States across the country need federal support to replace toxic lead pipes. But Congress may cut $125M from funding meant to remove them, raising concerns about slowing progress to protect people from lead in their drinking water. @keertigopal.bsky.social for @grist.org: grist.org/politics/sta...

Even as climate change worsens suffering for people with chronic pain, "getting funding from Washington for research at the intersection of global warming and pain is virtually impossible." Uprooter @smallthoughts.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0401202...

My hat is off to Farah Waseem, a 26 year old physician in Pakistan, who "sees advocacy (for human & planetary health) as a moral and civic duty." Every health professional, me included, should stand with Dr. Waseem. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social

Storm Byron is making already catastrophic conditions for displaced families in Gaza even more deadly. Aid workers face staggering need, as Israel continues to restrict lifesaving aid. insideclimatenews.org/news/1212202...

Texas has no regulations to protect workers from the state’s blistering heat and overturned city ordinances that required rest breaks. What does that mean for workers in one of the hottest parts of the country? @keertigopal.bsky.social and I spent months investigating for @insideclimatenews.org (1)

Eighteen-year-old Danny Nolasco died last summer working construction in the scorching Texas heat. He wasn’t the only one. As Texas continues to block heat safety labor protections, advocates call for a national standard.

Danny Nolasco was just 18 when he collapsed and died working construction in the Texas heat. We wrote about him, and 5 other workers whose heat-related deaths OSHA investigated last summer. From me and @psskow.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2411202...

Trump doubles down on fossil fuels but Republicans make it one in a row! Trump’s Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling Meet Bipartisan Opposition. California and Florida lawmakers oppose the plan. It's a rare example of Republican pushback. @keertigopal.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...

We are starting week two of COP30. Want a recap? Watch @insideclimatenews.org's Sunday Morning for journalist @bberwyn.bsky.social's thoughts live from Belém. insideclimatenews.org/news/1611202...

A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭 insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...

“It’s been repeatedly demonstrated that those who are contributing the least to climate change are often suffering the greatest impacts, and that’s particularly relevant with respect to heat stress.” Thanks to @keertigopal.bsky.social

The latest Lancet Countdown report paints a dire picture of climate change and global health. Authors summed it up as "a world in turmoil." Read more about heat waves, disease and deadly inaction — and how scientists are turning to social movements for hope insideclimatenews.org/news/2810202...

Activists are suing Trump over a proclamation that gives 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, mostly in Texas and Louisiana, a 2-year exemption from limits on cancer-causing pollutants insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...

Extreme heat is harming our health, and we need to strengthen awareness among patients, providers, and our communities. Thank you @keertigopal.bsky.social for uplifting this critical topic and expert voices like @lisapatel.bsky.social.

Faster aging. Trouble focusing. Dementia. From our brains to our DNA, extreme heat is wreaking havoc on our bodies — and we're experiencing it more and more. Here's what you need to know: insideclimatenews.org/news/0210202...

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others. Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla: “People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.” 1/3

A quantum computing project broke ground yesterday in Chicago, but community members are voicing concerns about potential displacement and environmental harm insideclimatenews.org/news/0110202...

Since 2023, the city has drawn between $70 million and $90 million of an approximately $325 million federal loan for lead service line replacements that expires next year via @keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social grist.org/economics/ch...

Monsoon floods that have killed more than 950 people and evacuated millions in Pakistan this summer were intensified by climate change. The climate crisis is here and now, more @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1209202...

We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through a public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it. @grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the county. We mapped out which neighborhoods are hit hardest. Mega collab out today from me, @peteraldhous.com @juanpab.bsky.social @compatibilism.bsky.social + @amyqin.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...

"[Drummond] shouldn’t be shipping coal to the state of Israel in the first place, given Israel’s persistent human rights record,” one protester told @insideclimatenews.org near the company's corporate campus on Friday. Full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/2208202...

Thousands are being forced to evacuate in Southern California as the Canyon Fire grows rapidly, fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions.

The petrochemical industry didn’t like the science that the EPA was putting out on chemical risks. Now, the office responsible for that work has been eliminated by the Trump administration and the future of agency risk assessments is uncertain.

