Julian Reyes
@julianjonreyes.bsky.social
Empowering communities with actionable climate services! Past: OSTP, USDA, AAAS STPF, State Dept. Views my own.
Here comes the thunderstorms @capitalweather.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Here comes the thunderstorms @capitalweather.bsky.social
Former Crater Lake National Park Superintendent, Kevin Heatley, says it out loud: Staff are being put in harm's way because of the anxiety and stress [from OPM, DOGE, RIFs]. The stress itself will get staff killed with psychological and physiological impacts.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns in protest of ‘unconscionable’ staff cuts
Heatley joins us to tell us more about his time at the helm of Oregon’s only national park and his hopes for federal government employees in the Trump administration.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Former Crater Lake National Park Superintendent, Kevin Heatley, says it out loud: Staff are being put in harm's way because of the anxiety and stress [from OPM, DOGE, RIFs]. The stress itself will get staff killed with psychological and physiological impacts.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
“But I’m tired of waking up at 3 in the morning and not being able to fall back asleep because I’m concerned about how I’m going to navigate the latest staffing communiqué.”
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National park superintendent resigns as Park Service staffing plunges
Kevin Heatley stepped down Friday as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, as internal data shows a sharp decline in the National Park Service’s workforce.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“But I’m tired of waking up at 3 in the morning and not being able to fall back asleep because I’m concerned about how I’m going to navigate the latest staffing communiqué.”
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We're literally running out of people to carry out the BLM's mission and the Administration's top priorities. @politico.com 🫠
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DOGE appointee sparks turf battle at Interior: 'Ignore the email from HR'
The Interior bureau that holds the key to Trump’s fossil fuel agenda is riven by feuding between career staff and an emissary from Elon Musk's budget-cutting operation.
www.politico.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We're literally running out of people to carry out the BLM's mission and the Administration's top priorities. @politico.com 🫠
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Just in time for National Employee Appreciation Day and Public Service Recognition Week.
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Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently
Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.
www.govexec.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just in time for National Employee Appreciation Day and Public Service Recognition Week.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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Thank you @phillevin.bsky.social for being resolute and your perseverance, these words and actions are much needed.
"When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it ... Because science is only as resilient as the people who refuse to let it die."
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"When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it ... Because science is only as resilient as the people who refuse to let it die."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thank you @phillevin.bsky.social for being resolute and your perseverance, these words and actions are much needed.
"When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it ... Because science is only as resilient as the people who refuse to let it die."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
"When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it ... Because science is only as resilient as the people who refuse to let it die."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
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Pope Francis last year on those who deny climate science:
"There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don't believe it…They don't understand the situation or because of their interest, but climate change exists."
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"There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don't believe it…They don't understand the situation or because of their interest, but climate change exists."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Pope Francis uses first US TV interview to slam climate change deniers
Pope Francis spoke out against climate change deniers, calling them 'fools' in his first ever interview on American television.
www.dailymail.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Pope Francis last year on those who deny climate science:
"There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don't believe it…They don't understand the situation or because of their interest, but climate change exists."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
"There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don't believe it…They don't understand the situation or because of their interest, but climate change exists."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Gutting NOAA doesn’t just hurt science—it hurts all of us. From weather forecasts to safe, sustainable seafood to coastal resilience, we rely on NOAA every day. Congress must act to protect NOAA. Read more from @UCSUSA: blog.ucs.org/rachel-cleet...
Hey Congress, Please Stand Up To the Trump Administration's Attacks on NOAA
Step up and do your job.
blog.ucs.org
April 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Gutting NOAA doesn’t just hurt science—it hurts all of us. From weather forecasts to safe, sustainable seafood to coastal resilience, we rely on NOAA every day. Congress must act to protect NOAA. Read more from @UCSUSA: blog.ucs.org/rachel-cleet...
I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.
ICYMI: DOI released new technical guidance highlighting best practices for using climate science to inform analysis, consultation, and decision making. This guide will help BLM and other Bureaus incorporate high quality information on climate impacts and adaptation!
www.usgs.gov/publications...
www.usgs.gov/publications...
