Maya
@mayalkapoor.bsky.social
Freelance journalist covering climate change, biodiversity, and environmental justice | She/her | Formerly at @highcountrynews.org and @ncstate.bsky.social | mayalkapoor.com | Signal: MayaK.09 | Views my own
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Negotiators for 7 states say they’ve made progress in talks on how to share the shrinking Colorado River, but they’ve missed an initial federal deadline.
“Conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
The clock is ticking on the shrinking Colorado River as Western states miss a key deadline
Negotiators for seven states say they're making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River's chronic water shortages. But they missed an initial deadline.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Negotiators for 7 states say they’ve made progress in talks on how to share the shrinking Colorado River, but they’ve missed an initial federal deadline.
“Conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
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If any researchers--particularly early career scientists--would like to share their experiences trying to secure a PhD, postdoc, or asst prof position in the current funding/political environment, please let me know. I'm working on a story to run in January. You can be on the record or anonymous.
I'm a science journalist attending the @entsocamerica.bsky.social conference in Portland, Oregon--but only for today and tomorrow. #EntSoc25
Since I wasn't able to go to the whole thing, hit me with suggestions! What have been the best talks? What stories need to reach the public?
Since I wasn't able to go to the whole thing, hit me with suggestions! What have been the best talks? What stories need to reach the public?
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
If any researchers--particularly early career scientists--would like to share their experiences trying to secure a PhD, postdoc, or asst prof position in the current funding/political environment, please let me know. I'm working on a story to run in January. You can be on the record or anonymous.
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So thrilled to share the launch of this new project, Vital Signs, with climate desk readers. @who.int says climate change threatens to erode 50 years of public health gains. What does that look like? We’ll be reporting from five continents.
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So thrilled to share the launch of this new project, Vital Signs, with climate desk readers. @who.int says climate change threatens to erode 50 years of public health gains. What does that look like? We’ll be reporting from five continents.
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
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This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport.
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
People who live along the uranium transport route say they want assurances that they are not at risk.
www.azcentral.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport.
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Call for Applications: Press On’s Freedomways Reporting Fellowship is accepting applications for its 8-month fellowship from March to Oct 2026, for 6 reporters and storytellers from the South. form.jotform.com/252935798928...
Call for Applications: 2026 Freedomways Reporting Fellowship // Convocatoria de solicitudes: Beca de Periodismo Freedomways 2026
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Call for Applications: Press On’s Freedomways Reporting Fellowship is accepting applications for its 8-month fellowship from March to Oct 2026, for 6 reporters and storytellers from the South. form.jotform.com/252935798928...
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Asheboro pours a toxic chemical into the drinking water supply, does not play well with others & seems to have the municipal version of oppositional defiance disorder insideclimatenews.org/news/2710202...
Asheboro, North Carolina, Is Under Pressure to Control Discharges of a Toxic Chemical Into Drinking Water Supply - Inside Climate News
The EPA wants the city of 28,000 to rein in an industrial solvent, 1,4-Dioxane, from its wastewater discharges. So far, Asheboro has refused.
insideclimatenews.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Asheboro pours a toxic chemical into the drinking water supply, does not play well with others & seems to have the municipal version of oppositional defiance disorder insideclimatenews.org/news/2710202...
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12 months
$6,600 stipend
Connection to editors and a community of journalism professionals.
Deadline to apply to become an early career fellow of the The Open Notebook, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social: October 31. 🧪
$6,600 stipend
Connection to editors and a community of journalism professionals.
Deadline to apply to become an early career fellow of the The Open Notebook, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social: October 31. 🧪
Early-Career Fellowship Program - The Open Notebook
Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests ...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
12 months
$6,600 stipend
Connection to editors and a community of journalism professionals.
Deadline to apply to become an early career fellow of the The Open Notebook, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social: October 31. 🧪
$6,600 stipend
Connection to editors and a community of journalism professionals.
Deadline to apply to become an early career fellow of the The Open Notebook, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social: October 31. 🧪
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When I asked why I had been arrested, they answered ⬇️
"We have killed all the journalists. They died once. But we brought you here and you will die hundreds of times." 🙏🏼🇵🇸
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"We have killed all the journalists. They died once. But we brought you here and you will die hundreds of times." 🙏🏼🇵🇸
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials
Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When I asked why I had been arrested, they answered ⬇️
"We have killed all the journalists. They died once. But we brought you here and you will die hundreds of times." 🙏🏼🇵🇸
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"We have killed all the journalists. They died once. But we brought you here and you will die hundreds of times." 🙏🏼🇵🇸
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
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Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
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📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
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How to:
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues
From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues
From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
How to:
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues
From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues
From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
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‘US Supreme Court turns down Oak Flat copper mine case for a 2nd time’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
US Supreme Court turns down Oak Flat copper mine case for a 2nd time
The Supreme Court declined to hear Apache Stronghold's case a second time, but more cases are still on lower-court dockets.
www.azcentral.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
‘US Supreme Court turns down Oak Flat copper mine case for a 2nd time’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
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On the Colorado River, there is no more water.
That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future.
My latest:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future.
