Alison Bowden
@alisonbowden.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems | Nature- based solutions for climate resilience and clean water | Equitable conservation | Nature, cats, dogs & local veg food. She/her.
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We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
@statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewing this woman in Minneapolis right now who said she came out of her home, wearing whatever she could grab to protect herself from ICE agents. You do what you can, with what you got.
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
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Scientists push back on climate myths » Yale Climate Connections
Scientists push back on climate myths » Yale Climate Connections
A global network of experts at Science Feedback is correcting false claims about climate change and clean energy.
yaleclimateconnections.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Scientists push back on climate myths » Yale Climate Connections
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Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
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Really excited about this!
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Philip Loring as co-Editor-in-Chief of FACETS! 🎉Dr. Loring brings expertise in the social and cultural dimensions of environmental science, with a focus on food systems, sustainability, and equity ▶️ https://ow.ly/lm9b50XWJAz
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Really excited about this!
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Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits www.latimes.com/environment/...
Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits
Fondomonte, a subsidiary of a Saudi dairy company, grows hay in the Arizona desert by pumping groundwater. State officials are considering imposing regulation and limiting pumping.
www.latimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits www.latimes.com/environment/...
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"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters
Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregrounding the environment — its beauty, its fragility, and the mounting challenges — in their work.
WBUR Presents: The 2025 Makers
The natural world has been a powerful muse for artists across the ages, and in our present era, engaging with our environment is more urgent than ever. Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregrounding the environment — its beauty and its fragility — in their work.
wbur.fm
December 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregrounding the environment — its beauty, its fragility, and the mounting challenges — in their work.
Sun pillar over Gunstock Mountain, NH
December 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sun pillar over Gunstock Mountain, NH
Mass. home insurer of last resort sees spike in enrollment commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/... @cwbeacon.bsky.social #insurance #climaterisk #risk
Mass. home insurer of last resort sees spike in enrollment - CommonWealth Beacon
Massachusetts's home insurance market, officials and experts stressed, is in a much better place than other parts of the country. Still, signs of change are emerging.
commonwealthbeacon.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Mass. home insurer of last resort sees spike in enrollment commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/... @cwbeacon.bsky.social #insurance #climaterisk #risk
www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...
@acknoyes.bsky.social @wcai-npr.bsky.social
#oysters #restorationworks #capecod #oceanoptimism
@acknoyes.bsky.social @wcai-npr.bsky.social
#oysters #restorationworks #capecod #oceanoptimism
Conservationists aim to restore wild oyster reefs in Massachusetts estuaries
Wild oyster reefs are functionally extinct in Massachusetts. But efforts are underway to restore the coastal ecosystems, starting with Mashpee’s Hamblin Pond.
www.capeandislands.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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The term "has historic roots, including Nazi ideology and, more recently, a violent conspiracy theory that’s inspired terrorist attacks in the US and abroad" www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/u...
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The term "has historic roots, including Nazi ideology and, more recently, a violent conspiracy theory that’s inspired terrorist attacks in the US and abroad" www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/u...
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🧪Democratic regression is happening in key fishing and fisheries dependent states. It also has the potential to disrupt global fisheries governance. New paper with @brianpentz.bsky.social explores the trends, their ramifications, and sets out a research agenda onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🧪Democratic regression is happening in key fishing and fisheries dependent states. It also has the potential to disrupt global fisheries governance. New paper with @brianpentz.bsky.social explores the trends, their ramifications, and sets out a research agenda onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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This is exactly right
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is exactly right
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The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
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Had some additional thoughts on the sedition thing that I felt compelled to jot down. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
So, we’re just moving on from the sedition-execution thing?
It's quite tidy how the whole thing worked out, in a way. Democratic members of Congress, recognizing that President Trump would be more than happy to dispatch the military to aid his political object...
www.pbump.net
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Had some additional thoughts on the sedition thing that I felt compelled to jot down. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Not the kind of list you want to top- thankfully MA is working hard on solutions
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
@vivianla.bsky.social @wbur.org
#climaterisk #flooding
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
@vivianla.bsky.social @wbur.org
#climaterisk #flooding
More than 400 hazardous sites in New England at risk for coastal flooding, new study finds
In New England, the majority of sites are located in Massachusetts, followed by Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine and New Hampshire. More than half of the sites at risk are industrial facilities.
www.wbur.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Not the kind of list you want to top- thankfully MA is working hard on solutions
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
@vivianla.bsky.social @wbur.org
#climaterisk #flooding
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
@vivianla.bsky.social @wbur.org
#climaterisk #flooding
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
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The Trump administration has unveiled a rule that could significantly decrease the amount of federally protected wetlands, the latest chapter in a high-stakes policy fight that has played out over decades.
Trump proposal would limit protections for U.S. waterways
The EPA proposed curtailing broader definitions of wetlands embraced by the Obama and Biden administrations, removing protections under the Clean Water Act.
wapo.st
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Trump administration has unveiled a rule that could significantly decrease the amount of federally protected wetlands, the latest chapter in a high-stakes policy fight that has played out over decades.
@tlustym.bsky.social on the #tedxboston stage talking about the importance of data modernization in the wildlife trade to protect endangered species
#CITES #EndangeredSpecies
#CITES #EndangeredSpecies
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
@tlustym.bsky.social on the #tedxboston stage talking about the importance of data modernization in the wildlife trade to protect endangered species
#CITES #EndangeredSpecies
#CITES #EndangeredSpecies
Thank you @edmarkey.bsky.social for always keeping the focus on solutions for a livable climate and healthy communities!
#tedxboston #climatehero #climatesolutions
#tedxboston #climatehero #climatesolutions
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thank you @edmarkey.bsky.social for always keeping the focus on solutions for a livable climate and healthy communities!
#tedxboston #climatehero #climatesolutions
#tedxboston #climatehero #climatesolutions