I was not expecting Bad Bunny to celebrate the work of linemen during halftime but I'm here for it.

from the NYT: 'Katie Mettler, a former chair of the Washington Post guild, said: “I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”' www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...

Terrible day for many amazing, hard-working, intelligent journalists at the Washington Post. I'm still here and trying to figure out how to best support my colleagues who have lost their jobs. If you feel able to share or contribute, please do: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙

Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost

Dang. California Energy Commission predicts that EV load growth will be almost DOUBLE that of data centers between 2025 and 2045. (This is CA specifically, which has the highest EV adoption rates in the country.) www.politico.com/newsletters/...

"The outrageous seizure" of @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's records "chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm." Anything less than immediate return "would license future newsroom raids and normalize censorship by search warrant" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Scientists were frustrated by a piece in the Guardian earlier this week that seemed to call into question the science on microplastics in the body. I wrote about why researchers are certain microplastics are in the human body -- and what we still don't know: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

I am BEGGING folks not to use AI to send me emails about my stories. So confusing to read through a 500-word email only to realize that it's referencing something that ... does not exist in the story. 🫠 Please just write it in your own words. I will read and respond if I am able!

Interesting to see the Guardian's @dpcarrington.bsky.social weighing in on this. My take, as someone covering microplastics heavily for the past year (and currently sitting at a 200+ person conference with many of the scientists in question): www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It has been amazing as a newsroom fan, watching @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's incredible, indefatigable reporting on DOGE and the Trump administration. She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year wapo.st/3LjmYCV

Very proud of @naemas.bsky.social and my story yesterday on how thousands of the estimated 16,000 known plastic chemicals get into our food. “The problem is, none of the plastics that we have right now are safe... That’s what the data tell us.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Fascinating look at what TikTok groups closer together -- brainrot, school -- and what are wildly far apart (toddlers, gaming). www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country. We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Once again, the big divide in NYC:

Be careful out there. They're putting RCP8.5 in candy bars.

"Linde’s electricity use in 2024 exceeded that of Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Samsung Electronics Co. as well as oil giant TotalEnergies SE." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

oof. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A new, somewhat controversial study argues that over the past 5 years, places with the largest electricity demand growth -- including states with exploding numbers of data centers -- have actually seen falling rates. I wrote about some of the complexities: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A clear visual representation of why public transit is still struggling. From @emilypont.bsky.social heatmap.news/politics/chi...

Microplastics are inside our bodies -- and a group of entrepreneurs is trying to make money on removing them. New from me and Daniel Gilbert. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

I guess I have to post a screenshot from the article in order to get rid of the headline-and-photo preview that Bluesky is ludicrously flagging as adult content, lol uh anyway hope you'll read it, gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Breast, thyroid, and colon cancer rates are skyrocketing in young adults. Some of my colleagues break down the reasons why: www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...

“Measuring itself is a political act with political consequences,” Dr. Pralle said. “And clearly the Trump administration does not want to do anything to alleviate a problem like climate change.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c... from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social

It's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse. new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Some context on the Hyundai raid from @evanhalper.bsky.social and myself: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

For the last several months, I've been digging through endless scientific literature on what happens when pregnant mothers are exposed to plastic chemicals in their food, water, and everyday household products. The result is this story. I hope you'll take the time to read. wapo.st/4g3ZoFc

53% of new cars sold in China are now plug-ins ‼️ in some form or other -- 32% full EVs and 21% plug in hybrid cleantechnica.com/2025/07/21/5...

Classic. A city council in the UK won't allow locals to install EV chargers *buried under the sidewalk* and at owners' expense. In 2019, that same council declared a climate emergency 🫠🫠 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Austrian carbon tax goes NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/c... Yes, the tax survived, while the dividends just got killed by the new government. But the real story isn't necessarily about the "Klimabonus", but the Klimaticket(!). mini-Austro-🧵

A study predicted economic damages from climate change 3x higher than previous assessments. But it was flawed -- all thanks to the data from just one country. I dug into this strange study and the researchers calling it out: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Lots of interesting stuff buried in the DOE report. For example, here's a reference that doesn't exist:

We annotated some of the most, er, interesting lines in the DOE's new climate report with the help of scientists. New from me and the rest of the team: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

So so excited that my book on microplastics and the rise of plastic has been picked up by Harper 🥹🥹 Thank you to agent extraordinaire Alice Whitwham at @cheneyagency.bsky.social, amazing editor Sarah Haugen at Harper, and family & friends for believing in this project.

'But she did not intend to be silenced. “Speaking out for kids in this situation is more important than my career,” she says.' www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/in...

China calls them the "New Three" -- solar panels, EVs, and batteries -- a set of technologies the country dominates. But once, the US had a headstart. New from me and @naemas.bsky.social on how the US lost its lead in clean energy -- and how China took over. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

NEW: 18,500 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The Washington Post has just published every single known name. A seminal moment.

And here it is: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A very interesting moment in the latest Ezra Klein podcast with Jesse Jenkins and Jane Flegal. I've been thinking about this for a long time... The special report on 1.5C never said that 1.5C was a magical threshold. It said that 1.5C was much better than 2C... 1/

One of the craziest S-curves I've seen for electric vehicles -- from Nepal. Great reporting by @lydiadepillis.bsky.social and Bhadra Sharma www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b...

"'At the simplest level, if you have impaired nutrition and growth, your brain stops growing.'" www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

"The employees of a large US chemicals company “formed a ring” around her, she says. “So I filed the harassment reports with the UN. The guy had to apologise, and then he left the meeting. He was at the next meeting.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Others fear respiratory infections that might result from spending long periods in air-conditioned rooms....[and] “thermal shock,” resulting in nausea, loss of consciousness and even respiratory arrest." The strange world of how Europe views air conditioning: www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Big energy policy question of the decade: Will cost crisis in fact produce a popular swing in favor of clean energy, or a new round of anti-clean revanchism? Current discourse(TM) has me pessimistic- but door's wide open to messaging that presents energy transition as the solution to volatility!

Chemtrails and cloud seeding conspiracy theories are increasingly moving from the fringe into GOP-sponsored laws. Latest from me: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Cox Automotive released its EV numbers yesterday. This is the first quarter since Q2 2020 (pandemic!) with a year-over-year drop in sales. Down about 6.3 percent. There has been a lot of talk about how EV sales slowing down is just media vibes, but ... www.coxautoinc.com/market-insig...

And now: A thread regarding my thoughts on "1.5°C"--not only as a Paris Agreement target, but also re: relevance to recent #climate events & overlaps (or not) w/geophysical realities. (This was originally written as a response to a journalist, who used excerpts in their article.)