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Carlos Carroll
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Conservation biologist, Klamath Center for Conservation Research. Climate adaptation/conservation planning, @adaptwest.bsky.social, http://adaptwest.databasin.org

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Carlos Carroll @carloscarroll.bsky.social · Apr 21
In a new column in @us.theconversation.com , we discuss the urgency and complexity of crafting conservation strategies for the diversity of old-growth forest ecosystems, which are under attack by the Trump administration:
theconversation.com/wide-variety...
Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
Effective conservation of old-growth ecosystems will work best if it considers their varied ecology.
theconversation.com

Reposted by Silvia Secchi, Carlos Carroll

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 8d
Matt Yglesias gets a guest essay in The NY Times to push oil industry propaganda. And he is no different from the likes of Stephen Miller in his approach to the facts. But let's start with his big idea!

"Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry."
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 9d
"Trump’s dismantling of climate research center is a ‘destruction of knowledge,’ critics [i.e. me] say" | Great piece by Robin Bravender for #Politico: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump’s dismantling of climate research center is a ‘destruction of knowledge,’ critics say
The White House says it’s targeting the “premier research stronghold for left-wing climate lunacy.”
www.politico.com

Reposted by Carlos Carroll, Beth Tellman

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 9d
I wrote to my representatives @hirono.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social, and Ed Case to tell them to stop the dismantlement of NCAR. You can do the same with your representatives at this link.
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
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Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Society for Conservation Biology North America (SCBNA) @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social · 9d
TAKE ACTION with SCBNA TODAY to write in opposition to the proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation guidelines.

If enacted, they will deteriorate vital ecosystem functions that sustain biogeochemical processes and jeopardize the core benefits that people get from nature.

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, A. E. Dessler, Brendan Nyhan , and 19 more

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 10d
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
usatoday.com USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 10d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 10d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly

Reposted by Silvia Secchi, Carlos Carroll

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 18d
The harm isn't just from the gross disinformation itself, but also resulting erosion of trust in federal science and guidance.

Rebuilding the latter will take far longer than correcting the former.
weatherwest.bsky.social Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 18d
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
Snapshot of US EPA's "causes of climate change" webpage as of 12/8/2025. Human causes are no longer mentioned anywhere on the page.

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Brian J. Enquist, Reto Knutti , and 14 more

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 18d
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
Snapshot of US EPA's "causes of climate change" webpage as of 12/8/2025. Human causes are no longer mentioned anywhere on the page.

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 20d
These findings underscore the need for adaptive environmental monitoring following battery fires and raise critical considerations for ecosystem protection and infrastructure as energy storage systems expand. #MossLandingFire 🔋🔥 #ElkhornSlough
Distribution of NMC compounds compared to location of moss landing power plant/BESS. (Red outlined box.)

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 21d
Cool paper documenting ecological insights about Indian tropical savannas in traditional literature between the 13th and 20th century. Grassland-scrubland biomes are often misconceived as deforested and/ or degraded wastelands. So, important paper.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Carlos Carroll @carloscarroll.bsky.social · 27d
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing | Ken Henry
In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible
www.theguardian.com

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Carlos Carroll @carloscarroll.bsky.social · Nov 22
Great new #openaccess paper from Chris Wilmers and colleagues: Ecological Impacts of Large-Carnivore Recovery in North America
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
What happens to ecosystems when you restore iconic top predators? It’s more complicated than you might think.
A new study analyzes findings from more than 170 papers to clarify what we know so far about the ecological impacts of large carnivore recovery in North America and what mysteries still remain.
www.eurekalert.org

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Martyn Lenoble @martynlenoble.bandcamp.com · Nov 14
Really good article by Dean Kuipers about Wolves in California.

redcanarycollective.org/magazine/why...
Why You Want a Wolf
A Primal Competitor Could Save Us from Ourselves
redcanarycollective.org

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Andrew Pope @andrewpope.bsky.social · Nov 5
Good job everybody.
New York City Mayor PROJECTED WINNER D Zohran Mamdani DecisionDeskHQ.com Decision Desk HQ

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · Nov 5
Hashmi said she first became motivated to run for office “by Trump’s travel ban on seven majority-Muslim nations. She said she wanted to prove that she and other members of her faith belong in the United States, despite the message sent by the administration’s policy.” 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
Virginia makes history with first Muslim woman elected to statewide office
Trump’s travel ban inspired state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to first run for office. Years later, she said fighting bigotry and the “chaos” of Trump’s second term is top of mind.
19thnews.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Nov 4
Stephen Miller endorses Andrew Cuomo.

