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Climate & Accountability Campaigns at the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org. Your place for rigorous, independent, intersectional climate science. #EnvironmentalJustice always.
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People can’t afford home insurance, and Big Oil is to blame.
"States need every tool available to protect their residents, including the ability to make the big oil corporations most responsible for this mess pay their fair share of the rising costs," said CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"States need every tool available to protect their residents, including the ability to make the big oil corporations most responsible for this mess pay their fair share of the rising costs," said CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
People can’t afford home insurance, and Big Oil is to blame.
"States need every tool available to protect their residents, including the ability to make the big oil corporations most responsible for this mess pay their fair share of the rising costs," said CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"States need every tool available to protect their residents, including the ability to make the big oil corporations most responsible for this mess pay their fair share of the rising costs," said CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
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Minnesota is one step closer to putting ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute on trial for climate and consumer fraud. 🙌
"These defendants prioritized their profits over the people of Minnesota, and deception was their business model,” said @ag.state.mn.us last year.
"These defendants prioritized their profits over the people of Minnesota, and deception was their business model,” said @ag.state.mn.us last year.
Minnesota moves closer to putting Exxon, Koch, and American Petroleum Institute on trial | Center for Climate Integrity
A three judge panel rejected Big Oil’s latest arguments for escaping the state’s climate and consumer fraud lawsuit.
climateintegrity.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Minnesota is one step closer to putting ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute on trial for climate and consumer fraud. 🙌
"These defendants prioritized their profits over the people of Minnesota, and deception was their business model,” said @ag.state.mn.us last year.
"These defendants prioritized their profits over the people of Minnesota, and deception was their business model,” said @ag.state.mn.us last year.
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Curious about the meaning behind the utility poles in Bad Bunny’s Superbowl half-time show? There’s a long and troubled history of grid unreliability in Puerto Rico, and we’ve got the receipts.🧵👇
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Curious about the meaning behind the utility poles in Bad Bunny’s Superbowl half-time show? There’s a long and troubled history of grid unreliability in Puerto Rico, and we’ve got the receipts.🧵👇
Dr. Delta Merner is quoted, noting that the end of the Chevron deference means that judges “must more carefully assess scientific evidence when interpreting the law. That elevates the importance of clear, well-supported science in the courtroom and robust standards for evaluating expert testimony.”
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Dr. Delta Merner is quoted, noting that the end of the Chevron deference means that judges “must more carefully assess scientific evidence when interpreting the law. That elevates the importance of clear, well-supported science in the courtroom and robust standards for evaluating expert testimony.”
Rolling back science-based regulations will worsen the #ClimateCrisis and expose frontline communities to greater cumulative risks. Join us for an Action Hour to learn how to fight back: Action Hour: Fight Back against Deregulation on Tuesday, February 17, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
UCS Action Hour: Fight Back against Deregulation
The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual action hour where we will practice tactics for resisting federal deregulation of public health and environmental safeguards through strong pu...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Rolling back science-based regulations will worsen the #ClimateCrisis and expose frontline communities to greater cumulative risks. Join us for an Action Hour to learn how to fight back: Action Hour: Fight Back against Deregulation on Tuesday, February 17, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
More disturbing news today about the removal of scientific evidence from decision-making processes in our federal government. Censoring educational materials about the climate crisis will not make it go away - it will just make our public institutions less equipped to deal with it.
Climate science removed from judicial manual after GOP complaints
Republican attorneys general argued the new chapter would put judges “firmly on one side” of climate lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry.
www.eenews.net
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
More disturbing news today about the removal of scientific evidence from decision-making processes in our federal government. Censoring educational materials about the climate crisis will not make it go away - it will just make our public institutions less equipped to deal with it.
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Huge. Laws like this were designed to punish investors for taking basic steps to address climate risk.
@sierraclub.org statement: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
(Also worth noting: the firms targeted were never actually “boycotting” fossil fuels—that was political misinformation all along.)
@sierraclub.org statement: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
(Also worth noting: the firms targeted were never actually “boycotting” fossil fuels—that was political misinformation all along.)
A federal district judge on Wednesday declared Senate Bill 13 — a 2021 law restricting state investments in companies boycotting the fossil fuel industry — unconstitutional, calling it “facially overbroad” and citing First and Fourteenth Amendment concerns.