My latest:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News
A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.
insideclimatenews.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
On the Colorado River, there is no more water.
That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future.
My latest:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future.
My latest:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
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Oscar Guevara said he and his younger brother will head to El Salvador to bring their father cameras, clothes and other personal belongings.
“At least he is not dead, and that’s the only thing giving us hope,” Oscar Guevara said in Spanish.
“At least he is not dead, and that’s the only thing giving us hope,” Oscar Guevara said in Spanish.
BREAKING: Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported to a Louisiana immigration facility, from where his family said he will be deported to El Salvador tomorrow at 11 a.m.
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oscar Guevara said he and his younger brother will head to El Salvador to bring their father cameras, clothes and other personal belongings.
“At least he is not dead, and that’s the only thing giving us hope,” Oscar Guevara said in Spanish.
“At least he is not dead, and that’s the only thing giving us hope,” Oscar Guevara said in Spanish.
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The Uproot Project stands with the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association and the Committee to Protect Journalists in calling for the safety and freedom of journalists in Gaza, Yemen, and beyond.
September 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Uproot Project stands with the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association and the Committee to Protect Journalists in calling for the safety and freedom of journalists in Gaza, Yemen, and beyond.
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Workshop announcement! Join us in November for a hybrid workshop investigating the potential impacts in the Great Lakes Basin of shifting federal policy and spending. Applications due October 15. Learn more about what we have planned and how to apply! www.ijnr.org/2025-great-l...
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Workshop announcement! Join us in November for a hybrid workshop investigating the potential impacts in the Great Lakes Basin of shifting federal policy and spending. Applications due October 15. Learn more about what we have planned and how to apply! www.ijnr.org/2025-great-l...
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Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."
400 entertainers co-sign ACLU letter supporting Jimmy Kimmel
Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."
n.pr
September 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."
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Here's the deal folks. We haven't yet hit our fundraising goal. We have one more campaign planned for the year, but the long-term existence of this magazine hinges to a decent degree on readers signing up as recurring donors. If you value what we are making, it would mean a lot if you signed up
We have a fundraising campaign on right now, our second of the year. It's important to help us plan for the year ahead, and it would really help me not die from anxiety if we were able to hit our goal
So if you want to sign up to support bioGraphic, I would appreciate it
So if you want to sign up to support bioGraphic, I would appreciate it
At bioGraphic, we publish stories that inspire a deep appreciation for life on Earth—and hope for its future. 🌿
📣 To support our work, become a monthly donor and help us reach 100 new Insiders by September 19
You choose the amount, and every little bit helps:
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📣 To support our work, become a monthly donor and help us reach 100 new Insiders by September 19
You choose the amount, and every little bit helps:
give.calacademy.org/campaign/719...
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Here's the deal folks. We haven't yet hit our fundraising goal. We have one more campaign planned for the year, but the long-term existence of this magazine hinges to a decent degree on readers signing up as recurring donors. If you value what we are making, it would mean a lot if you signed up
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A United Nations commission of inquiry has determined that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, concluding in a 72-page report that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, just one of which would legally constitute a genocide.
UN Inquiry Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide and Calls for Arms Embargo
The findings could be used by the International Court of Justice, which has a pending genocide case against Israel.
truthout.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A United Nations commission of inquiry has determined that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, concluding in a 72-page report that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, just one of which would legally constitute a genocide.
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If you're an early-career journalist, consider applying for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's paid, mentored fellowship and follow in the footsteps of @katherinejwu.com, @janehu.bsky.social, @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, @1juliarosen.bsky.social, @celiaford.bsky.social and many more! Deadline: 10/31.
Applications are OPEN for our early-career fellowship program supported by the @bwfund.bsky.social!
Work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for The Open Notebook and become part of the TON team. 🧵
Work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for The Open Notebook and become part of the TON team. 🧵
Early-Career Fellowship Program - The Open Notebook
Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests ...
www.theopennotebook.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you're an early-career journalist, consider applying for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's paid, mentored fellowship and follow in the footsteps of @katherinejwu.com, @janehu.bsky.social, @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, @1juliarosen.bsky.social, @celiaford.bsky.social and many more! Deadline: 10/31.
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Are you a science or environment journalist who has covered (or may cover in the future) ocean conservation stories, including but not limited to stories about sharks?
I'm always available for a background briefing to teach you key topics before you pitch or write a story.
I'm always available for a background briefing to teach you key topics before you pitch or write a story.
September 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Are you a science or environment journalist who has covered (or may cover in the future) ocean conservation stories, including but not limited to stories about sharks?
I'm always available for a background briefing to teach you key topics before you pitch or write a story.
I'm always available for a background briefing to teach you key topics before you pitch or write a story.
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The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.
The Supreme Court says colleges can’t consider race. But ICE can.
So much for the justices' promise of a "colorblind Constitution."
www.motherjones.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.
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You can't keep good data down.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Climate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas
A small group of writers and researchers are launching an ambitious effort to preserve key climate data that the Trump administration has taken offline, including the climate.gov website.
www.yahoo.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
You can't keep good data down.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
n.pr
August 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.