BREAKING: Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from crypto, digital tokens and related partnerships in 2025 — appearing to have substantially increased his income after reentering the White House. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The leader of the California Assembly's energy committee wants to kill $194 million in funding for school HVAC upgrades that would keep kids cool and clean the air they breathe during wildfires, and also help the climate. And she doesn't want to talk about why: www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

France keeps health emergency plan at highest level in case of another heatwave reut.rs/4auZUKR

Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

The biggest threat to "affordability," today and more so every day to come, is climate change. Responsible political leaders would tell their constituents about it.

Front page of the LA Times right now. I guess water for fire is important.

The water scarcity – wildfire – fireworks nexus Shows you how high the risk has gotten for a place like Utah to ban on this anniversary

NEW: LPPI analysis finds the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire is affecting thousands of workers and communities already facing environmental and economic inequities.The smoke advisory zone is home to 31,700+ workers, 81% of whom are Latino. Read more: ucla.in/4b4AmnZ

Hell of a way to find out I might need to get a new car

The London Ambulance Service responded to the highest number of life-threatening emergencies in its history yesterday. The Chief Executive said this was "driven by the extreme heat across London".

If you follow decarbonization, you'll be interested to know the California Public Utilities Commission has released its long-awaited proposed decision on its plans to implement the SB 1221 pilot program, and that proposal is…disappointing. @denisegrab.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/06/24/c...

Wherein I say for ~ 1,001st time that water provision in mobile home parks is bad. Among a broader set of challenges and associated costs stemming back to utility-related infrastructure, but also mitigating and adapting to growing environmental hazards, such as heat. calmatters.org/housing/2026...

Yes, but the increased taxed revenue doesn't go back to the actual recipients of the impact fees, which are mentioned in the 2nd line of the report and never again. If you can figure how to do that, you might have something. It is conceptually simple, but terribly hard to do in practice.

There’s a lot of swag at water events, but I’ve never seen a mutual water system cookie before

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

In Cote D’Ivoire, 70% of HIV medication was provided by USAID via PEPFAR. Over 2,000 health clinics have closed globally due to USAID cuts. In Somalia, child malnutrition has risen 73%

Jevan Cherniwchan and I have a new working paper—one we’ve been working on for a long time—on how energy transitions shaped societies in the past, and what they may teach us about the present and future. www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Rising heat – water safety related deaths is a thing www.bbc.com/news/article...

The heatwave in France, where few homes are air-conditioned, is no joke. Oral exams for high school seniors have been postponed in much of the country. These regions could be on "red alert" by Sunday. The weather service says that Monday might be "the hottest day ever recorded in France."

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

Same thing happening just up the coast on VanIsle.

Just another day in...Virginia? www.yahoo.com/news/weather...

Here’s my idea — instead of trying to get rid of the algae, embrace it. Wetland restoration on the whole thing. Reeds and muck and red-winged blackbirds. A monument to the city’s ecological past.

"Laurel Firestone said Tuesday during a board hearing that she was resigning as one of five members of the state’s main water regulatory board in order to “pursue other opportunities.”" @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...

New strategy for the administration... TIRED: drain the swamp WIRED: create a swamp

This is my final story as an NPR correspondent. After more than 22 years at the network, I was among those laid off in a reorganization. www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...

"In a statement carried by Iran’s state broadcaster, Handala said it could disrupt the water systems if it chose to but had refrained from doing so as a 'warning' The alleged hack was in retaliation for U.S. strikes that damaged 2 water storage facilities in S. Iran." sjvwater.org/iranian-hack...

“A decade-long project to bring water and energy into public control will lie at the heart of Andy Burnham’s agenda should he become prime minister” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Win for everyone except “car enthusiasts” www.latimes.com/environment/...

When's the best time to drop the 20,000 word analysis of the FEMA Review Council report you've been working on for weeks? I don't know but I am going with *checks notes* 9:00pm on a Friday night. Cheers, kids! www.disaster-ology.com/blog/femarev...

Florida's crank surgeon general recommended people drink "structured water," which doesn't exist and is a snake oil product designed to separate people from their money. #water The MAGA elevation of incompetent people to positions of power is dangerous to our health. gizmodo.com/floridas-sur...

NYT visual analysis suggests the US hit 2 drinking-water facilities overnight in s Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure is war crime. When asked, Hegseth tenaciously refused to identify a legitimate military target connected with this attack.

More evidence for how the US auto industry is committing suicide, while China is moving to dominate global auto manufacturing and sales. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

According to this story, held-up projects include: -deploying nonprofit youth programs to clear trails -sending groups to prevent washouts in parks during persistent rain -surveying wildlife -prescribed burns and fuels reduction ahead of wildfire season www.notus.org/climate-envi...

Just announced: OpenAI plans to lease a 9.2 gigawatt 100% fossil-fuelled data centre on Ohio. Its emissions will be between 20 - 37 MTCO2-e - somewhere between the total grid emissions of France -> Netherlands As much GHGs as 9.5 average coal plants. Will raise US total emissions by 0.5%

Big fan of this paper and I'm glad it found a home. Environmental infrastructure spending is understudied compared to its budget.

Interesting ⬇️

No electricity, no gas, no sleep: Cubans on edge amid endless outages - four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day By Ruaridh Nicoll www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The report finds that factors including declines in public funding, drops in enrollment, and the growth in noninstructional costs have contributed to stagnating wages for full- and part-time faculty members, even as compensation for administrators climbs... 4/

A puny snowpack and widespread drought have experts predicting a severe U.S. wildfire season. They’re worried that the federal firefighting effort that’s in the midst of reorganization will struggle to cope.

Biden-era programs designed to encourage electrification now don’t allow … electrification.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow questioned FIFA’s motive. “Why do you need to buy a water bottle when you can just carry your water in? It is cheaper that way and it is good for the environment. It is outrageous. They are just trying to make more money.” www.latimes.com/sports/story...

Today we launched the California Wildland Interface Structural Look Book Dashboard. The Dashboard visually conveys information about wildfire hazard zone classification information for structures throughout California. Link: wuistructurallookbook.stanford.edu

The Pacific Institute is hiring two researchers! One on water and climate equity, the other on nature-based solutions. Here's the information. If you know anyone suitable, pass this on. pacificinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/

totally normal Energy Department post

Residents of Monterey Park, CA, voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers. legal-planet.org/2026/06/03/o... via @evanlgeorge.bsky.social

Residents in the city of Monterey Park are voting on whether to ban data centers. The measure says it’s “to protect air quality, drinking water resources, and public health” and “prevent impacts to electricity and water rates.” @blancabegert.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

La Sociedad Mexicana de Sociología lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento del Dr. Raúl Pacheco-Vega, profesor del CIDE y FLACSO. Nuestras más sinceras condolencias a sus familiares, amigos y colegas cercanos. Descanse en paz