The latest from Dino Grandoni: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

As wildfires intensify and insurance companies look for ways to limit their risks, clashes over covering smoke damage have multiplied. Now the problem has come to LA, where CA's high-risk insurer is refusing to clean up "nonpermanent damage" left by the fire. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

At this point if the helicopter pilot had misidentified the incoming plane for one further behind, it would have become increasingly difficult for them to realize their mistake as the AA 5342 jet's lights merged with the city lights below as it arced to the east preparing to land at runway 33.

Our examination shows how the American Airlines jet, AA5342, and the second plane AA3130, though separated by miles, would have appeared close to one another near the horizon and the helicopter crew could have confused the two jets when the tower first warned of incoming air traffic.

Helicopter pilot's request for "visual separation" from passenger plane complicated by city lights and potential confusion with another jet in line of sight, our new 3D reconstruction shows. wapo.st/4htyTJf

New Washington Post reporting: Some DOGE staffers have gained access to internal systems at the Education Dept., including a financial aid dataset that contains personal information for millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Amid everything, a new study finds that microplastics are accumulating in human brains. “Every time we scratch the surface, it uncovers a whole host of, ‘Oh, is this worse than we thought?’” lead author Matthew Campen told me last fall. A short thread: 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

🚨 Big Scoop: We have the "blueprint" that House Republican leadership presented for reconciliation bill at their Miami retreat this week. Spoiler alert: For all the talk of spending cuts, it doesn't actually cut spending. via me + @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social

I made a bunch of charts using Maryland colors and I think you'll appreciate that: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

NEW --> $50 million for condoms in Gaza? There’s no evidence of the White House claim. wapo.st/40AkYK3

This is my Watergate wapo.st/4aBla0g

I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.

The Washington Post will carry live coverage of Trump’s inauguration all day: www.youtube.com/live/8XEWiuk...

I had my doubts when I first heard of this $1000 trash can, but after a couple of weeks of churning produce, crushing bones and shredding expired meat, it might have won me over: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Data centers worldwide generate only around 1 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. But by 2026, data centers are projected to use double the electricity than they did in 2022 as demand for data processing and computing grows.

PSA: USPS has D&D stamps for your holiday card needs

We could get firm power from modular wind-solar-battery hybrid projects today, rather than waiting on transmission expansion for large-scale projects or yet-to-be commercialized modular nuclear power: 🔌💡

I made a starter pack of @washingtonpost.com journalists on this app to make it easier for you to read / curse at us all go.bsky.app/D7WHbei

Full Trump Media response to me for this story: “This ridiculously tendentious story ... is a great example of what Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos now describes as the media’s ‘long and continuing fall in credibility’—in fact, it’s hard to explain how Bezos hasn’t fired you yet" wapo.st/3UVnY1G

For years, Tulsi Gabbard has echoed claims made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria and Ukraine. New @washingtonpost.com archival mashup:

Ten months ago, Nathan MacKinnon steamrolled the overmatched Capitals at Ball Arena. They never had a chance to keep pace. Last night, MacKinnon was neutralized. It was an important bounce back after Wednesday, and a sign of how far the Caps have come: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...