It’s hot out there and getting hotter-summer heat waves last almost 2x longer than decades ago. But what if you still want to #hike, #bike, #camp and be “active? Try a #coolcation in one of these outdoor meccas I wrote about for @outsidemag.bsky.social : www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...

A spark of bright news. Now to keep this one from getting overturned.

Love national parks? Loathe using Reservation.gov? Not a long-term planner? My latest AARP story shares my personal tips for getting a last-minute campsite at or near a national park. www.aarp.org/travel/vacat...

Publication day for my 4-part series on the barriers patients face when trying to access - and get insurance coverage for - eating disorders treatment.

Kudos to Rob Waters and Diana Hembree of MindSite News and to the Pulitzer Center for the support!

#eatingdisorders #investigativejournalism

Whenever I had a discussion with a climate denier I'd send them to websites at NOAA, NASA, DOA, among others that had evidence based data to explainthe forces of a disturbed planet. Day 10: DOA instructed to scrub their website of Climate Change Facts. Watch the news... NOAA and NASA will be next.

If you’re like me, you’re desperately searching for bright spots in this ever-darkening picture. I found one here: Leonard Peltier is going home. Yes, it should have happened umpteen times before. Yes, way way too little (should be a pardon) and almost too late. But yay. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...

44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December

The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires

This is a HUGE case that will determine whether millions of Americans can still access free preventative care under the ACA. The consequences of a bad decision would literally be lethal for some patients.

I learned so much from this story by Jill Robinson illuminating the cultural importance of blue crab and the environmental changes hurting the fisheries. Great read!

Few road trips are as “bucket list” worthy as Big Sur, but too many travelers spend most of the drive in their cars. Here are the beaches you should stop for along the way. #bigsur #roadtripping #highway1 #californiacoast #lonelyplanetguide www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/bes...

Insurance coverage for mental health and substance abuse care is under threat from all sides:
- The Trump administration and a Republican-controlled house and senate could reverse the recent hard-fought gains in enforcing the mental health parity act
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Eek. Have been trying to let this outbreak fly by like all the previous H1N1 I’ve covered but this may be the time it really happens. #birdflu #h1n1 #epidemic

Not in any way implying excuses, but it is worth including for context that there is a reason folks hate UnitedHealthcare.

Smart delve into why @laurahelmuth.bsky.social 's tenure at Scientific American was so groundbreaking from @shiplives.bsky.social: "This makes some people mad when they don’t like what the science has to say (e.g., vaccines work; climate change is real; biological sex is not binary)."

This. A public health calamity is coming and we’ve got to find every way we can to stop it.

Climate change and wildlife, these are the studies we need #followthescience

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