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Your friendly local Bloomberg climate tech editor
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JW Mason
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This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized.
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Danielle Bochove
4 days ago
I recently went to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska w/US scientists to study the effect of saltwater on fast-thawing permafrost. 1st in a series by
@bloomberg.com
on the world's natural carbon sinks with
@hayleywarren.bsky.social
and
@eroston.bsky.social
A thread follows:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The Biggest Arctic Carbon Sink Is Increasingly Unstable
Scientists at the top of the world are racing to uncover how rapidly the Arcticās permafrost is thawing.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-arctic-global-warming-permafrost/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MjE3ODk0OCwiZXhwIjoxNzYyNzgzNzQ4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNTVHMDdHUFdDTzIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzOUQ2RjhFNUFGRkM0RUU3QTZFQTVGMzA0M0QyMzI0NiJ9.4XqX3BpP1BjHXG__OmBsy8_JaRN1gcZOJlBOrtV2kF8
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RFK Jr. has directed the CDC to study if offshore wind farms can harm health, including the electric magnetic frequency generated from undersea cables
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RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar wi...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/rfk-jr-orders-cdc-to-study-alleged-harms-of-offshore-wind-farms?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTY4MDEwNiwiZXhwIjoxNzYyMjg0OTA2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNFVTM0tHUTFZV0UwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.KA-brU6nzI5irmv9aN2LOxdzgo9YX0wdENXUSICblM0
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FEMA is hunting for signatories of a letter criticizing Trump's cuts to disaster funding. Employees have been interrogated, threatened with being fired, told to not bring counsel, and had to sign an nondisclosure memo forbidding them to disclose the investigation's existence
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FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs
Investigators are looking for staffers who anonymously endorsed an open letter criticizing the Trump administrationās cuts to disaster funding.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-09/fema-investigates-staff-who-signed-whistleblowing-letter-criticizing-trump-cuts?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MDAzMDkyMywiZXhwIjoxNzYwNjM1NzIzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM1ZBS1pHUTFZWjkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.ikqcEXjssQuW9K5AFlAv0K92J-9MK1Tu8m_-rB9vpQ0
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going back to school to get my BA in Posting
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about 1 month ago
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Trump is planning to cancel billions in funding for clean hydrogen hub projects ā but mostly in blue states
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Trump Set to Cancel West Coast Hydrogen Hubs Amid Shutdown Fight
The Trump administration is planning to cancel billions of dollars earmarked for hydrogen projects in California and the Pacific Northwest as part of its first tranche of funding cuts following the go...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/trump-set-to-cancel-west-coast-hydrogen-hubs-amid-shutdown-fight?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1OTM1NTgwMCwiZXhwIjoxNzU5OTYwNjAwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM0dZV0FHUEw0MTUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.AzzYjvbNB6d-FVKLpDn3LVl-lht1B_n6ZQrjAkisFVM
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Fun fact: "carbon footprint" is a term coined by the oil industry
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about 1 month ago
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Climate science denial talking points bingo: š“ "Al Gore" š“ "Arctic was gonna have no ice anymore 10 years ago" š“ Highlighting a single year as irrefutable evidence
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about 2 months ago
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Brian Kahn
Zahra Hirji
about 2 months ago
New docs obtained via FOIA reveal how the personal attacks to FEMA staff last hurricane season were much worse than previously known, including swatting & doxxing of officials. Story
@bloomberg.com
, w/
@davey.bsky.social
@jasonleopold.bsky.social
(gift link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Chaos Inside FEMA as Death Threats Distract From Hurricane Response
Internal documents show how online conspiracies and personal attacks disrupted FEMA during back-to-back hurricanes last year.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-18/chaos-inside-fema-as-conspiracies-and-death-threats-distract-from-hurricanes?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1ODIwMzc0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzU4ODA4NTQ2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMlNDNFFHUTFZUUUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFMkUzODg2QzgzREM0NTUxOEVFM0M2MDRGN0ZBRTlGMyJ9.gzBj0cvfToYGFTaK064ns4R2-pXc03ATBUMvrs6rs-Y
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Can't set limits on emissions if you don't know how much polluters are emitting...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
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E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/climate/epa-emissions-data-collection-halt.html
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Big scoop from
@eroston.bsky.social
and
