Hey there, brilliant folks! If there's one thing I learned from D.A.R.E., it's that we gotta get 'em hooked early! Sign up, if you can, and #BeTheChange

Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading (and listening to) from November! niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e... #envhist

Read this from Ben Santer (very famous climate scientist for those who don’t know) about what NCAR means and what dismantling it will do.

Great, awful stuff, as always, from #WatershedInvestigations

I'm assisting with sample gathering tomorrow for microplastics at my city's local drinking-water reservoir and, ngl, I'm terrified at what the results might show. I'll share the findings once they're published this spring...

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE @standupforscience.bsky.social campaign to see RFK jr. Impeached and removed?? We will be hosting zoom information/Action hour sessions every day next week! M 3pm et T 9am et W 8pm et R 12pm et F 2pm et S 12pm et Links to register in the thread:

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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:

NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones! My guide:

England's water plans don't provision for extra water use in planned carbon capture + hydrogen projects according to a new report, writes Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social 🧵 1/6 share.google/M8k1NKdDUXWR...

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Chicago area friends

If you want to be in the thick of the action & really make a difference on climate, you're not going to find a better job/org than this.

Heart-breaking

Awesome! Here's hoping for some cool fashion collabs between smaller breweries and local designers...

Now's a good time for Illinois residents to take advantage of a unique right we have to be removed from Clearview's database. Scroll down to IL opt-out here: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...

NEW — Firehouse Community Arts Center, based in North Lawndale, is among many who are providing resources around delays in food assistance just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Check out this list for more resources. thetriibe.com/2025/11/thes...

Read about the Gates memo in the news? Wondering what @kimcobb.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social and I think about it? No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:

The Cola Bee has an announcement

**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update** The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species. It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line. Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill. action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

I don't know what to say other than dang*. * translation: $%@&#!?!

As everyone is aware, many federal agencies are active in Chicago right now. It is as important as ever to Know Your Rights. Call the NLG Chicago Mass Defense Hotline at 872-4-NLG-CHI (872-465-4244).

"It’s important not to look away." A global die-off of coral reefs from ocean heating indicates we've passed the first climate tipping point, according to a new report. www.sciencenews.org/article/cora...

Don't let anyone make you settle for less than the society you deserve! We've lived in peace with nature before and we'll do it again damnit

If you know anyone in the U.S. military at any level, please make sure they see The Orders Project, "a non-partisan program...to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may not be legal."

EXCLUSIVE: £500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years! 1/4 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

We need your help to make October 18 the biggest peaceful protest of the year. Please spread the word, register your local event as soon as you can, and start RSVPing for the local protests to help build momentum: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this. Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

A cooler day to be walking at the park, but my pop's bright eyes caught another pair keeping tabs on us as we surveyed the duck lagoon. Honestly, same, if I could, only in bed, and with blankets...

The Family Support Hotline number to report ICE sightings in Chicago is 855-435-7693. This is a great interview that describes what happens when the support network is activated and why it's so important to report sightings through organized channels. chicago.citycast.fm/podcasts/how...

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.

The only thing that will stop Trump is a grassroots movement using diverse tactics. (not just protests! We need boycotts, strikes, slowdowns, guerrilla art, disruptions, gumming the works from the inside, etc) from a cross-section of society. It’s on us. A few skeets here with resources: 1/x

The impacts of climate change are literally in your lungs right now🫁 🌡️ Record-breaking heat made at least 3x more likely amplifying fire conditions 🔥 Fire weather days happening more often -- particularly in the Western US Here's what you need to know⤵️ youtube.com/shorts/M1Auh...

IMPORTANT. ONLY 3 days left. Send your message. Takes ONE MINUTE And please repost, repost, repost 👍🏽🌏 #Articprotection #commentperiod #NRDC 🌎 action.nrdc.org/letter/4102-...

The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving. We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share! www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...

HELLO. If you cannot get into the #onemillionrising training, it is because 130k people registered and we've maxed out, but YOU CAN STILL WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoeY...

Especially for those of us no longer on the site formerly known as Twitter, this is a MUST READ. *Gift link* www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...

If you have a R representative in the House, the time to call them to oppose the bill is today, right now actually. Takes 60 seconds. This action is worth, and I’ve done the math on this, the same as posting on here 100,000 times. 5calls.org

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whoa! (gift link so you can read without the paywall) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

With the Supreme Court’s decision this week to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth, it’s more important than ever to know you’re not alone. If you or someone you know needs support, these trusted resources are here to help.

Re-sharing this thread with a link to an interactive map of federal lands at risk of being sold, along with the representative whose district each property falls within. The Wilderness Society did a nice job with this map. www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

🚨 England’s rivers are under threat. Water extraction is at record levels & the system meant to track it is broken. Licensing's outdated, loopholes huge, no one truly knows how much water we’re taking. Part 1 of investigation (part 2 coming soon): www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Corey, it’s very bad. I ran out of costumes.” - Kristi Noem

🧵TIMELINE - HHS Under RFK Jr.: Centralization, Corruption, and Censorship As HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has already fundamentally altered federal public health infrastructure. The following is an accounting of those changes. infoepi.org/posts/2025/...

I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this. The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying. America really is dystopian as fuck.

(1/5) Have we mentioned lately that Palantir is evil? At CDC, we’re forced to use Palantir software to track disease—that’s the *good* kind of surveillance. But Palantir is also working with the Trump administration on the *bad* kind of surveillance. Let’s dive in: 🧵 [gift link]

Two days remain to comment on the US FWS and NMFS rule change that undermines the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This proposal rescinds the definition of “harm,” limiting protections to actions that directly injure or kill listed species, leaving their habitats vulnerable. Please submit comments! 🧪

“Voters didn’t turn out for Democrats last November — not because they don’t want us to fight for our values, but because they think we don’t want to fight for our values. We need to knock off the rust of poll-tested language, decades of stale decorum.” —JB Pritzker