Emily Green
@chanceofrain.bsky.social
Gardener. For more go to www.chanceofrain.com
Your daily reminder that sewage is water #westwater
Every month, a group meets to debate what should be done with our toilet water. Right, now they’re arguing about the fact that there might not be enough for everybody to reuse. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/11/11/v...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Is there enough sewage to go ‘round in San Diego?
East County is building its own water recycling project and wants San Diego to treat it like its own. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego Every month, a group meets to debate what should be done wi...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Your daily reminder that sewage is water #westwater
Colorado River basin states are racing a federal deadline to hash out the beginnings of an agreement governing the overtapped river. As the clock ticks down, two questions loom large: Just how real is this deadline, and what does it mean for California? #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/11/11/c...
CAL MATTERS: Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What’s at stake for California water?
Western states in the Colorado River basin are racing a federal deadline to hash out the beginnings of an agreement governing the overtapped river. As the clock ticks down, two questions loom large: J...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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In the fall, if you look to the skies, you might spot a sandhill crane. The iconic bird makes its way to the California Delta region each winter as part of its annual migration, generally arriving in October and sticking around until February. #cawater www.capradio.org/212028
Now’s the time to spot the Delta’s iconic sandhill crane
Local birders flock to wetland lookout points just around this time of year, when the bird makes its way to the California Delta region as part of its annual migration from Alaska.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In the fall, if you look to the skies, you might spot a sandhill crane. The iconic bird makes its way to the California Delta region each winter as part of its annual migration, generally arriving in October and sticking around until February. #cawater www.capradio.org/212028
Ugh: Hoping those in the path of burn scars are protected. For those who are simply clearing end-of-block storm drain openings and wondering what next to do, now is the time to sow native wildflower seeds, especially poppies
A rare setup for November will unleash two waves of heavy rain across California, with the second storm threatening to bring major flooding, mudslides, and travel chaos to Los Angeles and surrounding areas. #cawater www.accuweather.com/en/weather-f...
Major storm to unload inches of rain, set off dangerous flash flooding in California
A rare setup for November will unleash two waves of heavy rain across California, with the second storm threatening to bring major flooding, mudslides, and travel chaos to Los Angeles and surrounding ...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ugh: Hoping those in the path of burn scars are protected. For those who are simply clearing end-of-block storm drain openings and wondering what next to do, now is the time to sow native wildflower seeds, especially poppies
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River restoration in Mendocino County is showing promising results for coho salmon. Collaborative efforts to add woody debris to streams have led to the highest salmon returns in 16 years, with last winter's numbers nearly doubling. #cawater www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
In Mendocino, river restoration pays off for salmon - High Country News
Coho love the newly ‘messy’ streams.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
River restoration in Mendocino County is showing promising results for coho salmon. Collaborative efforts to add woody debris to streams have led to the highest salmon returns in 16 years, with last winter's numbers nearly doubling. #cawater www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
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Atlas Restaurant Group to open members-only supper club in Fells Point
Atlas Restaurant Group announced the new Rosewater Supper Club, an exclusive social club that will open in Fells Point next year.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hard pass www.thebanner.com/culture/food...
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
“No one can wrap their head around the idea that HUD is about to kick 170,000 vulnerable people out of their homes. People don’t know what’s about to hit them." - Ann Oliva, the chief executive of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. GIFT LINK www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
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November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“No one can wrap their head around the idea that HUD is about to kick 170,000 vulnerable people out of their homes. People don’t know what’s about to hit them." - Ann Oliva, the chief executive of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. GIFT LINK www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
"I dread a future where we just rely on AI to tell us who painted what, because it will remove that critical act of art history: looking.’" - the Royal Academy's Bendor Grosvenor in art historian Richard Morris's recent Spectator piece "Save Art History" www.richardmorris.org/blog-1-1/sav...
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"I dread a future where we just rely on AI to tell us who painted what, because it will remove that critical act of art history: looking.’" - the Royal Academy's Bendor Grosvenor in art historian Richard Morris's recent Spectator piece "Save Art History" www.richardmorris.org/blog-1-1/sav...
The Penny Dies at 232 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
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November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Penny Dies at 232 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes formally granted the Colorado River legal personhood status, making it the third river with such legal protections in North America. The Yurok Tribe granted personhood to the Klamath River in 2019. @debkrol.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council
Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
www.azcentral.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Time for pears poached in plonk. And maybe some pears with cheese. Or pears in a green salad. Or all of those things.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Time for pears poached in plonk. And maybe some pears with cheese. Or pears in a green salad. Or all of those things.
