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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
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NEW! Super proud to announce the release of our new compilation of the science on the health harms of gas-fired appliances in the home with a special focus on GAS STOVES.
From @sehnetwork.bsky.social with @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
From @sehnetwork.bsky.social with @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW! Super proud to announce the release of our new compilation of the science on the health harms of gas-fired appliances in the home with a special focus on GAS STOVES.
From @sehnetwork.bsky.social with @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
From @sehnetwork.bsky.social with @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
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Is fracking polluting our water? Well, there's pretty damning evidence that it is.
Sign up to attend our webinar to hear from Dr. John Stolz who will share his findings in about how our groundwater and aquifers are getting fracked.
bit.ly/FrackingPollutesPA
Wed, Nov 19, 7:30pm
Sign up to attend our webinar to hear from Dr. John Stolz who will share his findings in about how our groundwater and aquifers are getting fracked.
bit.ly/FrackingPollutesPA
Wed, Nov 19, 7:30pm
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fracking Pollution. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Science Confirms Fracking’s Pollution Join the Webinar with Dr. John Stolz to Learn from this New Study! Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 pm REGISTER BELOW: Fracking for natural gas and its operations…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Is fracking polluting our water? Well, there's pretty damning evidence that it is.
Sign up to attend our webinar to hear from Dr. John Stolz who will share his findings in about how our groundwater and aquifers are getting fracked.
bit.ly/FrackingPollutesPA
Wed, Nov 19, 7:30pm
Sign up to attend our webinar to hear from Dr. John Stolz who will share his findings in about how our groundwater and aquifers are getting fracked.
bit.ly/FrackingPollutesPA
Wed, Nov 19, 7:30pm
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The Trump administration is planning to open the California coast to new offshore oil leases for the first time in decades. But it's not clear if any oil companies actually want to drill: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Trump wants oil drilling off the coast of California. But does anyone else?
An oil trade group said drilling off Southern California was of interest. But the environmental pushback would be considerable.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The Trump administration is planning to open the California coast to new offshore oil leases for the first time in decades. But it's not clear if any oil companies actually want to drill: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
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Exclusive by me: A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, threatening the health of more than 2bn people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Exclusive by me: A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, threatening the health of more than 2bn people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Another delay while Hochul and certain Dems in the Assembly listen to fossil-fuel interests and building developers.
“'This is purely a political maneuver,' said Michael Hernandez, New York policy director at electrification advocacy nonprofit Rewiring America."
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“'This is purely a political maneuver,' said Michael Hernandez, New York policy director at electrification advocacy nonprofit Rewiring America."
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social
Is New York backpedaling on its pledge to electrify new buildings?
The state’s all-electric building standard is set to take effect Dec. 31. Gov. Hochul is considering delaying its implementation after pushback from some…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Another delay while Hochul and certain Dems in the Assembly listen to fossil-fuel interests and building developers.
“'This is purely a political maneuver,' said Michael Hernandez, New York policy director at electrification advocacy nonprofit Rewiring America."
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social
“'This is purely a political maneuver,' said Michael Hernandez, New York policy director at electrification advocacy nonprofit Rewiring America."
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social
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A gas pipeline that would run off the coast of New York City is one step closer to being built. It would dredge up contaminants from the seabed and disturb marine habitats.
A New York Gas Pipeline Is Closer to Construction, Despite Concerns From Lawmakers, Environmentalists - Inside Climate News
The state has rejected the pipeline three times. Advocates say it’s a betrayal of the state’s climate goals and a threat to water quality.
insideclimatenews.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A gas pipeline that would run off the coast of New York City is one step closer to being built. It would dredge up contaminants from the seabed and disturb marine habitats.
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The town board in Lansing, New York, is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction of a data center.
A Data Center Could Be Coming to an Upstate New York Town, and Residents Are Speaking Out - Inside Climate News
The town board in Lansing is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction.
insideclimatenews.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The town board in Lansing, New York, is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction of a data center.
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with the end of the shutdown looming, here's my look for @wired.com into what life has been like for EPA employees over the past five weeks: little to no heads up about who was getting furloughed next, important projects getting put on the back burner while deregulation moves forward:
The EPA Is in Chaos
“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
with the end of the shutdown looming, here's my look for @wired.com into what life has been like for EPA employees over the past five weeks: little to no heads up about who was getting furloughed next, important projects getting put on the back burner while deregulation moves forward:
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This administration seems determined to threaten the most basic of human rights, including food access. Join us for this month’s Livable Future Live on November 19, where our team will share how these policies endanger people’s lives. RSVP now: http://fwwat.ch/4qrgIJe
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This administration seems determined to threaten the most basic of human rights, including food access. Join us for this month’s Livable Future Live on November 19, where our team will share how these policies endanger people’s lives. RSVP now: http://fwwat.ch/4qrgIJe
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Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and health. Our new report shows how coal, oil & methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life. Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and health. Our new report shows how coal, oil & methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life. Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
NEW! Updated gas appliance section of the 9th ed #fracking science Compendium, w/ nearly 3x the number of studies we had 2 yrs ago. More data on carcinogenic & respiratory-harming emissions, and health & economic benefits of converting gas appliances to #electric.
W/ @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
W/ @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NEW! Updated gas appliance section of the 9th ed #fracking science Compendium, w/ nearly 3x the number of studies we had 2 yrs ago. More data on carcinogenic & respiratory-harming emissions, and health & economic benefits of converting gas appliances to #electric.
