Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers. In Virginia, it’s 37%. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Side note: if you have newsy stories about how biodiversity is being affected by the Trump administration's policies--ideally stories rooted in ongoing scientific research--let me know.

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story) [Iceland photo for attention only]

was the the moth dreaming of existential horror

Everything bagels probably taste even better from agrivoltaics. www.pv-magazine.com/2024/03/28/w...

A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act. Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk. Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.

This is a BFD.

The Roadless Rule is one of the most critical policies that helps defend our forests. The Trump administration is proposing to rescind it, but we have until Friday, September 19 to speak up. Submit your comment today.

Has he ever debated or engaged with an environmentalist he disagrees with? I've seen nothing in any of his articles, podcasts, or book.

"The Article concludes that neither placing broad limits on citizen suits nor weakening the procedures and protections of federal environmental laws is necessary to meet the needs of the climate crisis." www.ecologylawquarterly.org/print/permit...

The hilarious new documentary about extreme birdwatching is winning over even non-birders. slate.trib.al/vDOiU4O

Our September issue is out today and it's a big one! We're focusing this month on biodiversity and the renewable energy transition. 🌎🧪This collection includes the Focus issue articles plus relevant content from other Nature journals: www.nature.com/collections/...

In a little under an hour, Balmat will be hosting a listening party for @patriciawolf.bsky.social and her phenomenal new album Hrafnamynd, which comes out tomorrow—RSVP at at the link below, and tune in at 7:30pm CET / 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/merch/hrafna...

We should stop destroying the homes and territories of wild animals, in my opinion

North America's largest cormorant colony is an example of wild resilience in the heart of one of the world's most diverse cities. My latest for @biographic.bsky.social explores a longstanding effort to give this long-reviled species a safe space to thrive www.biographic.com/a-wild-home-...

Starting to think that weakening NEPA isn't going to be a net win for the environment

If a forest closes, does it make a sound?

Running for office on a platform of banning fireworks, outdoor cats, and balloons.

Good news.

And you know they will use this crisis to try to drill for even more fossil fuels.

Especially when the proposals are corporate deregulation and trickle down economics.

If spring migration in Portland felt quiet this year, you weren’t imagining it. New data from BirdCast shows a steep drop in migrant songbird numbers across Oregon & much of the West, raising big questions about what’s happening on the wintering grounds. birdallianceoregon.org/blog/oregons...

Making it easier to harm the environment will never be progressive.

You can’t understand bird declines without also understanding insect declines. Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

Translated: In a party-line vote, Republicans just voted to weaken the Senate filibuster by using a gimmick to hide the cost of Trump's ~$4 trillion tax-and-spending bill.

The opposition to the public lands sell off has reached the Joe Rogan level.

From the Sierra Club to Joe Rogan, everybody is pissed off about Republicans' public lands sell off. This is the broadest coalition I've seen around public lands in my lifetime, so keep making sure your voices are heard because we're winning.

Tell Congress to reject these cuts and fund essential bird conservation science.

Funding for critical programs that support bird conservation science is at serious risk. Take action by asking your Members of Congress to support the Bird Banding Lab and Breeding Bird Survey.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is considering taking legal action after one of SpaceX’s giant Starship rockets disintegrated in June in a giant fireball. The explosion rained down detritus on beaches in northern Mexico and, environmental groups say, caused die-offs of marine life.

Republicans seem hell bent on trying to sell public lands. Members need to stand up and stop this giveaway of our natural heritage. The latest Lee proposal is just one more attempt to see if Congress blinks. (1/2) www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...

There are way too many things to be upset about these days, but I believe the destruction of public lands should be near the top of the list: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

to call this a crime against humanity is true but inadequate — it’s a crime against all creation

BREAKING: Trump's USDA just announced plans to repeal the Roadless Rule, a longstanding policy that has long protected National Forests from logging and harmful road building.

The Public Lands Sell Off Bill

Tree Swallow fledgling on its first day out in the world.

hey y'all its been a minute. just wanted to share this thing i made. they're trying to sell off our roadless areas, wilderness study areas, and more special designations. view the map here jtommins.github.io/public_lands...

Amazing news to wrap up the week 🎉: The #Okefenokee swamp — one of the world's largest intact freshwater ecosystems — has been saved. Today the Conservation Fund announced the purchase of the proposed Twin Pines mine site adjacent to the Okefenokee preserve. More ➡️ biodiv.us/3HSnGFa

Millions of acres worth of public land would be put up for sale in the Senate version of Trump’s big, ugly bill. It’s a massive privatization of a public good that everyone gets to enjoy – all to finance tax cuts that predominantly flow to the super-rich.

250 million acres is just a mind boggling quantity of land www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The 'Big Beautiful Bill' keeps getting uglier:

I’m so glad I got to spend a few days last summer tagging along with some of the folks working hard to save the Great Lakes population of Piping Plovers. Their dedication is paying off, and the cover story for our new summer issue is now available online. 🪶 www.audubon.org/magazine/aft...

Trump's ICE raids mean Washington farmers cannot harvest this year's cherry crop, and that many will now go out of business. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Public lands are "unused resources" if you don't count the hiking, birding, wildlife habitat, fishing, hunting, energy, cultural history, camping, photography, spirituality, biking, clean water, tourism, jobs, backpacking, skiing, carbon storage, clean air, wellbeing, science, stargazing, education,

In the heart of one of the most important ecosystems for migratory birds in the country.

“Unused, garden variety” lands up for sale like Artist Point and Heather Meadows in Mount Baker National Forest.

Ugh come on.

While Mike Lee and Steve Daines' Senate Natural Resources Committee amendment to the budget reconciliation package mandates the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land, what most people miss is that it also authorizes the sale of 258 million acres. That's 40 percent of all public land: