Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman
@mitchzuckerman.bsky.social
Urban Ecologist | University of Maryland | cities, climate resilience, green infrastructure, soils, novel ecosystem services | fun: sci-fi photos music | he/him
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The EPA has eliminated its research division, which for decades has provided the science behind regulations on clean air, clean water, and toxic chemicals.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
apnews.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The EPA has eliminated its research division, which for decades has provided the science behind regulations on clean air, clean water, and toxic chemicals.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
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The evil that men do lives after them
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.
July 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.
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It will also kill a lot of people.
May 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It will also kill a lot of people.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The most important thing you can do about climate change has nothing to do with …
what we eat
what we drive
what we wear
or any other aspect of our personal carbon footprint.
Our VOICES are the most powerful force we have to change the world.
That’s why …
what we eat
what we drive
what we wear
or any other aspect of our personal carbon footprint.
Our VOICES are the most powerful force we have to change the world.
That’s why …
May 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The most important thing you can do about climate change has nothing to do with …
what we eat
what we drive
what we wear
or any other aspect of our personal carbon footprint.
Our VOICES are the most powerful force we have to change the world.
That’s why …
what we eat
what we drive
what we wear
or any other aspect of our personal carbon footprint.
Our VOICES are the most powerful force we have to change the world.
That’s why …
Wrapping up the semester in "Science, fiction, and our environmental future" with a discussion of the hope/solar punk of Becky Chambers and some synthesis on their thoughts on the next 10-20 years.
May 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wrapping up the semester in "Science, fiction, and our environmental future" with a discussion of the hope/solar punk of Becky Chambers and some synthesis on their thoughts on the next 10-20 years.
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“The NSF can be understood not only as a catalyst of scientific promise for national purpose, but also as a guarded response to fears about centralized control over knowledge and thought, shaped by the dark shadows of the Third Reich and the emerging Red Scare.”
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The NSF can be understood not only as a catalyst of scientific promise for national purpose, but also as a guarded response to fears about centralized control over knowledge and thought, shaped by the dark shadows of the Third Reich and the emerging Red Scare.”
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Another garbage, unconstitutional executive order from the President. Now he claims that states can't set their own environmental laws, like California's carbon trading program, which by the way, has existed since... 2006.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump makes sweeping move to undercut state climate laws, including California's
'These State laws and policies are fundamentally irreconcilable with my Administration's objective to unleash American energy,' the president wrote. 'They should not stand.'
www.latimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Another garbage, unconstitutional executive order from the President. Now he claims that states can't set their own environmental laws, like California's carbon trading program, which by the way, has existed since... 2006.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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10/10 Onion headline
April 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
10/10 Onion headline
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BREAKING NEWS: DIRE SEA CUCUMBER OFFICIALLY DE-EXTINCTED! These incredible predators were once feared throughout the Pleistocene landscape by even the mightiest of slowly falling marine detritus particles
April 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
BREAKING NEWS: DIRE SEA CUCUMBER OFFICIALLY DE-EXTINCTED! These incredible predators were once feared throughout the Pleistocene landscape by even the mightiest of slowly falling marine detritus particles
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Sotomayor says the Trump DOJ's position is that it can ship off citizens and immigrants alike to El Salvador then detain them indefinitely without judicial review.
"History is no stranger to such lawless regimes, but
this Nation’s system of laws is designed to prevent, not enable, their rise."
"History is no stranger to such lawless regimes, but
this Nation’s system of laws is designed to prevent, not enable, their rise."
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Sotomayor says the Trump DOJ's position is that it can ship off citizens and immigrants alike to El Salvador then detain them indefinitely without judicial review.
"History is no stranger to such lawless regimes, but
this Nation’s system of laws is designed to prevent, not enable, their rise."
"History is no stranger to such lawless regimes, but
this Nation’s system of laws is designed to prevent, not enable, their rise."
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Scoop from me and Jake: FEMA is ending BRIC. grist.org/politics/fem...
FEMA moves to end one of its biggest disaster adaptation programs
In an internal FEMA memorandum obtained by Grist, the Trump administration announced it plans to dismantle the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
grist.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Scoop from me and Jake: FEMA is ending BRIC. grist.org/politics/fem...
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People will say this is the result of a presidential election, and that’s partly true. But the Constitution does not delegate tariff power to the president, and he is only able to impose these ruinous, peace-destroying taxes because Congress has let him do so. Congress can end this at any time.
