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What is a Just Land Transition?
Providing meaningful benefits to communities, a just land transition shifts from an extractive economy to a living economy.
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New policy brief out today from @ucs.org! Read my new blog blog.ucs.org/amanda-fencl... to learn about just land transitions and our road map to accelerate it in California's Central Valley.
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This is outrageous! Dr. Sultana is an outstanding scholar. She must be immediately reinstated. Please sign:
"persecution of Prof Sultana is not only an attack on one scholar but a manifestation of the systematic assaults on higher education that have undermined the very autonomy of academic life"
"persecution of Prof Sultana is not only an attack on one scholar but a manifestation of the systematic assaults on higher education that have undermined the very autonomy of academic life"
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is outrageous! Dr. Sultana is an outstanding scholar. She must be immediately reinstated. Please sign:
"persecution of Prof Sultana is not only an attack on one scholar but a manifestation of the systematic assaults on higher education that have undermined the very autonomy of academic life"
"persecution of Prof Sultana is not only an attack on one scholar but a manifestation of the systematic assaults on higher education that have undermined the very autonomy of academic life"
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As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
docs.google.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
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How democratic is your water utility? It turns out that those with elected leaders perform better.
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run
Some water utilities are run by elected leaders, others aren't. Research shows utilities with elected managers tend to deliver more affordable drinking water.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How democratic is your water utility? It turns out that those with elected leaders perform better.
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Federal housing funding following disasters should be invested in #ClimateResilient upgrades so the housing stock in highly exposed places is safer from future disasters and chronic #climate stressors like extreme heat. bit.ly/4nkE54q
Colliding Crises
Across the US, the housing crisis and climate change-fueld extreme heat are increasingly colliding. At greatest risk: those with the lowest income, including people living in affordable housing, older...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Federal housing funding following disasters should be invested in #ClimateResilient upgrades so the housing stock in highly exposed places is safer from future disasters and chronic #climate stressors like extreme heat. bit.ly/4nkE54q
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People of color faced disproportionate risks even when accounting for their overrepresentation in those types of housing: on average nationally, a person of color headed 66% of households in public and project-based housing that experienced 3 or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts. bit.ly/4nkE54q
Colliding Crises
Across the US, the housing crisis and climate change-fueld extreme heat are increasingly colliding. At greatest risk: those with the lowest income, including people living in affordable housing, older...
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People of color faced disproportionate risks even when accounting for their overrepresentation in those types of housing: on average nationally, a person of color headed 66% of households in public and project-based housing that experienced 3 or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts. bit.ly/4nkE54q
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Nearly half of the nation’s affordable housing stock experienced three or more weeks’ worth of extreme heat alerts in 2024, the hottest year on record, as the affordable housing and climate crises increasingly collide.
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Nearly half of the nation’s affordable housing stock experienced three or more weeks’ worth of extreme heat alerts in 2024, the hottest year on record, as the affordable housing and climate crises increasingly collide.
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📢NEW: @ucs.org finds that most of the nation’s affordable homes were in counties exposed to 1 or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts in 2024. Major metropolitan areas account for about 1/3 of the affordable housing exposed and thousands of counties in less densely populated areas account for ~2/3.
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📢NEW: @ucs.org finds that most of the nation’s affordable homes were in counties exposed to 1 or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts in 2024. Major metropolitan areas account for about 1/3 of the affordable housing exposed and thousands of counties in less densely populated areas account for ~2/3.
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The fingerprint of climate change is everywhere here. According to Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index, human-caused climate change made the warm-than-usual waters under Melissa 600 times more likely. csi.climatecentral.org/ocean
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fingerprint of climate change is everywhere here. According to Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index, human-caused climate change made the warm-than-usual waters under Melissa 600 times more likely. csi.climatecentral.org/ocean
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Given how slow the storm is moving, there is the potential for significant flash flooding in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Some forecasting models predict over 12 inches of rain for these countries. Here’s the latest rainfall forecast from the National Hurricane Center through Sunday:
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Given how slow the storm is moving, there is the potential for significant flash flooding in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Some forecasting models predict over 12 inches of rain for these countries. Here’s the latest rainfall forecast from the National Hurricane Center through Sunday:
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The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center has Tropical Storm Melissa slowly strengthening throughout the week as it moves very slowly to the northwest. For more information on the forecast for Melissa, head to www.hurricanes.gov.
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center has Tropical Storm Melissa slowly strengthening throughout the week as it moves very slowly to the northwest. For more information on the forecast for Melissa, head to www.hurricanes.gov.
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Danger is brewing this week in the Caribbean, and it’s not just the Trump Administration's sinking of boats. In his latest blog, @decletbarreto.bsky.social calls for US climate and humanitarian aid, rather than military aggression, as Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean: bit.ly/477G0o8
The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression
US role in climate change requires us to help those most affected.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Danger is brewing this week in the Caribbean, and it’s not just the Trump Administration's sinking of boats. In his latest blog, @decletbarreto.bsky.social calls for US climate and humanitarian aid, rather than military aggression, as Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean: bit.ly/477G0o8
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This StoryMap outlines some key case studies from the report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a860...
Fighting for Fair Development
Community Benefits Agreements as a Strategy for Making the Energy Transition More Equitable in the United States
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October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This StoryMap outlines some key case studies from the report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a860...
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Excited to share our new report for @cplusc.bsky.social
Building Community Power: Community Benefits Agreements Across the Global Energy Supply Chain
This is practically a book’s worth of research and writing. An interactive CBA toolkit is also forthcoming. Grateful to work with such a great team!
