We at @wclivestream.bsky.social made templates so anyone can know what to say to their Rep in support of science: wclivestream.com/act Please use them if they'll help you follow the great suggestions in this great thread ⬇️

"We were 10 people who did ambitious, prize-winning enterprise and broke news. We launched an annual network-wide Climate Solutions Week that set the standard for cooperation with member stations and that gave audiences a sense of agency and inspiration..." Banerjee writes on LinkedIn.

NPR is shrinking its newsroom through layoffs and buyouts and is reducing staff dedicated to covering both climate and science. "The climate desk no longer exists separately but has been folded into the National Desk," writes Neela Banerjee, who headed the climate desk but was just laid off.

More effective GLP1s like retatrutide have the potential to help more people, like those who are not responsive to current options. But the high rates of weight loss also raise important questions. @beebrookshire.bsky.social expertly reports for @sciam.bsky.social

In prep for the workshop on #climate #data I am co-leading soon at @healthjournalism.org's mtg with @abbieveitch.bsky.social & @jenbrady.bsky.social at @climatecentral.org, we are compiling a list of helpful data sets. What climate-relevant data sets do #health journalists need to know about?

Geologists in movies have a one-in-three mortality rate.

“It is amazing how many towns are 100% in a #flood zone. It's very easy for someone looking at maps to say this is where it floods, but it's a very different narrative when you're talking to someone who's lived in a floodplain for 5 generations.” -Amanda Hall, UVA Wise. www.wvtf.org/news/2026-05...

Cool, so NSF is now going to be used to essentially launder money to tech bros because universities are just too cumbersome and disciplinary oversight and regulations and accountability are all just too stifling for innovation. $1.5B for “X-Labs.”

“The most important thing we can do is to address climate change.” – C. Mark Eakin, the former head of Coral Reef Watch at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Some very encouraging news about a new Lyme disease vaccine - no safety concerns, and reasonable protection in a phase 3 trial. 🧪 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

As #Virginia experiences growing #flood losses bc of #climatechange, the brunt will be felt in the Southwest of the state, along with Chesapeake Bay & Norfolk. Yet Southwest Virginia lacks key #weather data. What are cost-savvy solutions? www.wvtf.org/news/2026-05...

In addition to thanking @climatecentral.org for their collaboration & the @pulitzercenter.org for their support, I also thank Josh Outsey of @appalshop.bsky.social. Josh has recorded incredible oral histories from Black churches in #Appalachia, & he connected me with the Mabrys & their church.

James Mabry of Dante was caught in flash #flood waters with his 100yo mother Lillie in July 2025. She climbed out the window of the vehicle head first so he could carry her up to their church. How can communities like Dante confront increasing flood risks? www.wvtf.org/news/2026-05... 🌎🧪

🎵🎸Despite all my rage, it's hard to be a crab in a caaaage. 🎶Even though I'm alive & well, It's hard to thrive as a pet in a shell! 🐚 First thought when I read the print headline. Call me old school, but there's magic in seeing my name in print. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/m... 🧪🌎

Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, is requesting to exempt all oil and gas industry activities in the Gulf of Mexico from the ESA, though the military and industry has not proposed a specific project, or cited a conflict. “No one is asking for this,” Hartl said www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This is a great, enraging piece. The level of abuse pet hermit crabs face is genuinely astounding: they're naturally quite long-lived, but you wouldn't know it because people kill them almost immediately through ignorant neglect

A 🧵on #conservation and humane treatment of one of the world's most overlooked, underdog pet #animals... 🧪🌎🦑 When I first met Crab Con founder Mary Akers in 2024, I was floored by what she told me... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/m...

If only it weren't so. #amwriting #nonfiction #books #publishing

If only it weren't so.

My first byline in @nytimes.com features the overlooked, underdog world of hermit crab conservation and breeding, coauthored with my friend Rebecca Byerly. I hope you'll fall in love with Mary Akers and the eccentric Crab Con community just like we did. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/m...

JOB OPENING! If you want to work as a reporter with Nature's US news team, this is a VERY RARE opportunity. The beat is physical sciences/energy & environment/technology. DC or NYC location. Deadline 3/27. Join our awesome team! #journojobs springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/es/SpringerN...

