Martha Pskowski
@psskow.bsky.social
Reporter for Inside Climate News in El Paso, Texas. Reporting on water, oil, gas, borders.
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In 2003, Midland identified groundwater contamination at the T-Bar Ranch, a property in Winkler County that it was counting on for long-term water security.
I investigated why, more than 20 years later, the remediation still hasn't finished. (1)
I investigated why, more than 20 years later, the remediation still hasn't finished. (1)
In a lawsuit filed in Crane County, Texas, Billy Meister Jr. alleges “catastrophic impacts” from injection wells and compromised abandoned wells. In January 2022, a geyser of produced water erupted through an old well on Meister’s ranch. It took months to control and plug.
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
In a lawsuit filed in Crane County, Texas, Billy Meister Jr. alleges “catastrophic impacts” from injection wells and compromised abandoned wells. In January 2022, a geyser of produced water erupted through an old well on Meister’s ranch. It took months to control and plug.
took my dog on a little walk and had lovely chats with three different neighbors in the span of 30 minutes... i love you el paso.
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
took my dog on a little walk and had lovely chats with three different neighbors in the span of 30 minutes... i love you el paso.
radio gig in ABQ! www.kunm.org/job-openings...
KUNM Seeks Senior Reporter
Come work for KUNM as a Reporter
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January 28, 2026 at 8:48 PM
radio gig in ABQ! www.kunm.org/job-openings...
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It’s a good time for you to read up on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border—especially all of the different types of technologies spying on residents and travelers there.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
Surveillance Technology at the U.S.-Mexico Border: An EFF Zine
Learn how to spot surveillance at the border.As surveillance technology becomes ubiquitous along the U.S.-Mexico border, the equipment is still sometimes unknown or invisible to even the activists, hu...
www.eff.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It’s a good time for you to read up on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border—especially all of the different types of technologies spying on residents and travelers there.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
On Saturday I ran my first ultramarathon. Just so happened to be the rainiest day in months. Grateful to the land stewards who made this possible! Franklin Mountains State Park is my happy place.
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
On Saturday I ran my first ultramarathon. Just so happened to be the rainiest day in months. Grateful to the land stewards who made this possible! Franklin Mountains State Park is my happy place.
Reposted by Martha Pskowski
Happening now: a large group of mostly clergy — primarily local faith leaders, some not — are staging an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis airport.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Happening now: a large group of mostly clergy — primarily local faith leaders, some not — are staging an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis airport.
Reposted by Martha Pskowski
The death of a 55-year-old Cuban detainee who died on Jan. 3 at a federal immigration detention camp in El Paso was ruled a homicide Wednesday by the El Paso Medical Examiner’s office. buff.ly/tEQIiUQ
Immigrant’s death in ICE custody ruled homicide by El Paso medical examiner
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being…
txst.us
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The death of a 55-year-old Cuban detainee who died on Jan. 3 at a federal immigration detention camp in El Paso was ruled a homicide Wednesday by the El Paso Medical Examiner’s office. buff.ly/tEQIiUQ
El Paso electeds celebrated Meta's decision to build a data center here. The local utility talked up renewables to power it. So it came as a surprise - even to city council - that El Paso Electric wants to to build a gas power plant for Meta in the Sun City.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas - Inside Climate News
EL PASO—In October 2025, local officials celebrated the groundbreaking of a 1-gigawatt, $1.5 billion data center for the tech giant Meta. El Paso Electric had previously stated that existing infrastr...
insideclimatenews.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 PM
El Paso electeds celebrated Meta's decision to build a data center here. The local utility talked up renewables to power it. So it came as a surprise - even to city council - that El Paso Electric wants to to build a gas power plant for Meta in the Sun City.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
hearing my friends on the radio never gets old (even if they're talking about vicious dog attacks). el paso i love you.
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
hearing my friends on the radio never gets old (even if they're talking about vicious dog attacks). el paso i love you.
it's one of those days that it feels like El Paso will just be swallowed by one giant data center/detention center/border wall
January 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
it's one of those days that it feels like El Paso will just be swallowed by one giant data center/detention center/border wall
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More than 500 active cases of groundwater contamination linked to oil and gas activities
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. - Inside Climate News
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
insideclimatenews.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
More than 500 active cases of groundwater contamination linked to oil and gas activities
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
I unfortunately did not get the memo that Marty Supreme is a bad movie before going to see it. I can't remember the last time I left the theater mid-way through a movie!
