Maxine Joselow
@maxinejoselow.bsky.social
Climate and environmental reporter for @nytimes.com, cat mom, and baker. Send me tips on Signal at MaxineJ.55
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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Scoop: The EPA will no longer estimate the lives saved by reducing air pollution when writing clean-air regulations, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com.
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
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I'm very excited to join the @nytimes.com and its fantastic Climate team later this month — but I'm also keeping my @washingtonpost.com subscription forever
New Deputy Editor on Climate Desk | The New York Times Company
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February 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I'm very excited to join the @nytimes.com and its fantastic Climate team later this month — but I'm also keeping my @washingtonpost.com subscription forever
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🔥SCOOP: Internal docs show that the Trump admin has ordered up FURTHER changes to Independence National Historical Park.
ALSO: today's hearing w/ Judge Rufe was a fascinating moment for the judiciary, and historical reckoning.
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ALSO: today's hearing w/ Judge Rufe was a fascinating moment for the judiciary, and historical reckoning.
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Judge Weighs Trump’s Removal of Slavery Markers From George Washington’s House
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January 30, 2026 at 11:48 PM
🔥SCOOP: Internal docs show that the Trump admin has ordered up FURTHER changes to Independence National Historical Park.
ALSO: today's hearing w/ Judge Rufe was a fascinating moment for the judiciary, and historical reckoning.
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ALSO: today's hearing w/ Judge Rufe was a fascinating moment for the judiciary, and historical reckoning.
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A $17 billion backlog in FEMA aid.
Delays stem from a directive issued by Noem in June that said any expenditure of $100,000 or more must be approved by her office: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c... @byscottdance.com
Delays stem from a directive issued by Noem in June that said any expenditure of $100,000 or more must be approved by her office: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c... @byscottdance.com
Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck
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January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A $17 billion backlog in FEMA aid.
Delays stem from a directive issued by Noem in June that said any expenditure of $100,000 or more must be approved by her office: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c... @byscottdance.com
Delays stem from a directive issued by Noem in June that said any expenditure of $100,000 or more must be approved by her office: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c... @byscottdance.com
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New research - #airpollution from home wood burning in the US leads to about 8600 premature deaths a year
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Ambient air quality and health impacts of PM2.5 from US residential wood combustion
Air pollution from residential wood burning contributes to thousands of premature deaths annually, with unexpected urban impacts.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:28 AM
New research - #airpollution from home wood burning in the US leads to about 8600 premature deaths a year
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Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
The National Park Service has taken down a sign about climate change at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began. Yet the fort is extremely vulnerable to climate impacts like sea level rise. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/c...
Park Service Erases Climate Facts at Fort Sumter, Where the Civil War Began
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January 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The National Park Service has taken down a sign about climate change at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began. Yet the fort is extremely vulnerable to climate impacts like sea level rise. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/c...
For decades, the government has put a dollar value on the lives saved by federal regulations.
But under Trump, the value at the Environmental Protection Agency is now effectively $0.
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But under Trump, the value at the Environmental Protection Agency is now effectively $0.
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Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
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January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
For decades, the government has put a dollar value on the lives saved by federal regulations.
But under Trump, the value at the Environmental Protection Agency is now effectively $0.
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But under Trump, the value at the Environmental Protection Agency is now effectively $0.
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Interesting to see the Guardian's @dpcarrington.bsky.social weighing in on this. My take, as someone covering microplastics heavily for the past year (and currently sitting at a 200+ person conference with many of the scientists in question):
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‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
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January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Interesting to see the Guardian's @dpcarrington.bsky.social weighing in on this. My take, as someone covering microplastics heavily for the past year (and currently sitting at a 200+ person conference with many of the scientists in question):
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In a landmark 2024 study (www.healthdata.org/research-ana...), fine particle air pollution was the #1 contributor to disease burden globally & "disability-adjusted life-years," followed by high blood pressure, smoking & low birthweight & short gestation. 6/
January 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
In a landmark 2024 study (www.healthdata.org/research-ana...), fine particle air pollution was the #1 contributor to disease burden globally & "disability-adjusted life-years," followed by high blood pressure, smoking & low birthweight & short gestation. 6/
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Breaking News: A judge ruled that construction could resume on a large wind farm off Rhode Island, after the Trump administration halted the project.
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Stop Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind Project
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Breaking News: A judge ruled that construction could resume on a large wind farm off Rhode Island, after the Trump administration halted the project.
Scoop: The EPA will no longer estimate the lives saved by reducing air pollution when writing clean-air regulations, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com.
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Scoop: The EPA will no longer estimate the lives saved by reducing air pollution when writing clean-air regulations, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com.
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US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry
US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry
US president says oil majors primed to invest in rebuilding infrastructure following Maduro ouster
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January 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry
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Tatiana Schlossberg, the climate journalist whose terminal illness and position in the Kennedy family thrust her into the national spotlight late in life, died today at age 35.
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Tatiana Schlossberg, environmental journalist and Kennedy scion, dies at 35
In November, she announced her terminal cancer diagnosis in a New Yorker essay that took aim at one of her cousins, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tatiana Schlossberg, the climate journalist whose terminal illness and position in the Kennedy family thrust her into the national spotlight late in life, died today at age 35.
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Please read this story by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social. My pleasure to work with her and take the photos and video for this important reporting.
A Top Source of Lead Pollution Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Please read this story by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social. My pleasure to work with her and take the photos and video for this important reporting.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on an expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Getting there will require taking a helicopter over icy seas.
What do you want to know — about the trip, the glaciers, the research? Send your questions: trib.al/rdYRyO0
What do you want to know — about the trip, the glaciers, the research? Send your questions: trib.al/rdYRyO0
December 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on an expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Getting there will require taking a helicopter over icy seas.
What do you want to know — about the trip, the glaciers, the research? Send your questions: trib.al/rdYRyO0
What do you want to know — about the trip, the glaciers, the research? Send your questions: trib.al/rdYRyO0
A copper smelter in Arizona is one of the country's largest sources of lead pollution. Trump exempted it from complying with clean-air rules for the next two years.
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A Top Source of Lead Pollution Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A copper smelter in Arizona is one of the country's largest sources of lead pollution. Trump exempted it from complying with clean-air rules for the next two years.
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“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
Scoop: The Trump admin is considering giving SpaceX nearly 800 acres in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
Trump May Give 775 Acres of a Federal Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX
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December 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Scoop: The Trump admin is considering giving SpaceX nearly 800 acres in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
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"were expected to power more than 2.5 million homes and businesses across the Eastern United States" and "create together about 10,000 jobs"
The Trump admin just halted five additional wind farms off the East Coast, jeopardizing billions of dollars of investments. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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December 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"were expected to power more than 2.5 million homes and businesses across the Eastern United States" and "create together about 10,000 jobs"
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Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104 | KQED
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a pioneering historian at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, devoted her life to preserving Black histo...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
The Trump admin just halted five additional wind farms off the East Coast, jeopardizing billions of dollars of investments. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Trump admin just halted five additional wind farms off the East Coast, jeopardizing billions of dollars of investments. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
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The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions.
National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”
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December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions.
A federal judge today struck down the Trump administration’s halt on approving new wind farms on federal lands and waters. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...
Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal
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December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A federal judge today struck down the Trump administration’s halt on approving new wind farms on federal lands and waters. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...