In the neighborhoods where Black residents were hit hardest by Chicago's 1995 heat wave, many systemic disparities remain unaddressed. insideclimatenews.org/news/1707202...

Eight months past a federal deadline, >90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven't been warned that their water may be contaminated with lead. 2nd story in our summer lead pipes series is out @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org, from me + @juanpab.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1407202...

139 EPA employees were put on administrative leave today for signing a petition (on their own time) that expressed disagreement with the administration. Very important unpacking here from @lisasorg.bsky.social and @shamaan.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0307202...

Air pollution is making the gene-level mutations in lung cancer tumors of nonsmokers look a lot like those in smokers' lungs. New research from NIH today @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0207202...

“It’s like you got a mask on,” Curtis Hackett said. “It’s just like you got a fan on and it’s blowing hot air, that’s exactly how I feel.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2606202...

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the country, and its current plan to replace them is lagging behind a federal mandate. This story kicks off our summer series on lead pipes in Chicago, with @insideclimatenews.org, @wbez.org and @grist.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2606202...

"It’s a rogues’ gallery of polluters that have lined up to oppose the bill," Enck says. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social: Put #NewYork over industry profits. Pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. @insideclimatenews.org @laurendalban.bsky.social

Any economic benefit from the Trump administration’s retreat on climate policy would be overwhelmed by the negative costs of air pollution and contraction in clean energy jobs, a new study says.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday focused on speeding up nuclear energy development by reducing regulations that officials said have “choked” the industry for decades.

In Chicago, artists highlight environmentally hazardous prison conditions and draw links between abolition and environmental justice — the show is staying up through June 7! insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...

Chubb is no longer providing property insurance to a Louisiana LNG project that has faced sustained local opposition over health and environmental concerns @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1605202...

Pakistan contributes just 1% of global emissions, but floods and heat waves are causing devastating death and disease. A new Amnesty International report explains that the country is severely undercounting climate deaths, even as the crisis intensifies insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...

As the Trump administration rolls back public health protections, the EPA says it's targeting toxic forever chemicals. Experts and advocates are skeptical and are raising red flags with the announcement insideclimatenews.org/news/2804202...

Offshore wind is an important part of the state's climate goals, and NYC's vision for a green economy. Last week, the Trump administration halted a crucial offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island. insideclimatenews.org/news/1804202... insideclimatenews.org/news/2204202...

More Americans are breathing unhealthy air than any time in the last decade, and climate change is making the problem worse. That’s really bad news for public health. Learn more @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2304202...

Trump touts coal as cheap and efficient, although the market says otherwise. His new executive orders seek to force a revival of the industry and the president talks of a “guarantee” for coal investments.

Developers are building a new quantum computing project on a long-vacant steel mill site in Chicago. Residents want a binding commitment that concerns about contamination and displacement won't be ignored. Read more @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2903202...

Global warming is literally baking the moisture out of the top layers of Earth's soil across most continents ...

The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica. www.propublica.org/article/nih-...

Turns out doctors are not in favor of throwing out pollution regulations… insideclimatenews.org/news/1903202...

Severe weather warnings persist after the weekend’s deadly tornadoes and wildfires, which came amidst cuts to federal agencies providing crucial extreme weather information. New from me and @leehedgepeth.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1703202...

From Birmingham to San Francisco, Raleigh to New York, and even Vienna where EU scientists showed solidarity, @lizagross.bsky.social @dennispillion.bsky.social @bberwyn.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org colleagues captured Stand Up For Science! insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...

@keertigopal.bsky.social of @insideclimatenews.org did a nice job placing these survey findings in context in her reporting: insideclimatenews.org/news/0403202...

The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2

Good piece here by @keertigopal.bsky.social at @insideclimatenews.org with more coverage of the Summer of Heat on Wall St. campaign organized by @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @pop4climate.bsky.social @climatedefenders.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1001202...

New reports mark 2024 as the first full calendar year with more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of human-caused global warming above pre-industrial levels. Top European scientists say our society is unprepared for these new climate challenges.