinking of Jamaica tonight www.cnn.com/weather/live...

Hurricane Melissa which is en route to decimate Haiti and Jamaica rapidly intensified to category 4 storm. Rapid intensification is a hallmark of climate change, but that category is only a measure of its wind speed. It is also expected to bring up to 40 inches of rain

Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021. buff.ly/aTKUTCa

Do you know the name, Leqaa Kordia? She’s the last Columbia protester in ICE detention. Read her story. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

If you really want an inside look at make sunsets…read shade by Sam Bloch

Good article. I also hate how much stigma there is around premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which leads to so many that menstruate that have this condition to suffer in silence. undark.org/2025/10/22/p...

Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns @blockclubchi.bsky.social @mannyramos.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...

We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.

In Connecticut, the health care advocate office — whose services are free — has been able to resolve or overturn insurance denials in the patient’s favor about 80% of the time. Check to see if your state has a similar consumer assistance program:

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation Depraved. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?

once again encouraging you all to support independent, worker owned, billionaire free News media when and how you are able

Brooklyn. Have you seen this lady? Her family fears that she may have been picked up by ICE.

Important story: In Chicago, immigrants who thought they were following the legal path are also facing deportation under Trump crackdown. By @adrianaperez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/05/i...

“It's like I'm living in two worlds. There's a world where Palestinians are getting killed, and there is you behind the screen, trying to figure out a way to report on it without getting shadowbanned and with actually reaching people.” Plestia Alaqad in @teenvogue.com

Plestia Alaqad’s new book features her diary entries reporting on the ground in Gaza for 45 days after October 7. after a hospital is bombed on day 10, she uses the word genocide. 2 years later—as the UN has finally called it one—she says, “turns out, that's only the beginning.” @teenvogue.com

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This was only possible because of @kathlanpher.bsky.social, eternally grateful to her and the @grist.org team for their encouragement on this story. I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention my sources, especially folks from IMPACT in the Fifth Ward in Houston who took the time to speak to me.

My latest for HEATED is about the political nature of land defender killings and some of the people who did the tireless work of protecting their land from illegal resource extraction heated.world/p/the-politi...

“Year after year, land and environmental defenders—those protecting our forests, rivers, and lands across the world—continue to be met with unspeakable violence.” 146 environmental and land defenders were murdered or disappeared in 2024

really proud that we get to publish this essential read by @yessfun.com. Yessenia's commitment to the people who face the most violence right now, both in the U.S. and outside of it, should guide us all as we report on climate change in this time.

I’m so incredibly proud of my colleagues at other indie and nonprofit media orgs across the city, when I say this city is extraordinary these are the folks I’m talking about

Worth noting that Khalil (and others) who have everything to lose, have shown more bravery and commitment to free speech than elites across academia, corporate America, culture and politics bsky.app/profile/josh...