Marietta injection wells approved under old, laxer rules despite 6 wells shut down for oil and gas migration that threatened local water supplies. @athensindy.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mBDhHY Lawmakers know this, yet continue to fail Ohio. @ohdems.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social

Check out the Cleveland Air Quality Coalition to help improve our air and strengthen protections for Cleveland! www.cleairquality.org

This Supreme Court order puts people at grave risk, allowing federal agents in Southern California to target individuals because of their race, how they speak, the jobs they work, or just being at a bus stop or the car wash when ICE agents decide to raid a place.

Marietta city council president and Sen. Brian Chavez clash over oil-and-gas wastewater brine danger concerns to local drinking water. Conflict-of-interest charges leveled, too. @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/3HArJWU @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @repgreglandsman.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social

We've also published the data behind the dashboard to the City's Open Data Portal. For the first time, you can download complete data on climate pollution emissions across Cleveland from 2010-2022 and see how we forecast emissions will change through 2050 if we implement CAP actions.

@sustainableytown.bsky.social held a townhall last night continuing their fight against a proposed pyrolysis plant in downtown Youngstown. Learn more here: www.wkbn.com/news/local-n...

How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar apnews.com/article/socc...

The Ohio legislature continues dismantling enviro health protections for communities. To the contrary of Sen Rulli's comment, a healthy economy and workforce can and must work together with enviro protections. There is no economy or workforce without healthy people. signalohio.org/state-budget...

“But one local advocacy group – the Cleveland Air Quality Coalition—asked the admin to make the rules stricter. A major request… is to add language that will trigger [… denial of] requests for… permits in certain areas… already heavily burdened with pollution.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-cl...

Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners | CNN www.cnn.com/2025/05/26/h...

The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

Federal scientists will stop updating the NOAA list of billion-dollar weather disasters. The list, which had grown rapidly in recent years, reflected both worsening extreme weather and expanding development nationwide.

1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans. These are their stories 🧵

Yesterday, the Dept. of the Interior (DOI) announced it will implement emergency permitting procedures to fast-track the approval of fossil fuel, mining, and other projects. Using President Trump’s National Energy Emergency declaration, DOI will shorten processes that take 1-2 years to a few weeks.

Cleveland was again ranked one of the worst cities in the nation for year-round particle pollution by @lungusa.bsky.social's 2025 “State of the Air” report. www.lung.org/media/press-...

Join us today to hear from Abre' Conner, NAACP's Director of the Center for Environmental & Climate Justice, on building relationships that ensure community-centered environmental and climate justice strategies! 4:30pm @ Case Western's School of Law -- CLE credit available! case.edu/law/our-scho...

NEW: Trump's latest executive order declares state climate change policies "illegal and unconstitutional." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Join the Burke Center for Environmental Law tomorrow to hear Bob Inglis, founder of RepublicEN, share his thoughts on #climatechange. case.edu/law/our-scho...

Spot on! If you're interested in this free virtual pro bono bootcamp, check out more info here: www.offitkurman.com/events/2025-... grist.org/looking-forw...

Absolutely shameful that anyone would agree to help the Trump administration instead of fighting against these types of baseless attacks against firms. Very proud of these associates & former attorneys standing up against the leadership and standing for their values. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...

A federal judge sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for canceling $20 billion in climate grants without providing evidence of misconduct, but she did not indicate whether she would intervene immediately. www.dailyclimate.org/epa-faces-le...

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

This is where the last few years of criminalizing climate protest have been headed: newrepublic.com/post/192660/...

Yes yes and yes "There is a third option: creating a democratic economy that widely distributes the power that comes through ownership and decision-making." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wouldn’t it have been nice if Ohio was part of this lawsuit, fighting for funds that would make us stronger and more resilient?

Some positive local environmental news: Free composting for Shaker Heights residents coming on Earth Day www.cleveland.com/metro/2025/0...

#BlackHistoryMonth: #ICYMI: The Father of Environmental Justice reflects on the movement he helped to start. Four decades into his activism looks back on his legacy and the work ahead. Scientific American - www.scientificamerican.com/video/the-fa... @BullardCenter #HBCU

A new analysis of public comments for a solar farm in Logan County reveals that after removing duplicate submissions, 80% of commenters support the project, challenging the narrative pushed by opponents with ties to fossil fuels. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Within 50 miles of my house…

BREAKING: A federal judge has determined that the Trump administration is violating his order lifting the blanket spending freeze on federal grant programs. He is orderin gthe administration to immediately unfreeze funds, including for NIH and the IRA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"McConnell specifically ordered the administration to restore funds appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act, and for agencies like the National Institutes of Health." www.wpri.com/target-12/ri...

Northeast Ohio is set to receive millions in obligated funds to implement energy projects which would "relieve pressure on state ratepayers...facing a 10-15% price hike in their electric bills starting in June", but the Trump Admin has irresponsibly and illegally put these projects in limbo.

Here's everything you need to know about Doug Burgum and Chris Wright's first week on the job, which @zeitlin.bsky.social sums up as "produce energy, as much as you can, mostly fossil fuels."

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy. The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. grist.org/energy/calif... #Energy #CA #California #Renewables #Solar

Nearly $2.1 trillion was invested in the global energy transition in 2024 — the highest-ever annual amount. Most of this money is flowing to two energy-transition sectors: electrified transportation and clean energy. Learn more in the #ChartOfTheWeek: https://buff.ly/4guT08I

Ahh yes, the worst decision in SCOTUS history

Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer. Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵

Trump backed off this week's extreme funding freeze—but climate and energy grants remain frozen. EPA's funding portal is down. Binding contracts are at risk. And challenges to this usurpation of Congress' authority have yet to reach the Supreme Court: www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol... #energsky

An important tool from @sabincenter.bsky.social to help environmental advocates stay focused and educated on what's occurring at the federal level.

Moratorium on #pyrolysis in Youngstown renewed by city council: read ordinance: "Imposing a Moratorium for a Period of 12 Months on Pyrolysis or Gasification or Combustion of Tires, Chipped Tires, Plastics and Electronic Waste in the City of #Youngstown, Ohio" here: www.stop-sobe.com/post/morator...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week before it can move forward with pausing federal spending on trillions in grants and loans, though she emphasized the stay might not continue after a Feb. 3 hearing