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I unfortunately did not get the memo that Marty Supreme is a bad movie before going to see it. I can't remember the last time I left the theater mid-way through a movie!
Reposted by Martha Pskowski
West Texas cities are scrambling for water. But decades of oil and gas drilling has impacted the region’s water quality.
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. - Inside Climate News
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
insideclimatenews.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
West Texas cities are scrambling for water. But decades of oil and gas drilling has impacted the region’s water quality.
In 2003, Midland identified groundwater contamination at the T-Bar Ranch, a property in Winkler County that it was counting on for long-term water security.
I investigated why, more than 20 years later, the remediation still hasn't finished. (1)
I investigated why, more than 20 years later, the remediation still hasn't finished. (1)
January 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
In 2003, Midland identified groundwater contamination at the T-Bar Ranch, a property in Winkler County that it was counting on for long-term water security.
I investigated why, more than 20 years later, the remediation still hasn't finished. (1)
I investigated why, more than 20 years later, the remediation still hasn't finished. (1)
International 10k today between El Paso and Juárez.
¡Arriba Juárez! ¡Arriba la frontera!
¡Arriba Juárez! ¡Arriba la frontera!
January 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
International 10k today between El Paso and Juárez.
¡Arriba Juárez! ¡Arriba la frontera!
¡Arriba Juárez! ¡Arriba la frontera!
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Tragic reporting from @nolanews.bsky.social: A Honduran deckhand that has worked on oyster boats at the mouth of the Mississippi River for over two decades jumped into the water and drowned while fleeing the U.S. Coast Guard conducting immigration sweeps across Louisiana
Oystermen grieve Honduran deckhand who drowned fleeing feds during Louisiana immigration sweeps
Walter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera drowned in his white shrimp boots after 20 years working on oyster boats around Hopedale. He was 48. “They’re all good people, really good people,” said a longtime oys...
www.nola.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Tragic reporting from @nolanews.bsky.social: A Honduran deckhand that has worked on oyster boats at the mouth of the Mississippi River for over two decades jumped into the water and drowned while fleeing the U.S. Coast Guard conducting immigration sweeps across Louisiana
Reposted by Martha Pskowski
Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this month, has been a member of the National Guard, Border Patrol and a tactical ICE unit. His career trajectory reflects the U.S. government’s steady militarization of immigration enforcement.
Agent Who Shot Renee Good in Minneapolis Was Trained to Track and Apprehend Fugitives
From Iraq to ICE, Jonathan Ross’s career reflects a 20-year government effort to reshape immigration enforcement with a military mind-set.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this month, has been a member of the National Guard, Border Patrol and a tactical ICE unit. His career trajectory reflects the U.S. government’s steady militarization of immigration enforcement.
Reposted by Martha Pskowski
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
newsguild.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
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ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
As of today I've been at @insideclimatenews.org three years! Where does the time go?
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
As of today I've been at @insideclimatenews.org three years! Where does the time go?
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ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
minnesotareformer.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
This messaging is so good that my (cyclist) boyfriend *who has never been to New York City* woke up today telling me about how Mamdani fixed the bump. I am sure urban bikers across the country are eating this up.
The awful Williamsburg Bridge off-ramp was leveled by
Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT on Tuesday ahead of a $70 million capital improvement project that will make Delancey Street safer and more navigable for cyclists and pedestrians.
New from @sophlebo.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/shorts/XIZD7...
Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT on Tuesday ahead of a $70 million capital improvement project that will make Delancey Street safer and more navigable for cyclists and pedestrians.
New from @sophlebo.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/shorts/XIZD7...
Williamsburg Bridge bike ramp fixed by Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT #nyc #urbancycling #bike
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
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January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This messaging is so good that my (cyclist) boyfriend *who has never been to New York City* woke up today telling me about how Mamdani fixed the bump. I am sure urban bikers across the country are eating this up.
Reposted by Martha Pskowski
and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions
tariffs coming for my trail running shoes...
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
tariffs coming for my trail running shoes...