Really dig this tool. Not just recommendations, but carefully researched discussions of the strengths and drawback of tech from common to obscure.

ICYMI: @apnews.com sent out the following message to all AP Stylebook subscribers this afternoon formally authorizing the use of "Iran war", despite Trump, Rubio, and Republicans' insistence to the contrary:

What an age we live in

For years, parents have been advised to limit kids’ social media time as much as possible. But mounting evidence suggests the story isn’t that simple. Read more: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/02...

Cleaner air plus early & consistent #healthcare access saves lives in former coal regions in #Germany. By contrast, the USA's recent erosion of the Clean Air Act & setbacks to the #energy transition are making its residents sicker & poorer. americanscientist.org/article/poli...

Open-source AI tool beats giant LLMs in literature reviews — and gets citations right www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Investigative Journalists: Submissions are open for the 2nd 'Floodlight Gaming Investigative Journalism Game Jam'. Turn your stories into games developed in collaboration with independent game creators. Submit your story by February 15th! www.floodlightproject.org/floodlight-g... @occrp.org

"In the longer term, the greatest danger posed by AI isn’t fake images themselves, it’s the collapse of trust in real evidence. Seeing is no longer believing — and our institutions are unprepared for it." www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Truth.

QUESTION FOR PEDIATRICIANS & FAMILY DOCTORS: What are you finding most confusing about what shared clinical decision-making means when it comes to vaccines & the CDC switching some vaccines to it? Insurance? Liability? Etc. Looking for docs to talk to me for a story on this.

Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)

Tired of explaining to relatives just how fucked things are for trans rights in the USA? Send them this handy timeline illustrating all the attacks on our rights: unbreaking.org/issues/trans...

"Science created a bridge where politics could not. Now, the U.S. risks losing that bridge." 🧪🌍🔬

"In #Europe, there’s momentum—investments, innovative projects, new partnerships. At the same time, back in Washington, science credibility and budgets are in trouble, and support for international collaboration is thin. Put together, that void should worry us." sciencepolitics.org/2025/12/08/i...

Happening in 10 minutes! Hop on board. 🧪🌍

Our Medical Research Funding team added 5 new entries covering chaos in leadership at the NIH plus some court and budget wins for research funding: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Carbon monoxide deaths spike during power outages. If you own a portable generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars.

Happening today! Join us to learn how #health journalists can cover #climate issues and find fresh angles. 🧪🌍 #publichealth #medicine #journalism #media #environment #climatechange

I've been basically shouting from the rooftops that #health journalists need to be covering #climate issues more. Joanne Kenen & I are co-hosting this webinar tomorrow to help @healthjournalism.org's network consider how to do that. Come join us! 🧪🌎

Covering heat waves? This goes beyond weather. Why extreme heat is a long-term health, infrastructure and equity story — and how today’s choices shape tomorrow’s outcomes. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/12...

“You can’t treat children like this, you can’t treat people like this. We were able to stand up for them. We were able to convince people about the fact that this was unethical.” - @pauloffit.bsky.social

I just saw the news about Verizon offering $20 statement credits to affected customers www.reuters.com/business/med... - am thinking a lot about how we build resilience into as many aspects of our daily lives as we can

Always check your receipts at Dollar General. @moreperfectunion.bsky.social has reported on the multiple lawsuits against the company for charging people higher prices than posted. Today, it happened to me. youtube.com/shorts/Z-aVQ...

The EPA plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting air pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show. 🧪🌎 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c... #environment #health

My workshop that will teach you how to write an outstanding book proposal for scholarly publishers starts in about 20 minutes ⏰ If you can’t attend live, you can still register for the recording (but registration closes today, FYI) courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/outs...

I did in fact need some good news this week. Finally. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol... #health #healthcare 🧪

The more I've learned about #airpollution, the madder I've gotten about the gap between what researchers know and what most people--including most #health care workers--know. healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/01... 🧪🌎 #publichealth #medicine

Some well-earned #satire: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Letter of resignation from @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social former Dir of Extramural Ops at NHGRI "The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect." www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif... 1/6