Building Community Power: Community Benefits Agreements Across the Global Energy Supply Chain
This is practically a book’s worth of research and writing. An interactive CBA toolkit is also forthcoming. Grateful to work with such a great team!
CCI’s newest report analyzes the limits and possibilities of CBAs to uphold Indigenous sovereignty, deliver environmental justice, and build labor power across the supply chain in the energy transition. climateandcommunity.org/research/cbas/
Community Benefits Agreements
In the face of energy transition projects, communities can deploy community benefits agreements to exert control over their futures.
climateandcommunity.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Excited to share our new report for @cplusc.bsky.social
Building Community Power: Community Benefits Agreements Across the Global Energy Supply Chain
This is practically a book’s worth of research and writing. An interactive CBA toolkit is also forthcoming. Grateful to work with such a great team!
Building Community Power: Community Benefits Agreements Across the Global Energy Supply Chain
This is practically a book’s worth of research and writing. An interactive CBA toolkit is also forthcoming. Grateful to work with such a great team!
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A massive storm that brought a record storm surge to Alaska was poorly forecast, and “this is one of the clearest possible examples to date where missing upper air soundings due to NWS constraints may have led to a degraded forecast.”
Sunday a massive storm surge event from the remnants of Typhoon Halong caused catastrophic damage in remote western Alaska. Thanks to @alaskawx.bsky.social for his help with this deep dive, including the forecast challenges in an area dealing with reduced NWS upper air soundings
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Historic coastal flooding strikes western Alaska
Remnants of Typhoon Halong produce hurricane force winds and push massive storm surge inland in Kuskokwim River Delta, destroying and carrying away homes, leaving devastated communities.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A massive storm that brought a record storm surge to Alaska was poorly forecast, and “this is one of the clearest possible examples to date where missing upper air soundings due to NWS constraints may have led to a degraded forecast.”
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Amazing work by friends @kbdobbin.bsky.social, @alfencl.bsky.social and Justin McBride (@uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Linking variation in water democracy to system performance on the human right to water
Nature Water - Access to safe, affordable and accessible drinking water is influenced by various socioeconomic factors. A survey of a large number of California water systems shows how different...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Amazing work by friends @kbdobbin.bsky.social, @alfencl.bsky.social and Justin McBride (@uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Governor Newsom has a bill on his desk to hold utilities accountable, and get them to stop passing along their dark money campaigns to everyday Californians.
Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates?
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates?
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending
State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.
energyandpolicy.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Governor Newsom has a bill on his desk to hold utilities accountable, and get them to stop passing along their dark money campaigns to everyday Californians.
Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates?
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates?
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
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It's not the only or even the main reason @governor.ca.gov
should sign it, but this bill is tailor-made for him to say "I will stand up to powerful interests to lower your monthly bills."
Seems like the kinda thing he wants to communicate!
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
should sign it, but this bill is tailor-made for him to say "I will stand up to powerful interests to lower your monthly bills."
Seems like the kinda thing he wants to communicate!
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending
State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.
energyandpolicy.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's not the only or even the main reason @governor.ca.gov
should sign it, but this bill is tailor-made for him to say "I will stand up to powerful interests to lower your monthly bills."
Seems like the kinda thing he wants to communicate!
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
should sign it, but this bill is tailor-made for him to say "I will stand up to powerful interests to lower your monthly bills."
Seems like the kinda thing he wants to communicate!
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
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There is also a bill awaiting the governor's signature in New Jersey that would require data centers to release quarterly reports on their water use and electricity use. insideclimatenews.org/news/2409202...
How Much Water and Energy do Data Centers Consume? A New Jersey Bill Demands Answers. - Inside Climate News
If signed, the bill would make data centers release quarterly reports on water and electricity use.
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September 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There is also a bill awaiting the governor's signature in New Jersey that would require data centers to release quarterly reports on their water use and electricity use. insideclimatenews.org/news/2409202...
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The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the West. California legislators passed a bill requiring data centers to report how much water they use. www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
Amid a data center boom, California lawmakers pass a bill to track water use
The AI-driven data center boom is adding strain on the West’s water. New legislation in California would require data centers to report how much water they use.
www.latimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the West. California legislators passed a bill requiring data centers to report how much water they use. www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
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🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
M4.8 - 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake located 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California was detected at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
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M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
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September 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
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I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
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The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Weather that drove Iberian wildfires is 40 times more likely due to climate change, report says reut.rs/4ghmus3
Weather that drove Iberian wildfires is 40 times more likely due to climate change, report says
The hot, dry and windy conditions this summer that fueled the worst wildfires in Spain for at least three decades are 40 times more likely to recur due to human-caused climate change, according to an analysis by World Weather Attribution.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Weather that drove Iberian wildfires is 40 times more likely due to climate change, report says reut.rs/4ghmus3
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Every AI chat has a hidden water cost.
One ChatGPT conversation? A couple of tablespoons of water.
Here’s how to calculate the true footprint of your prompts: buff.ly/8Bgglz4
One ChatGPT conversation? A couple of tablespoons of water.
Here’s how to calculate the true footprint of your prompts: buff.ly/8Bgglz4
September 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Every AI chat has a hidden water cost.
One ChatGPT conversation? A couple of tablespoons of water.
Here’s how to calculate the true footprint of your prompts: buff.ly/8Bgglz4
One ChatGPT conversation? A couple of tablespoons of water.
Here’s how to calculate the true footprint of your prompts: buff.ly/8Bgglz4