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · Oct 2
We made history together! Because of supporters from across the state, my campaign secured enough nomination signatures to qualify in less than 24 hours. (1/3🧵)

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Joe R. Feagin, Dennis Raphael , and 15 more

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NPR @npr.org · Oct 1
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

Reposted by Valerie M. Delmotte, Brian J. Enquist, Richard Betts , and 8 more

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Sep 28
Despite broad political support, one third of the nation's Climate Adaptation Science Centers will wind down in coming days due to lack of funds.

The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.
Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers
A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · Sep 22
'Wildfires are just the beginning,' Canada's climate goals are in jeopardy - NOW Toronto
->Now Toronto | #Wildfire #ClimateGoal #Forest | More from BigEarthData.ai
'Wildfires are just the beginning,' Canada's climate goals are in jeopardy - NOW Toronto
Canadian researchers are sounding the alarm about the country’s worsening climate crisis after a new report found that Canada has barely reduced its carbon emissions in 2024 and is predicting that the country won’t reach its 2030 emission targets. On...
nowtoronto.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 21
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · Sep 20
How hoverflies connect distant plant populations across Europe
->Earth.com | More info from BigEarthData.ai
How hoverflies connect distant plant populations across Europe
On a remote oil rig in the North Sea, an unexpected discovery has shed light on the surprising reach of one of nature’s smallest pollinators. Migratory hoverflies, often overlooked compared to bees and butterflies, are proving themselves capable of extraordinary...
www.earth.com

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · Sep 20
Ted Cooke, whose nomination was rescinded by the Trump administration: "I’ve been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency because of party politics and maybe Colorado River basin intrigues." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/bure...
White House scraps water expert's nomination as states hash out Colorado River plan
A veteran water expert from Arizona says his nomination has been pulled to lead the federal agency overseeing water management in the western U.S.
apnews.com

Reposted by Peter Murphy, Eric Goldman, Carlos Carroll

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Sep 19
🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.

Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣

This is a must-watch. 🔥

Reposted by Carlos Carroll

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Sep 18
For folks in the NW concerned about continued availability of federal climate tools and resources, check out my webinar next week w/ @guillaume-mauger.bsky.social:

Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest.

Register here 👇
Our Climate Future Webinars | Climate Impacts Group
A CIG Webinar SeriesWe’re building a just and resilient world where people and nature thrive in a changing climate. This new webinar series will expand access to 30 years of research, data, and tools,...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 18
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 18
It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents.

But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.

Reposted by John Horgan, American Library Association, Gerry Canavan , and 11 more

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · Sep 4
Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters.

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Carlos Carroll

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Aug 29
✅ We have a new study out this week, which projects changes in cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning days across the Western United States, along with the associated risk of lightning-ignited wildfires (LIW).

+ #OpenAccess Paper (@agu.org): doi.org/10.1029/2025...
+ Summary: news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Screenshot of Figure 2c in Kalashnikov et al. (2025, Earth's Future), which shows CESM2 ensemble distribution of projected changes in CG lightning and LIW-risk days averaged across ecoprovinces. Horizontal lines within boxplots indicate medians and whiskers represent spread of the 50 ensemble members. Text along the bottom shows ensemble-mean changes, with * indicating that a majority of grid cells have >75% ensemble agreement on the sign of change in that ecoprovince.

Reposted by Peter Thorne, Gavin A. Schmidt, Carlos Carroll

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · Aug 28
New nonprofit climate group forms, aims to resurrect climate.gov, National Climate Assessment and other lost data www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
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.
www.cnn.com