@lorengrush.bsky.social
: NASA has barred Chinese citizens with US visas from working on agency programs. That includes university scientists, grad students and contractors
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NASA Blocks Chinese Citizens With US Visas From Working on Space Programs
NASA has blocked Chinese citizens with US visas from working on agency programs, people familiar with the matter said, as Washington escalates anti-Beijing rhetoric with both nations racing to the moo...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-10/nasa-cuts-access-for-chinese-citizens-in-us-beijing-space-salvo?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzUxODgyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzU4MTIzNjI5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkFLN1NHUDQ5MzgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.hjYYPIWQsXYbxY4D23qUzs5Q4Iuwor2dFu9NclsgE5U
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Big scoop from
@eroston.bsky.social
and
@lorengrush.bsky.social
: NASA has barred Chinese citizens with US visas from working on agency programs. That includes university scientists, grad students and contractors
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NASA Blocks Chinese Citizens With US Visas From Working on Space Programs
NASA has blocked Chinese citizens with US visas from working on agency programs, people familiar with the matter said, as Washington escalates anti-Beijing rhetoric with both nations racing to the moo...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-10/nasa-cuts-access-for-chinese-citizens-in-us-beijing-space-salvo?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzUxODgyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzU4MTIzNjI5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkFLN1NHUDQ5MzgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.hjYYPIWQsXYbxY4D23qUzs5Q4Iuwor2dFu9NclsgE5U
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Brian Kahn
Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil š š§
about 2 months ago
"The Trump administration aims to increase..oil and gas production, a major source of..emissions contributing to more intense disasters.. Meanwhile, the impacts of
#ClimateChange
are piling up, from intense
#heatwaves
to massive
#wildfires
to deadly
#floods
. Last year was the hottest ever recorded."
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The Trump administration is taking a "cluster bomb approach" to rolling back climate science and environmental policy and undertaken rouhgly 400 anti-science actions since January. It could take the US decades to recover what is being lost, and some things may be be permanently gone
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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-trump-policies-climate-science/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzQ0NTE1MCwiZXhwIjoxNzU4MDQ5OTUwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkFGT0pHUTFZVDUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9._qcK02yCLkyGoY-Ll0Q8BDNtBovj0bIPAbOyIm2im0c
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Brian Kahn
Justin Gerdes
about 2 months ago
"At this time last year, the US was issuing gold-standard climate science and enacting a fitful policy to speed the energy transition. Now, the government is memory-holing some of that science and outright blocking wind and solar power."
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Brian Kahn
molly taft
about 2 months ago
NEW: i took a look at new research from
@oilchange.bsky.social
which finds that taxpayers are on the hook for an additional $4 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies thanks to the one big beautiful bill:
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US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill
A report finds that President Trumpās flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-taxpayers-will-pay-billions-in-new-fossil-fuel-subsidies-thanks-to-the-big-beautiful-bill/
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Zahra Hirji
about 2 months ago
āTheyāre doing away with science. That, to me, is enormously troubling,ā said Bush's EPA head Christine Todd Whitman. āWe have basically an EPA thatās totally been defanged of its mission,ā said Obama's EPA chief Gina McCarthy.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-trump-policies-climate-science/?srnd=phx-green
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Brian Kahn
Bloomberg News
about 2 months ago
At an alarming pace, the Trump administration has fired climate scientists, rolled back regulations, interfered in data collection, and cut planning and emergency response funds. That puts all Americans at risk. Read The Big Take ā¬ļø
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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
https://bloom.bg/4gkLoqW
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Brian Kahn
Eric Roston
about 2 months ago
šØHot off the pressš„ LIGHTS OUT How Trump's war on climate science is weakening the US A feature about the White House's "cluster-bomb approach" to dismantling the world's most sophisticated scientific apparatus. By
@zhirji.bsky.social
@blkahn.bsky.social
and me šš
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-trump-policies-climate-science/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzM2NTMzNSwiZXhwIjoxNzU3OTcwMTM1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkFGT0pHUTFZVDUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEQ0NGODY3Qzk2ODk0MzJDQjRBMEMwM0FENDNGNTJENyJ9.xah9zLJDmvCbnLaTOLpM6NPncHhswUY_uGjzC46VplQ
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I know there's a lot of news rn but
@eroston.bsky.social
,
@zhirji.bsky.social
and I wrote a full accounting of the Trump administration's war on climate science and clean energy. Putting it all in one place was a lot!
