Don Boesch 🇬🇱🇩🇰
@donboesch.bsky.social
Using science to restore coastal ecosystems and limit and adapt to climate change. Emeritus Prof. @umces.bsky.social, Annapolis, Maryland
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It’s always good when the courts recognize what every single other person in the universe understands about the DOE CWG.
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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January 30, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It’s always good when the courts recognize what every single other person in the universe understands about the DOE CWG.
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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Kudos to @andrewdessler.com and the 83 scientists who joined us in critiquing DOE’s July climate report: it turns out that, with the weakness of that report exposed, OIRA staff concerned that maybe the science does show that climate change harms health and welfare
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January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Kudos to @andrewdessler.com and the 83 scientists who joined us in critiquing DOE’s July climate report: it turns out that, with the weakness of that report exposed, OIRA staff concerned that maybe the science does show that climate change harms health and welfare
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🌊🧪 At the 2026 State of Science, Steve Murawski of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science shared insights from the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project, which is studying contaminants in local waters and their impacts on ecosystems and community health.
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM
🌊🧪 At the 2026 State of Science, Steve Murawski of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science shared insights from the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project, which is studying contaminants in local waters and their impacts on ecosystems and community health.
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"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming."
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming."
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I worked to help inform landmark legislation that set goal of 60% reduction in Maryland's greenhouse gas emissions by 2031. But meeting such goals requires actions. Trump Administration, data centers and reactions to energy costs have made this harder.
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Maryland is farther behind on its emissions goal than expected, new research shows - Maryland Matters
New computer modeling indicates that Maryland is heading in the wrong direction as it strives to meet a state-mandated 60% reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2031.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I worked to help inform landmark legislation that set goal of 60% reduction in Maryland's greenhouse gas emissions by 2031. But meeting such goals requires actions. Trump Administration, data centers and reactions to energy costs have made this harder.
marylandmatters.org/2026/01/30/m...
marylandmatters.org/2026/01/30/m...
Free my fellow Louisianan Don Lemon!
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Free my fellow Louisianan Don Lemon!
Washington Post reports this morning that OMB has held up EPA's final rule rescinding its 2009 Endangerment Finding on climate change because its scientific analysis is too flawed to withstand court challenge. Evidence of the impacts on human health and welfare is now undeniable.
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Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court
Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Washington Post reports this morning that OMB has held up EPA's final rule rescinding its 2009 Endangerment Finding on climate change because its scientific analysis is too flawed to withstand court challenge. Evidence of the impacts on human health and welfare is now undeniable.
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I've been an avid reader of @washingtonpost.com during my 48 years in Maryland or Virginia, 34 as a subscriber. Just canceled as I can no longer abide the shift in editorial direction of this once great newspaper. Last straw was editorial justifying Trump withdrawal from UNFCCC & IPCC. Shameful!
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I've been an avid reader of @washingtonpost.com during my 48 years in Maryland or Virginia, 34 as a subscriber. Just canceled as I can no longer abide the shift in editorial direction of this once great newspaper. Last straw was editorial justifying Trump withdrawal from UNFCCC & IPCC. Shameful!
Although I don't agree with the writer's call for codification of environmental deregulation of the oil industry, he's right that Trump's push for more drilling and production is really screw, baby, screw to that industry. Gift link. wapo.st/4t2ZV0g
Opinion | Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ is falling on deaf ears
The administration should stop talking down oil prices.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Although I don't agree with the writer's call for codification of environmental deregulation of the oil industry, he's right that Trump's push for more drilling and production is really screw, baby, screw to that industry. Gift link. wapo.st/4t2ZV0g
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Uh guys, "The NYT's Pro-Big Ag Pundit" who "fervently champions industrial agriculture" just wrote a column about Big Ag using its political clout to turn rivers into sewers. Get me rewrite!
nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/manure-population-rivers-water.html
nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/manure-population-rivers-water.html
Opinion | This Is Why Our Rivers Are Turning Into Sewers
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January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Uh guys, "The NYT's Pro-Big Ag Pundit" who "fervently champions industrial agriculture" just wrote a column about Big Ag using its political clout to turn rivers into sewers. Get me rewrite!
nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/manure-population-rivers-water.html
nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/manure-population-rivers-water.html
Proposed Congressional redistricting in Maryland could lead to a Chesapeake Bay-centered district with more marine shoreline than any other in the U.S. House. @elfreth.house.gov not intimidated by challenge of knocking off chair of Freedom Caucus.
If the General Assembly adopts the map revealed Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission — no sure thing — it would plot a path forward to the past by reknitting Annapolis and the Eastern Shore.
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Hutzell: Dems’ redistricting map sends Annapolis forward to the past
Column: Annapolis has been here before. If the General Assembly adopts the map revealed Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission, it will hand Sarah Elfreth the task of knocking Andy Harri...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Proposed Congressional redistricting in Maryland could lead to a Chesapeake Bay-centered district with more marine shoreline than any other in the U.S. House. @elfreth.house.gov not intimidated by challenge of knocking off chair of Freedom Caucus.