Reposted by Emily Green
Reposted by Emily Green
Here’s the latest @prospect_uk magazine, out today …on and offline. Packed with meaty reads
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here’s the latest @prospect_uk magazine, out today …on and offline. Packed with meaty reads
🌳Gardener/garden educator job at the Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore 🌳https://cylburn.org/we-are-hiring/?mc_cid=83592697b9&mc_eid=98ed40981c
We Are Hiring! - Cylburn Arboretum Friends
Cylburn Arboretum Friends is looking for a Garden Educator to join our team. This position offers a unique blend of hands-on horticultural work and public engagement, caring for gardens while inspirin...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🌳Gardener/garden educator job at the Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore 🌳https://cylburn.org/we-are-hiring/?mc_cid=83592697b9&mc_eid=98ed40981c
A fast-moving atmospheric river is heading toward California this week. The storm is forecast to bring heavy rains and could cause flooding in some areas: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Fast-moving atmospheric river storm, capable of heavy rain, rolling toward California
After hitting the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, the storm system is expected to arrive in Southern California on Thursday.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Arizona’s major cities face real potential for cutbacks in their Colorado River allocation and all are getting prepared to weather it in different ways.
Two things we need to question more: unwaivering dedication to growth and intertwined water/heat issues www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Two things we need to question more: unwaivering dedication to growth and intertwined water/heat issues www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Without a deal on the Colorado River, deeper cuts loom. How 9 Arizona cities will respond
Experts say the Colorado River shows no sign of recovery. The Republic asked water providers how they would survive shortages.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"One of several essay questions, outlined under the administration’s Merit Hiring Plan, asks candidates how they would 'advance the president’s executive orders and policy priorities' " marylandmatters.org/2025/11/11/u...
Unions sue Trump administration over ‘loyalty question’ added to federal job applications - Maryland Matters
Three unions representing federal employees are suing the Trump administration for including a new essay question on thousands of federal job applications, asking candidates how they plan to advance t...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"One of several essay questions, outlined under the administration’s Merit Hiring Plan, asks candidates how they would 'advance the president’s executive orders and policy priorities' " marylandmatters.org/2025/11/11/u...
12 years ago, Regina and John Hammond got a lawncare grant for for their central Baltimore neighborhood. Then came upgrades for a park and pool. Yesterday, The Hammond, a 109-unit multi-income apartment building opened w/ a new branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Johnston Square celebrates new apartment building, library branch
To Johnston Square, The Hammond at Greenmount Park is more than just a building.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
12 years ago, Regina and John Hammond got a lawncare grant for for their central Baltimore neighborhood. Then came upgrades for a park and pool. Yesterday, The Hammond, a 109-unit multi-income apartment building opened w/ a new branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
UC Davis entomologist and invertebrate specialist Geoffrey Attardo will lead a free-and-family-friendly workshop, “Life Begins in Water: A Workshop on Restoring Healthy Wetland Communities,” on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Capay Open Space Regional Park, Yolo County.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Iran’s water crisis: “If it still doesn’t rain, we’ll have to evacuate Tehran.” apnews.com/article/iran... @apnews.com
Iranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn't rain soon, president warns
Iran’s capital is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis as reservoirs supplying the city plunge to historic lows, threatening supplies of drinking water and electricity generation.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Iran’s water crisis: “If it still doesn’t rain, we’ll have to evacuate Tehran.” apnews.com/article/iran... @apnews.com
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
The blinding speed, cruelty, and enormity of what is happening won't fit on our phones. "Most people detained by ICE are being housed in sprawling complexes in rural areas, where the land is cheap and the protests are few." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Deportees Whose Stories We’ll Never Know
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The blinding speed, cruelty, and enormity of what is happening won't fit on our phones. "Most people detained by ICE are being housed in sprawling complexes in rural areas, where the land is cheap and the protests are few." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The National Flood Insurance Program was allowed to lapse on Sept. 30. Privatizing the NFIP originated as a recommendation of Project 2025. The recent push seems linked to the Oct. 1 IPO of Neptune Insurance Holdings
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Think Now about the Unthinkable in US Disaster Management
By Nicholas Pinter and David Conrad In a turbulent year for US disaster management, changes that seemed unthinkable a few months ago are now coming to pass. California leaders should be plann…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The National Flood Insurance Program was allowed to lapse on Sept. 30. Privatizing the NFIP originated as a recommendation of Project 2025. The recent push seems linked to the Oct. 1 IPO of Neptune Insurance Holdings
californiawaterblog.com/2025/11/09/t...
californiawaterblog.com/2025/11/09/t...
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Our country took hundreds of young men from Venezuela, including many asylum seekers, and put them into a torture prison in El Salvador. Incredible reporting and portraits from the NYT on what they suffered (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our country took hundreds of young men from Venezuela, including many asylum seekers, and put them into a torture prison in El Salvador. Incredible reporting and portraits from the NYT on what they suffered (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...