Best practices for incorporating climate change science into Department of the Interior analyses, consultations, and decision making | U.S. Geological Survey
The purpose of this document is to provide technical guidance, practical application examples, and resource lists for those who conduct, manage, and/or interpret technical workflows within the Departm...
www.usgs.gov
November 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
ICYMI: DOI released new technical guidance highlighting best practices for using climate science to inform analysis, consultation, and decision making. This guide will help BLM and other Bureaus incorporate high quality information on climate impacts and adaptation!
www.usgs.gov/publications...
www.usgs.gov/publications...
Hi friends, I haven't checked this platform in quite some time, and lots has happened ... but in professional news, I finished my detail with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and started a new role with the Bureau of Land Management!
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Hi friends, I haven't checked this platform in quite some time, and lots has happened ... but in professional news, I finished my detail with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and started a new role with the Bureau of Land Management!
ICYMI: Interior's Restoration & Resilience Framework helps guide strategic, collaborative, equitable, and landscape-level investments for transformative restoration outcomes that address the climate and biodiversity crises, and invests in clean water and air.
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DOI's Restoration & Resilience Framework
The Department of the Interior Takes Action to Restore Healthy Lands and Waters Across the U.S.
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November 15, 2024 at 2:34 PM
ICYMI: Interior's Restoration & Resilience Framework helps guide strategic, collaborative, equitable, and landscape-level investments for transformative restoration outcomes that address the climate and biodiversity crises, and invests in clean water and air.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/28c4...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/28c4...
The Fifth National Climate Assessment is out! The NCA5 assesses national and regional climate impacts, and options for reducing present and future risk. While every region of the country has felt climate change, also present is ambitious climate action!
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fifth National Climate Assessment and Announces Mor...
Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) shows decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions even as population and GDP have grown Since Day One, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate...
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November 14, 2023 at 11:48 AM
The Fifth National Climate Assessment is out! The NCA5 assesses national and regional climate impacts, and options for reducing present and future risk. While every region of the country has felt climate change, also present is ambitious climate action!
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Gotta prep for the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference. And Duluth does not disappoint.
October 26, 2023 at 1:00 AM
Gotta prep for the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference. And Duluth does not disappoint.
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Humbled to have my heat planning, policy, and governance research featured by NOAA. www.climate.gov/news-feature...
Heat governance scholar Ladd Keith’s collaboration with NOAA
Of all the potential impacts of global warming, increases in extreme heat are the most certain. Yet it's the one extreme U.S. communities have paid the least attention to so far. Ladd Keith hopes to c...
www.climate.gov
September 27, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Humbled to have my heat planning, policy, and governance research featured by NOAA. www.climate.gov/news-feature...
ICYMI: The Administration hosted its first ever White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, and released the National Climate Resilience Framework! Proud of everyone's efforts to get this across the finish line!
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Hosts First-Ever White House Climate Resilience Summit and R...
In conjunction with White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, Administration announces more than $500 million in additional investment for resilience Across the country, Americans ...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 1, 2023 at 3:11 PM
ICYMI: The Administration hosted its first ever White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, and released the National Climate Resilience Framework! Proud of everyone's efforts to get this across the finish line!
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
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Last week, the Council of Economic Advisers hosted a roundtable discussion on Climate Risk Modeling - read more here: www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
September 22, 2023 at 4:19 AM
Last week, the Council of Economic Advisers hosted a roundtable discussion on Climate Risk Modeling - read more here: www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Thursdays are fun when you dress up and tour the White House (and find out your suit still fits).
September 21, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Thursdays are fun when you dress up and tour the White House (and find out your suit still fits).
Last week the White House hosted the Climate Risk Modeling Roundtable where I had the honor to deliver remarks on the unprecedented suite of actionable climate services this Administration has been advancing!
September 20, 2023 at 10:36 AM
Last week the White House hosted the Climate Risk Modeling Roundtable where I had the honor to deliver remarks on the unprecedented suite of actionable climate services this Administration has been advancing!