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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-trump-policies-climate-science/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzM2NjAwNiwiZXhwIjoxNzU3OTcwODA2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkFGT0pHUTFZVDUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.AkPBPjc7l2mkwyaKEnMHl62Bnm7PvHhlGUJJxvaZVX4
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āThe projects Trump points to as proof of his reshoring success now risk being paralyzed by US enforcement actions that target the very workforce building themā
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Trumpās Made-in-USA Push Undermined by Hyundai Raid, Visa Flaws
President Donald Trump has built his economic pitch on forcing foreign companies to bring jobs and production to the US. Last weekās shock immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor Co.-LG Energy Solution Lt...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-08/ice-raid-at-hyundai-plant-exposes-key-visa-flaws-in-trump-s-made-in-america-push?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzM0NDc3NiwiZXhwIjoxNzU3OTQ5NTc2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMjkwSEZHT1lNVEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.FFRp0_l3wX7JxjlBLi8V8e5A5SwC8_JEtSrXkNMc4dE
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ICE raided a $7.6 billion EV plant and under-construction battery facility in Georgia that the state's Republican governor has touted as the largest economic development project in Georgia history
apnews.com/article/immi...
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US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles
Immigration agents are conducting a raid at the sprawling industrial site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles in southeast Georgia. U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raid-hyundai-georgia-electric-vehicles-191904f42f540898035feb2a6623d98e
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Brian Kahn
Laura Millan
2 months ago
š„ A record summer of blazes in Europe shows how governments and local communities canāt keep up with brutal fire conditions exacerbated by climate change story via
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Climate Change: Wildfires in Europe Hit Area the Size of Cyprus This Year
A record summer of blazes on the continent shows how governments and local communities canāt keep up with brutal fire conditions exacerbated by climate change.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-05/how-europe-lost-an-area-the-size-of-cyprus-to-wildfires-this-year?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzA3NTYzOCwiZXhwIjoxNzU3NjgwNDM4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMjNRMElHUEZIUDgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBREUzQ0RCMjUzOUI0NkVBOTJDQzgzNThFRjgzOTBFMiJ9.cNgPfvBO6mmHN0Xx2WGsE7bSc9ET-nXeBvsAVXQGd6M
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Brian Kahn
Lisa Song
2 months ago
Holy shit: Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
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Firefighters question leadersā role in ICE raid near Bear Gulch Fire - High Country News
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/firefighters-question-leaders-role-in-ice-raid-near-bear-gulch-fire/?utm_content=buffer38c22&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Coco Liu
2 months ago
Glaciers in Central Asia have long managed to withstand rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. But now, the outlook is worsening. My latest for
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Even the Most-Resilient Glaciers Are Falling Victim to Climate Change
Researchers studying the health of glaciers say that one in Tajikistan likely reached its tipping point in 2018.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-02/even-the-most-resilient-glaciers-are-falling-victim-to-climate-change?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjgyMTY0MiwiZXhwIjoxNzU3NDI2NDQyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMVlFQ0pHUTdMMDgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQjVFMDM3MDAzMzc0Q0NCQUUxNzE4QkU3ODk5NDQ0MSJ9.qGszzwPakNrS0jSznyYdZhQuJ5oj17XNGBD_oyryOJs
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Brian Kahn
Leah Feiger
2 months ago
Filed under this *really* happened: Following a week of strife at the disaster relief agency, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem told FEMA employees to "be vocal" about their positive experiences with the Trump administration.
@mollytaft.com
on the chaos at FEMA:
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FEMA's Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse
Following a week of strife at the disaster relief agency, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem told FEMA employees to "be vocal" about their positive experiences with the Trump administration.
