Lisa Song
@lisalsong.bsky.social
Climate/environment reporter at ProPublica. Cartoon me by Laila Milevski. Pro-cats, anti-carrots. Contact: lisasong.42 on Signal
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Lisa Song
@lisalsong.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Understatement of the year: there's a lot happening with science and the environment...
Here's how I plan to cover these issues. Contact me if you have a story idea.
Here's how I plan to cover these issues. Contact me if you have a story idea.
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You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
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NEW: During a week at immigration court in Connecticut, I didn't see ICE once. During a day at the Federal Plaza in New York City, ICE was everywhere.
My tale of two immigration courts, with illustrator Matt Stevens, at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
My tale of two immigration courts, with illustrator Matt Stevens, at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
Many CT immigration cases are transferred to NYC court, where ICE is far more active
It’s much more common to see federal officers waiting in hallways and lingering outside courtrooms in Manhattan.
www.ctinsider.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: During a week at immigration court in Connecticut, I didn't see ICE once. During a day at the Federal Plaza in New York City, ICE was everywhere.
My tale of two immigration courts, with illustrator Matt Stevens, at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
My tale of two immigration courts, with illustrator Matt Stevens, at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
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NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
cluesbysam is my latest obsession. Loved the lazy reindeer today. 🦌
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
cluesbysam is my latest obsession. Loved the lazy reindeer today. 🦌
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People say you’re driving a moral panic, that you’re blocking good regulation, that there’s no point in resisting. And then you enforce a phone ban and miracles happen (qualitatively): nymag.com/intelligence...
How the Phone Ban Saved High School
Since the bell-to-bell device lockup, teens in New York have rediscovered the simple pleasures of conversation, board games, and poker.
nymag.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People say you’re driving a moral panic, that you’re blocking good regulation, that there’s no point in resisting. And then you enforce a phone ban and miracles happen (qualitatively): nymag.com/intelligence...
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Charities are rewriting their mission statements to remove or minimize language tied to race, inequity and historically disadvantaged communities. Great nonprofit data reporting from @emsimani.bsky.social, gorgeous design by @zisiga.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/dele...
Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms
As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Charities are rewriting their mission statements to remove or minimize language tied to race, inequity and historically disadvantaged communities. Great nonprofit data reporting from @emsimani.bsky.social, gorgeous design by @zisiga.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/dele...
Don’t let the robots take our jobs
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Don’t let the robots take our jobs
"This was something different: an American-made hunger crisis. So far this year, community health workers have referred almost 12,000 malnourished children for immediate medical attention."
Crucial reporting by Brett Murphy, @annamaria.bsky.social, 📸 by Brian Otieno
Crucial reporting by Brett Murphy, @annamaria.bsky.social, 📸 by Brian Otieno
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"This was something different: an American-made hunger crisis. So far this year, community health workers have referred almost 12,000 malnourished children for immediate medical attention."
Crucial reporting by Brett Murphy, @annamaria.bsky.social, 📸 by Brian Otieno
Crucial reporting by Brett Murphy, @annamaria.bsky.social, 📸 by Brian Otieno
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1/ After two years of bargaining, @propublica.org management has resisted our proposals to bring transparency and accountability to our disciplinary process.
You can support our union by sharing this post and signing our petition for a fair contract! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
You can support our union by sharing this post and signing our petition for a fair contract! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
1/ After two years of bargaining, @propublica.org management has resisted our proposals to bring transparency and accountability to our disciplinary process.
You can support our union by sharing this post and signing our petition for a fair contract! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
You can support our union by sharing this post and signing our petition for a fair contract! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Brown Daily Herald providing the best updates on the evolving active shooter situation at Brown right now: www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
Live updates: Two deceased in active shooter incident at Brown University
Serving the Brown University community since 1891
www.browndailyherald.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Brown Daily Herald providing the best updates on the evolving active shooter situation at Brown right now: www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
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When a well-off, widely respected pillar of the community and member of the hospital’s board can’t get the care he needs at the town’s only hospital, it raises the question: Who can?
Read the 5th and final part of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read the 5th and final part of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 5: Too Big to Fight
When a well-off, widely respected pillar of the community and member of the hospital’s board can’t get the care he needed at Phoebe, it raises the question: Who can?
projects.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
When a well-off, widely respected pillar of the community and member of the hospital’s board can’t get the care he needs at the town’s only hospital, it raises the question: Who can?
Read the 5th and final part of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read the 5th and final part of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Was not expecting the 👻 at the end of this. A little levity for your day.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/z...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/z...
Mamdani Will Move Into Gracie Mansion
The mayor-elect plans to leave his rent-stabilized Astoria apartment for the historic Upper East Side residence.
www.thecity.nyc
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Was not expecting the 👻 at the end of this. A little levity for your day.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/z...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/z...
When I first saw the photos Annie took during the inversion, I immediately thought of historical photos from pre-EPA days.
But these were taken in 2025. The Trump EPA has halted rules meant to reduce pollution in this community and others. Here's what we found:
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
But these were taken in 2025. The Trump EPA has halted rules meant to reduce pollution in this community and others. Here's what we found:
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
📽️ WATCH: Photographer @annie-flanagan.bsky.social went to Clairton, PA, where residents live in the shadow of the country’s largest coke plant. Coke is a product used to manufacture steel.
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
When I first saw the photos Annie took during the inversion, I immediately thought of historical photos from pre-EPA days.
But these were taken in 2025. The Trump EPA has halted rules meant to reduce pollution in this community and others. Here's what we found:
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
But these were taken in 2025. The Trump EPA has halted rules meant to reduce pollution in this community and others. Here's what we found:
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Reposted by Lisa Song
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
"Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud." 👀
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud." 👀
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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“This was like a fucking machine,” said assistant St. Louis County attorney Mike Ryan, “that was basically trying to roll over these girls.”
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“This was like a fucking machine,” said assistant St. Louis County attorney Mike Ryan, “that was basically trying to roll over these girls.”
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
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It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
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Doesn’t seem great that all the animals are turning to booze.
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Doesn’t seem great that all the animals are turning to booze.
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Sometimes this is what goes into changing one word.
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sometimes this is what goes into changing one word.
"Poor life choices"
actually he looks more relaxed than most of us right now, so I applaud his choices
actually he looks more relaxed than most of us right now, so I applaud his choices
“After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild,” the local animal control office said.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...
A raccoon went on a drunken rampage in a Virginia liquor store and passed out on the bathroom floor
“After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild,” the local animal control office said.
www.inquirer.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Poor life choices"
actually he looks more relaxed than most of us right now, so I applaud his choices
actually he looks more relaxed than most of us right now, so I applaud his choices
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We found that the BLM skipped environmental review on 75% of its grazing land. Our new @propublica.org story explains the ”loophole” that allows BLM to bypass enviro reviews. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We found that the BLM skipped environmental review on 75% of its grazing land. Our new @propublica.org story explains the ”loophole” that allows BLM to bypass enviro reviews. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
"Today, family separations are back, only now they are happening all across the country."
NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Today, family separations are back, only now they are happening all across the country."