W/ @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
W/ @psr.org
tinyurl.com/2s4v7pmn
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Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the USA is losing
go.nature.com/3WB8bFS
go.nature.com/3WB8bFS
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
go.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the USA is losing
go.nature.com/3WB8bFS
go.nature.com/3WB8bFS
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Read about the Gates memo in the news? Wondering what @kimcobb.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social and I think about it?
No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:
No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:
The Bill Gates Memo: Climate Scientists Respond With Urgency — Covering Climate Now
Ahead of this month’s COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that effort to reducing emissions a...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Read about the Gates memo in the news? Wondering what @kimcobb.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social and I think about it?
No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:
No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:
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NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
“We need to do the right thing for the next generation.”
— home energy fair volunteer Rachel Kutzley
— home energy fair volunteer Rachel Kutzley
How to keep going at a time of great challenge for climate and clean energy? @dangearino.bsky.social went to a home energy fair in his hometown and found an antidote to cynicism.
A Home Energy Fair Offers a Counter Narrative to Cynicism About Climate Change - Inside Climate News
There are opportunities for local progress on climate, even when the federal government abdicates its role.
insideclimatenews.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“We need to do the right thing for the next generation.”
— home energy fair volunteer Rachel Kutzley
— home energy fair volunteer Rachel Kutzley
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I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
New UCLA data on #AlisoCanyon disaster: #Methane plumes from the Aliso Canyon #GasStorage blowout reached at least 6.2 miles downwind, into #PorterRanch.
Also confirmed earlier estimates of total emissions: nearly 100,000 metric tons of methane.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Also confirmed earlier estimates of total emissions: nearly 100,000 metric tons of methane.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Remote sensing helps confirm Aliso Canyon methane plumes traveled at least 6.2 miles downwind during blowout
Using a mix of airborne and satellite images as well as data from ground sensors, a UCLA-led research team has reconstructed how the shape and reach of the methane plumes from the 2015–16 Aliso Canyon...
phys.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New UCLA data on #AlisoCanyon disaster: #Methane plumes from the Aliso Canyon #GasStorage blowout reached at least 6.2 miles downwind, into #PorterRanch.
Also confirmed earlier estimates of total emissions: nearly 100,000 metric tons of methane.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Also confirmed earlier estimates of total emissions: nearly 100,000 metric tons of methane.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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The NIH has insisted there are no banned words
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next
The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official
www.statnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The NIH has insisted there are no banned words
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
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In the quest for "biological truth," the Trump admin discounts the very real biological truth that some men do get breast cancer
Now it'll be harder for male veterans diagnosed w/the rare but deadly cancer to get VA coverage
always read @ericumansky.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Now it'll be harder for male veterans diagnosed w/the rare but deadly cancer to get VA coverage
always read @ericumansky.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In the quest for "biological truth," the Trump admin discounts the very real biological truth that some men do get breast cancer
Now it'll be harder for male veterans diagnosed w/the rare but deadly cancer to get VA coverage
always read @ericumansky.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Now it'll be harder for male veterans diagnosed w/the rare but deadly cancer to get VA coverage
always read @ericumansky.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
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More than 5 million people face an increased cancer risk because they live near a type of industrial plant that would have been subject to rules put forward by the Biden.
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
More than 5 million people face an increased cancer risk because they live near a type of industrial plant that would have been subject to rules put forward by the Biden.
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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Let's talk about the dangers that fracking poses to human health.
Attend the webinar, Thursday, October 30th, 7:00pm
bit.ly/frackinghealthharms
Attend the webinar, Thursday, October 30th, 7:00pm
bit.ly/frackinghealthharms
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Truth about Fracking’s Harms to Human Health. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a webinar with Dr. Kathy Nolan, a Compendium author The Delaware River Frack Ban and Climate Action Coalition invites you to join us for a deep dive into how the development of fracking…
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October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Let's talk about the dangers that fracking poses to human health.
Attend the webinar, Thursday, October 30th, 7:00pm
bit.ly/frackinghealthharms
Attend the webinar, Thursday, October 30th, 7:00pm
bit.ly/frackinghealthharms
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🆕 #LancetClimate25 health threads of climate change at record-high levels:
+23% heat-related deaths/1990
📈Air pollution from wildfires; dengue
🤢#fossilfuels taking lives &💲public money
❤️🩹But, life-saving impact of action are reals: 160,000 lives saved yearly from shift away from coal
t.co/tqZFF18GwJ
+23% heat-related deaths/1990
📈Air pollution from wildfires; dengue
🤢#fossilfuels taking lives &💲public money
❤️🩹But, life-saving impact of action are reals: 160,000 lives saved yearly from shift away from coal
t.co/tqZFF18GwJ
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🆕 #LancetClimate25 health threads of climate change at record-high levels:
+23% heat-related deaths/1990
📈Air pollution from wildfires; dengue
🤢#fossilfuels taking lives &💲public money
❤️🩹But, life-saving impact of action are reals: 160,000 lives saved yearly from shift away from coal
t.co/tqZFF18GwJ
+23% heat-related deaths/1990
📈Air pollution from wildfires; dengue
🤢#fossilfuels taking lives &💲public money
❤️🩹But, life-saving impact of action are reals: 160,000 lives saved yearly from shift away from coal
t.co/tqZFF18GwJ
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Experts say the continued use of atrazine, known as the second most widely used herbicide in the U.S. after glyphosate, will likely harm hundreds of endangered species, rendering some extinct.
Trump Administration Dismisses Risks of Atrazine, a Farm Herbicide
Experts say the chemical’s continued use will likely harm hundreds of endangered species, rendering some extinct.
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Experts say the continued use of atrazine, known as the second most widely used herbicide in the U.S. after glyphosate, will likely harm hundreds of endangered species, rendering some extinct.