Katie L. Burke
@klburke.bsky.social
Science journalist, writer, & editor. Senior contributing editor at American Scientist. Environmental Health Beat Leader at AHCJ. I love intellectual discussion & constructive criticism, but will mute rude people. 🧪 🌎 (Art by Julia Bollinger)
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"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
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If ACA (also known as Obamacare) subsidies end, the average marketplace plan premium could more than double, from $74 to $159 per month.
Florida is particularly vulnerable because 98% of its marketplace enrollees depend on subsidies.
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Florida is particularly vulnerable because 98% of its marketplace enrollees depend on subsidies.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
If ACA (also known as Obamacare) subsidies end, the average marketplace plan premium could more than double, from $74 to $159 per month.
Florida is particularly vulnerable because 98% of its marketplace enrollees depend on subsidies.
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Florida is particularly vulnerable because 98% of its marketplace enrollees depend on subsidies.
buff.ly/g09UM1n
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This is very useful, timely analysis built on Global Energy Monitor data, confirming that fossil fuel companies are not meaningfully investing in the energy transition. These companies are responsible for a tiny 0.1% of global renewable energy production.
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Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise.
A new study shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide.
grist.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is very useful, timely analysis built on Global Energy Monitor data, confirming that fossil fuel companies are not meaningfully investing in the energy transition. These companies are responsible for a tiny 0.1% of global renewable energy production.
grist.org/accountabili...
grist.org/accountabili...
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Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social just a man and his GIGANTIC cat.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social just a man and his GIGANTIC cat.
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Fascinating new case against Shell, pegged to new attribution science and fresh off the heels of the RWE opinion.
Victims of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines have filed the first-ever civil case to directly link oil and gas-fueled climate change to deaths and personal injuries in the Global South. drilled.media/news/odette-...
Philippine Victims of Typhoon Odette File Landmark Legal Challenge Against Shell
The case is the first to directly link oil and gas climate impacts to deaths and personal injuries that have already occurred in the Global South.
drilled.media
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Fascinating new case against Shell, pegged to new attribution science and fresh off the heels of the RWE opinion.
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When the CDC can’t be trusted as a vaccine source, where do you turn? Our latest tipsheet offers a powerful guide to more reliable, independent vaccine info & how journalists can stay sharp.
🔗 healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
🔗 healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse
With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.
healthjournalism.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When the CDC can’t be trusted as a vaccine source, where do you turn? Our latest tipsheet offers a powerful guide to more reliable, independent vaccine info & how journalists can stay sharp.
🔗 healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
🔗 healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
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Interesting new publication on the genomes of living apes, suggesting the split between humans and chimps is more recent than previously thought.
“Our analyses dated the human–chimpanzee split between 5.5 and 6.3 million years ago (Ma; minimum to maximum estimate of divergence)”
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“Our analyses dated the human–chimpanzee split between 5.5 and 6.3 million years ago (Ma; minimum to maximum estimate of divergence)”
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Complete sequencing of ape genomes - Nature
Complete sequences of chromosomes telomere-to-telomere from chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan and siamang provide a comprehensive and valuable resource for future evolutionary comparisons.
www.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Interesting new publication on the genomes of living apes, suggesting the split between humans and chimps is more recent than previously thought.
“Our analyses dated the human–chimpanzee split between 5.5 and 6.3 million years ago (Ma; minimum to maximum estimate of divergence)”
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“Our analyses dated the human–chimpanzee split between 5.5 and 6.3 million years ago (Ma; minimum to maximum estimate of divergence)”
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"No matter what Congress does on ACA premium subsidies, both employer and employee premiums will rise at near double-digit rates next year. Democrats need to be talking about that, too."
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#healthcare #publichealth
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#healthcare #publichealth
The cost crisis beyond the ACA
No matter what Congress does on ACA premium subsidies, both employer and employee premiums will rise at near double-digit rates next year. Democrats need to be talking about that, too.
gooznews.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"No matter what Congress does on ACA premium subsidies, both employer and employee premiums will rise at near double-digit rates next year. Democrats need to be talking about that, too."
gooznews.substack.com/p/the-cost-c...
#healthcare #publichealth
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#healthcare #publichealth
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💬 Seeking insights on how federal budget changes affect older adults? Don't miss our Oct 9 webinar with top policy experts. Register here:
How the budget bill will impact older adults: What journalists should know
In this webinar, our expert panel will discuss how the budget bill will harm older adults and the families who care for them.
healthjournalism.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
💬 Seeking insights on how federal budget changes affect older adults? Don't miss our Oct 9 webinar with top policy experts. Register here:
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Is your community next? King tides offer a glimpse of tomorrow’s floods. Join us for a conversation about sea level rise and king tides at 12pm ET on October 7.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Is your community next? King tides offer a glimpse of tomorrow’s floods. Join us for a conversation about sea level rise and king tides at 12pm ET on October 7.
yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Hakai Magazine may be dead, but it's still racking up awards. Grats to J. B. McKinnon on his finalist nod for best Longform Narrative from the @sciencewriters.org Science in Society Journalism Awards www.nasw.org/article/anno... for his piece on the Klamath dam:
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The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal | Hakai Magazine
Removing dams from the Klamath River in Northern California seems like a clear win for fish and rivers. Why do some locals hate it?