Documents obtained by EDF and UCS show the objective of DOE Climate Working Group was to call into question EPA endangerment determination. It injected political not scientific considerations, was secrete, purposefully misleading and slap-dash.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Documents obtained by EDF and UCS show the objective of DOE Climate Working Group was to call into question EPA endangerment determination. It injected political not scientific considerations, was secrete, purposefully misleading and slap-dash.
www.edf.org/media/newly-...
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What happens in the Gulf of Mexico doesn't stay in the Gulf! Moisture from exceptionally warm surface waters will fuel heavy snowfall from Texas to New England this weekend. Climate change is real, y'all. Gift link wapo.st/4pQ3xjl
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
What happens in the Gulf of Mexico doesn't stay in the Gulf! Moisture from exceptionally warm surface waters will fuel heavy snowfall from Texas to New England this weekend. Climate change is real, y'all. Gift link wapo.st/4pQ3xjl
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Contractions to @njlcv.bsky.social director @edpotosnak.bsky.social on nomination for commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection!
Environmental activist Ed Potosnak is Sherrill's choice to lead DEP - New Jersey Globe
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has picked Ed Potosnak, the head of one of the state’s largest grassroots environmental groups, to serve as Commissioner of the
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January 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Contractions to @njlcv.bsky.social director @edpotosnak.bsky.social on nomination for commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection!
I just had an alert that a paper I published 52 years ago was cited in a recently published paper— on mangroves in the Niger Delta, of all things. I know this means I am very old, but I am not sure if it means that my work is evergreen.
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I just had an alert that a paper I published 52 years ago was cited in a recently published paper— on mangroves in the Niger Delta, of all things. I know this means I am very old, but I am not sure if it means that my work is evergreen.
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Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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DELTA DOWN: A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t disappearing just because of rising seas, but also because the land itself is sinking as fast or faster. @eplunk.bsky.social reports @agwaterdesk.bsky.social @reportforamerica.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2026/01/15/w...
Why are river deltas disappearing? They’re sinking faster than many people realize. • Louisiana Illuminator
A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but because the land itself is sinking down into the waters, either as fast or faster than the rising oc...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
DELTA DOWN: A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t disappearing just because of rising seas, but also because the land itself is sinking as fast or faster. @eplunk.bsky.social reports @agwaterdesk.bsky.social @reportforamerica.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2026/01/15/w...
First NY Times veteran @jswartz.bsky.social transitions to teach journalism at the University of Texas, now former Washington Post Pulitzer winning climate reporter @chriscmooney.bsky.social moves to teach at the other UT, the one on Rocky Top. Both grew up on Gulf Coast.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Chris Mooney Named Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence - College of Communication and Information
Photo courtesy of the University of Virginia This article was written by Noreen Premji. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Communication and Information is proud to announce Pulitzer ...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
First NY Times veteran @jswartz.bsky.social transitions to teach journalism at the University of Texas, now former Washington Post Pulitzer winning climate reporter @chriscmooney.bsky.social moves to teach at the other UT, the one on Rocky Top. Both grew up on Gulf Coast.
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Completely unsurprising, but still a very big deal! Global warming is fundamentally ocean warming.
An additional dataset in showing that global ocean heat content (0-2000 m depth) is surging off the charts after another new record in 2025... 🌊
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January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Completely unsurprising, but still a very big deal! Global warming is fundamentally ocean warming.
One of my old friends from my benthic ecologist days. Diverse arrays of amazing animals live in the mud and sand not only along shores but to the deepest part of the oceans.
The common ragworm is a vital part of our coastal ecosystems. Found in muddy and sandy shores, this segmented worm plays an important role in recycling nutrients and aerating sediments.
Learn more with MarLIN → https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1426
#SpeciesSpotlight
Learn more with MarLIN → https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1426
#SpeciesSpotlight
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
One of my old friends from my benthic ecologist days. Diverse arrays of amazing animals live in the mud and sand not only along shores but to the deepest part of the oceans.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
The ruling means that construction can continue on Orsted's Revolution Wind, a 704-MW, $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
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The ruling means that construction can continue on Orsted's Revolution Wind, a 704-MW, $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
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Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
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January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
The ruling means that construction can continue on Orsted's Revolution Wind, a 704-MW, $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
The ruling means that construction can continue on Orsted's Revolution Wind, a 704-MW, $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Renewable energy is saving Texans. “If not for the growth in solar and (battery) storage, we would have seen numerous conservation alerts or probably even blackouts,” Rice’s Daniel Cohan said.
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Texas solar power surpassed coal in 2025 for the first year ever. Here's why.
In 2025 — for the first year ever — solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas’ main power grid than coal-fired power plants.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Renewable energy is saving Texans. “If not for the growth in solar and (battery) storage, we would have seen numerous conservation alerts or probably even blackouts,” Rice’s Daniel Cohan said.
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For years it has been argued by Chesapeake Bay oyster fishers that power dredging is necessary to leave shell on the bottom to recruit more oysters. Turns out there is no evidence of that and that dredging reduces shell volume beyond that harvested. bioone.org/journals/jou...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
For years it has been argued by Chesapeake Bay oyster fishers that power dredging is necessary to leave shell on the bottom to recruit more oysters. Turns out there is no evidence of that and that dredging reduces shell volume beyond that harvested. bioone.org/journals/jou...