https://www.wired.com/story/fema-funding-dhs-agency-punishment/
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Andrew Freedman
2 months ago
New nonprofit climate group forms, aims to resurrect
climate.gov
, National Climate Assessment and other lost data
www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
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Climate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas | CNN
A small group of writers and researchers are launching an ambitious effort to preserve key climate data that the Trump administration has taken offline, including the climate.gov website.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/climate/climate-government-website-noaa-data-preservation
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ICE arrested firefighters *battling an active wildfire*
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/federal-agents-arrest-firefighters-working-on-wa-wildfire/
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Ari Natter
2 months ago
Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections. š
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans
Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-27/soaring-power-bills-in-largest-us-grid-pose-risk-for-republicans?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjI5NzY4NSwiZXhwIjoxNzU2OTAyNDg1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMThVVVJHT1lNVEMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJENzMwQ0QzRDRENzQ0RUJDQTk2QzlCQUYxRTE4OTg4RCJ9.9gllEFn3gvNJ-vbHydRjxwKbfs9LbjrYSx98iDxfHdo
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wake up babe the park rangers are unionizing
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Yosemite Workers Vote to Unionize
Park rangers in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon have organized in response to Trumpās attacks on the federal workforce.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/yosemite-sequoia-kings-canyon-national-parks-workers-vote-to-unionize?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjE1ODUyMCwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NzYzMzIwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUtJVkZHUTdLWk0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.3CfrTpsF5c01TyTAHtLUXoyk8nELJ_j_mwJ-i0GmhdY
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Clare Fieseler, PhD
2 months ago
In the chaos of reporting on the halting of Revolution Wind in Rhode Island, I totally missed that Trump ā on the same day ā signaled he will nix federal permits for MarWin, which is approved but not yet built. MarWin was slated to be Marylandās first
#offshorewind
farm. They also have great merch
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Not the first to make this point, but it really is wild to see the administration declare an energy national emergency while simultaneously blocking so many projects that would provide local, abundant energy
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Trump Plans to Block Development of Another Offshore Wind Farm
The Trump administration is working to halt development of an offshore wind project planned near Maryland, in the latest escalation of the White Houseās war on the clean energy source loathed by the p...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/trump-plans-to-block-development-of-another-offshore-wind-farm?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjE1NTg2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NzYwNjYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUtCV0pHUTFZUVcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.GwG5jN1yU1m568ly9Zv0tBvkpjCkOheaXvVtGFounEU
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2 months ago
My latest: The Trump administration is not waiting for the next fiscal year -- or Congress -- to cut climate science at NOAA. A new document details the money it won't spend *this* year on climate research.
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Trump administration pushes ahead with NOAA climate and weather cuts
Despite congressional resistance, agency aims to cut research spending now
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-administration-pushes-ahead-noaa-climate-and-weather-cuts
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An anti-offshore wind group has threatened to go to the Trump administration with complaints about a Brown researcher if he doesn't retract climate obstructionism. It mirrors how other groups with claims of antisemitism and DEI have operated. New from
@mchediak.bsky.social
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Offshore Wind Opponents Target Work of Brown University Researcher
The group asked for the retraction of work led by Timmons Roberts and said it is preparing to escalate the matter to the Trump administration.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/offshore-wind-opponents-target-work-of-brown-university-researcher?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjEzNDMwMiwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NzM5MTAyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUpUS05HUEZIT0EwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.HeToyq8MhrERYHtvUdBuGDZwP4VAg3EGigU4kdM_L8s
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NEW: An anti-offshore wind group is targeting a Brown researcher who studies climate obstruction. It's not the first time they've done it, but there's a new twist: They're threatening to go to the Trump administration unless the university retracts the work
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Offshore Wind Opponents Target Work of Brown University Researcher
The group asked for the retraction of work led by Timmons Roberts and said it is preparing to escalate the matter to the Trump administration.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/offshore-wind-opponents-target-work-of-brown-university-researcher?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjEzNDMwMiwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NzM5MTAyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUpUS05HUEZIT0EwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.HeToyq8MhrERYHtvUdBuGDZwP4VAg3EGigU4kdM_L8s
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this isn't even a WSJ opinion piece!!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Is Smoking Truly Bad for You? We Break Down the Debate
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Ari Natter
3 months ago
The Trump administration tightened long-standing eligibility requirements for clean energy tax credits, a move that could threaten the viability of hundreds of wind and solar energy projects under development.