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October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Hakai Magazine may be dead, but it's still racking up awards. Grats to J. B. McKinnon on his finalist nod for best Longform Narrative from the @sciencewriters.org Science in Society Journalism Awards www.nasw.org/article/anno... for his piece on the Klamath dam:
hakaimagazine.com/features/the...
hakaimagazine.com/features/the...
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Year after year, the average temperature in Appalachian Virginia keeps rising, bringing greater risks of heat illness. Meanwhile, residents are struggling with escalating energy costs.
Story by @klburke.bsky.social & Melba Newsome for WVTF RADIO IQ & @climatecentral.org. bit.ly/46u4t6I
Story by @klburke.bsky.social & Melba Newsome for WVTF RADIO IQ & @climatecentral.org. bit.ly/46u4t6I
Energy Scarcity and Extreme Heat in Appalachian Virginia
This story was produced through a collaboration between Radio IQ and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. Michelle Young and Jennifer Brady (Climate Central) contributed data...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Year after year, the average temperature in Appalachian Virginia keeps rising, bringing greater risks of heat illness. Meanwhile, residents are struggling with escalating energy costs.
Story by @klburke.bsky.social & Melba Newsome for WVTF RADIO IQ & @climatecentral.org. bit.ly/46u4t6I
Story by @klburke.bsky.social & Melba Newsome for WVTF RADIO IQ & @climatecentral.org. bit.ly/46u4t6I
The 1st installment in a Pulitzer-funded series I'm working on about #climate issues in southwestern #Virginia is out: I focus on the implications of cutting the federal program that helps people pay their energy bills, as the costs of cooling homes in increases.
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-09... 🧪🌎
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-09... 🧪🌎
Energy Scarcity and Extreme Heat
Despite growing recognition of the health risks that extreme heat poses, much of the focus has been on urban heat islands. While rural areas tend to be several degrees cooler than metro areas, risks o...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The 1st installment in a Pulitzer-funded series I'm working on about #climate issues in southwestern #Virginia is out: I focus on the implications of cutting the federal program that helps people pay their energy bills, as the costs of cooling homes in increases.
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-09... 🧪🌎
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-09... 🧪🌎
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MmmMMM, that's good lampooning!
It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
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5 Secret Ways to Use ChatGPT Like an AI Pro (2025 easy prompt guide!)
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
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September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
MmmMMM, that's good lampooning!
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With #ACIP happening, check out the fantastic toolkit of tip sheets from @sciline.org for reporting on #vaccines. I'm a bit biased because I contributed three of them, but there are seven in total, and they're all great, each addressing a different focus area.
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How to cover vaccines responsibly in 2025
A tool kit of seven tip sheets to help journalists in their reporting on all aspects of vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.
www.sciline.org
September 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
With #ACIP happening, check out the fantastic toolkit of tip sheets from @sciline.org for reporting on #vaccines. I'm a bit biased because I contributed three of them, but there are seven in total, and they're all great, each addressing a different focus area.
www.sciline.org/resource-lis...
www.sciline.org/resource-lis...
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Do I know any freelance environmental journalists comfortable with politics and policy in Spain?
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Do I know any freelance environmental journalists comfortable with politics and policy in Spain?
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I would just like to point out that this is a spectacular choice of cover image for this story.
🔥 The world’s top climate scientists have found that global warming is accelerating. Oceans are rising faster than ever, and the 1.5°C target is slipping away, but there’s still a narrow path forward. #ClimateAction
Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections
They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I would just like to point out that this is a spectacular choice of cover image for this story.
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So JWST has seen these weird objects called Little Red Dots that appear to be extremely luminous and way on the other side of the universe from us. What the heck are they?
Well, they could be immense star-like objects powered by black holes. So, yeah.
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Well, they could be immense star-like objects powered by black holes. So, yeah.
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Little Red Dots at the edge of the universe may be black holes powering gigantic balls of gas
These “Black Hole Stars” are theoretical, but do explain what we see
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So JWST has seen these weird objects called Little Red Dots that appear to be extremely luminous and way on the other side of the universe from us. What the heck are they?
Well, they could be immense star-like objects powered by black holes. So, yeah.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/little-red...
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Well, they could be immense star-like objects powered by black holes. So, yeah.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/little-red...
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We so desperately need bold, clever, PRINCIPLED journalism right now. I’m so excited to see what this team does (and full disclosure, I am a super fan of more than one of these humans).
Introducing COYOTE: A worker-owned Bay Area media collective. Our stories will be public for the first two weeks. Read ‘em and subscribe! www.coyotemedia.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We so desperately need bold, clever, PRINCIPLED journalism right now. I’m so excited to see what this team does (and full disclosure, I am a super fan of more than one of these humans).
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Measles can lay dormant for years and come back as a rare but deadly brain disorder. The recent death in a child is a reminder that widespread MMR vaccination is important in protecting people who cannot be vaccinated. @andreatweather.bsky.social explains: www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...
Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after Infection, Child’s Death Shows
A child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal brain disorder that develops years after a measles infection. Experts underscore the need for vaccination to protect the most vulner...
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September 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Measles can lay dormant for years and come back as a rare but deadly brain disorder. The recent death in a child is a reminder that widespread MMR vaccination is important in protecting people who cannot be vaccinated. @andreatweather.bsky.social explains: www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...