April 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
People will say this is the result of a presidential election, and that’s partly true. But the Constitution does not delegate tariff power to the president, and he is only able to impose these ruinous, peace-destroying taxes because Congress has let him do so. Congress can end this at any time.
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The 2024 US annual national security threat assessment from the Office of the Director of National Security mentions #climate threats ~20 times.
Trump's 2025 report? Not once.
The 2024 assessment mentions Greenland zero times.
The 2025 Trump report? 4 times.
www.dni.gov
Trump's 2025 report? Not once.
The 2024 assessment mentions Greenland zero times.
The 2025 Trump report? 4 times.
www.dni.gov
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www.dni.gov
March 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The 2024 US annual national security threat assessment from the Office of the Director of National Security mentions #climate threats ~20 times.
Trump's 2025 report? Not once.
The 2024 assessment mentions Greenland zero times.
The 2025 Trump report? 4 times.
www.dni.gov
Trump's 2025 report? Not once.
The 2024 assessment mentions Greenland zero times.
The 2025 Trump report? 4 times.
www.dni.gov
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We need to find a better word than "benefits". I paid in to SS for 53 years and I won't live long enough to get even half what I paid in back. That's fine - it's how SS should work, but I'm sick of aholes like Elmo calling them "benefits" as if he's giving me something.
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We need to find a better word than "benefits". I paid in to SS for 53 years and I won't live long enough to get even half what I paid in back. That's fine - it's how SS should work, but I'm sick of aholes like Elmo calling them "benefits" as if he's giving me something.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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Rebellions are built on hope.
March 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Rebellions are built on hope.
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Congestion pricing works.
NEW: the Port Authority tunnels and bridges January 2025 data is finally here — and I took a first pass at dissecting it.
First takeaway: 74,000 fewer cars crossed between NY and NJ in the first month of congestion pricing.
More ⬇️
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
First takeaway: 74,000 fewer cars crossed between NY and NJ in the first month of congestion pricing.
More ⬇️
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Congestion pricing works.
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Our special issue on #Green #Infrastructure Futures is now complete in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Including our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ianmell.bsky.social @mitchzuckerman.bsky.social @oh-the-urbanity.bsky.social & Sarah Clement
Including our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ianmell.bsky.social @mitchzuckerman.bsky.social @oh-the-urbanity.bsky.social & Sarah Clement
March 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our special issue on #Green #Infrastructure Futures is now complete in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Including our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ianmell.bsky.social @mitchzuckerman.bsky.social @oh-the-urbanity.bsky.social & Sarah Clement
Including our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ianmell.bsky.social @mitchzuckerman.bsky.social @oh-the-urbanity.bsky.social & Sarah Clement
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Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
Here’s a campaign to send Trunp postcards at the White House on March 15 - here comes the Ides of Trunp cc4democracy.com/2025-cards/c...
Card 5: Ides of Trump — Card Campaign For Democracy
DONALD TRUMP: YOU WORK FOR US You weren’t elected as a king or dictator. Our Constitution prevents this. You lack a mandate from the American people to dismantle our rule of law, wreck our economy,...
cc4democracy.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here’s a campaign to send Trunp postcards at the White House on March 15 - here comes the Ides of Trunp cc4democracy.com/2025-cards/c...
Today is #givingday at UMD - I’ll be giving to the Tom Meixner Promise Scholarship fund - will you give too? Tom was an alum of our program and a promise scholarship is a great was to honor his legacy and memory
givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/pr...
givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/pr...
Give to Professor Thomas Meixner Maryland Promise Scholarship | Giving Day
I’m ready to support Professor Thomas Meixner Maryland Promise Scholarship on March 5, 2025 during Giving Day. Learn more about Professor Thomas Meixner Maryland Promise Scholarship
givingday.umd.edu
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today is #givingday at UMD - I’ll be giving to the Tom Meixner Promise Scholarship fund - will you give too? Tom was an alum of our program and a promise scholarship is a great was to honor his legacy and memory
givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/pr...
givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/pr...
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🏳️⚧️ Yay! It’s the absolute minimum from Ds but we’ll take it 🏳️⚧️
The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
March 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🏳️⚧️ Yay! It’s the absolute minimum from Ds but we’ll take it 🏳️⚧️