#energysky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trumpās Latest Attack on Wind and Solar Squeezes Tax Breaks
The Trump administration tightened long-standing eligibility requirements for clean energy tax credits, a move that could threaten the viability of hundreds of wind and solar energy projects under dev...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/trump-s-latest-attack-on-wind-and-solar-squeezes-tax-breaks?srnd=homepage-americas
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"delete your emails" is the new "take a shorter shower"
add a skeleton here at some point
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"In the end, whatās most remarkable about the campaign against Oregonās wildfire map isnāt that misinformation found an audience. Itās that it worked"
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How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the Stateās Wildfire Risk Map
After Oregonās record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners
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This one weird trick can help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and smoke
add a skeleton here at some point
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Chris Wright to Ben Shapiro: The IPCC doesn't address climate change's influence on extreme weather The IPCC: "Human-caused climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe"
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Chris Wright Touts Energy Department Reportās Misleading Climate Claims
The reportās conclusion that climate change isnāt influencing extreme weather is at odds with mainstream science and a growing body of real-world evidence.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/chris-wright-touts-misleading-climate-and-extreme-weather-claims?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NDUwMTkyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzU1MTA2NzI5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMEwxOUxHUTFaNVIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.OpbAr2ZZCAJ_n0b2w7k-5tuA5Zqrh82vez7DNChBQKA
3 months ago
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Lauren Rosenthal
3 months ago
Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at
@climatecentral.org
. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
Nonprofit Climate Central has hired the scientist behind a key database of costly weather disasters to rebuild it.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/researchers-will-rebuild-billion-dollar-disaster-tool-trump-killed?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NDQyNTg4MywiZXhwIjoxNzU1MDMwNjgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMEpGTUlHUEZIUVYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDODQyRERFMUM0RDI0OUVDQUQ5REU4NDhDQkZGNUNBOCJ9.CDk1aZjICe2hCJYiHAfS3iEtz6WQ7sq_1lYbPglqphg
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Dr. Jeff Masters
3 months ago
Prior to 2020's Hurricane Paulette, I never saw a satellite image of an Atlantic named storm accompanied by wildfire smoke. Now, we see one most years. Last year, it was Ernesto. 2025's offering: Tropical Storm Dexter.
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Trump killed the government's billion-dollar disaster database. Now, it's coming back at
@climatecentral.org
and being led by the former NOAA scientists who ran it. Nice scoop from
@laurenthal.bsky.social
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Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
Nonprofit Climate Central has hired the scientist behind a key database of costly weather disasters to rebuild it.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/researchers-will-rebuild-billion-dollar-disaster-tool-trump-killed?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NDQyNjc2MiwiZXhwIjoxNzU1MDMxNTYyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMEpGTUlHUEZIUVYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.i_xQrHkzhB9XluhESM0-VLmD5rZ-wAHR81PZkOtZx0g
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Lauren Rosenthal
3 months ago
Neil Jacobs - the weather scientist who was in charge at NOAA during "Sharpiegate" - is poised to come back. āIām hopeful that heās learned how to fight within the political system," one former NOAA chief said, "because he is going to have to fight." / 1
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Weather Boss During āSharpiegateā Nears Return to a Shrinking Agency
Trumpās appointee to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has vowed to support the president's massive cuts.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/us-weather-boss-during-sharpiegate-nears-return-to-a-shrinking-climate-agency?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NDMxMzk5NSwiZXhwIjoxNzU0OTE4Nzk1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMEdSU1RHUEw0NjcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDODQyRERFMUM0RDI0OUVDQUQ5REU4NDhDQkZGNUNBOCJ9.htu311XsdN_FIDL6FjAB4xWwi4rRr485TxYBULb_jZE
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This Aināt Michael
3 months ago
The fact that this coal is glistening is not getting enough attention āØšāØ
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just checking in on what the Energy Department is up to on twitter...
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Lee Zeldin said repealing the endangerment finding would āend $1 trillion or more in hidden taxes on American businesses and families.ā But the government's own research shows climate-fueled extreme weather is *already* causing $150 billion annually in losses for the US
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How Trump-Vetted Scientists Are Trying to Shred the Climate Consensus
A new report commissioned by the Energy Department downplays global warming as the administration seeks to unwind environmental rules.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/how-trump-vetted-scientists-are-trying-to-shred-the-climate-consensus?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1Mzk5MzI4NCwiZXhwIjoxNzU0NTk4MDg0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMDlQWFZHUFdDTDEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.VoraJDYT7bAHxyFg49ioG673RyC-aubjyw0_P5OLTtU
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Multiple scientists cited in the DOE report downplaying the severity of climate change said their work was misrepresented.
@mollytaft.com
has the scoop on just how exactly data from nine of them was cherrypicked and twisted
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Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report āfundamentally misrepresentsā climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-say-new-government-climate-report-twists-their-work/
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