Texas fossil fuel boycott law ruled unconstitutional
A judge ruled Senate Bill 13, passed in 2021, violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The law prevented state investments in firms it deemed as boycotting oil and gas companies.
www.texastribune.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Huge. Laws like this were designed to punish investors for taking basic steps to address climate risk.
@sierraclub.org statement: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
(Also worth noting: the firms targeted were never actually “boycotting” fossil fuels—that was political misinformation all along.)
@sierraclub.org statement: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
(Also worth noting: the firms targeted were never actually “boycotting” fossil fuels—that was political misinformation all along.)
📣NEW @ucs.org analysis documents how extreme weather events were behind all the largest power outages in the Central U.S. over the past decade, affecting hundreds of thousands of customers and demonstrating the urgent need to build a more resilient electric #grid.
Power After the Storm
As climate change can exacerbate extreme events the need for science-based, proactive grid modernization is more pressing than ever.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Artificial intelligence has been used in climate science for nearly 25 years. Read here to find out how and why.
How Do Climate Scientists Use Artificial Intelligence?
The AI used in climate research right now is much less energy intensive than the large language models like ChatGPT.
blog.ucs.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Artificial intelligence has been used in climate science for nearly 25 years. Read here to find out how and why.
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“Someone has to pay — and it will be us, if Big Oil gets immunity,” said Shemona Moreno of @350seattle.bsky.social.
Big Oil knowingly fueling the climate crisis, and communities are paying the price.
Congress must protect our right to hold polluting corporations accountable.
Big Oil knowingly fueling the climate crisis, and communities are paying the price.
Congress must protect our right to hold polluting corporations accountable.
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
“Someone has to pay — and it will be us, if Big Oil gets immunity,” said Shemona Moreno of @350seattle.bsky.social.
Big Oil knowingly fueling the climate crisis, and communities are paying the price.
Congress must protect our right to hold polluting corporations accountable.
Big Oil knowingly fueling the climate crisis, and communities are paying the price.
Congress must protect our right to hold polluting corporations accountable.
Congrats to the Illinois Make Polluters Pay coalition on last week's kickoff rally in support of the state's newly introduced climate superfund bill. Despite the freezing temperatures, Chicago showed out in force to say #MakePollutersPay!
📸Photo credit: Vanessa Bly for NRDC @nrdc.org
📸Photo credit: Vanessa Bly for NRDC @nrdc.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Congrats to the Illinois Make Polluters Pay coalition on last week's kickoff rally in support of the state's newly introduced climate superfund bill. Despite the freezing temperatures, Chicago showed out in force to say #MakePollutersPay!
📸Photo credit: Vanessa Bly for NRDC @nrdc.org
📸Photo credit: Vanessa Bly for NRDC @nrdc.org
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Third Act Maine came out in force for the Make Polluters Pay Day of Action, even though many of us had to get up early to dig cars out after a heavy snow storm & drive an hour or more, Maine elders showed up for the future of the planet!
@polluterspay.bsky.social
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@polluterspay.bsky.social
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Mainers Demand World’s Largest Polluters Pay for Climate Damage
State and municipal leaders joined Mainers from across the state at the State House on January 27, 2026 for a Make Polluters Pay Action Day, calling on state lawmakers to...
thirdact.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Third Act Maine came out in force for the Make Polluters Pay Day of Action, even though many of us had to get up early to dig cars out after a heavy snow storm & drive an hour or more, Maine elders showed up for the future of the planet!
@polluterspay.bsky.social
thirdact.org/maine/2026/0...
@polluterspay.bsky.social
thirdact.org/maine/2026/0...
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A big win today: a federal court found that the Trump administration’s sham report attacking climate science was created in secret by a hand-picked set of climate policy opponents, violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Read our statement here:
Court Rules Trump Administration’s Secret “Climate Working Group” Violated Federal Law
Court declared today that the Trump administration violated federal law when it secretly formed the “Climate Working Group” and tasked it with writing a dangerously slanted report used as the basis fo...
www.ucs.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A big win today: a federal court found that the Trump administration’s sham report attacking climate science was created in secret by a hand-picked set of climate policy opponents, violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Read our statement here:
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My letter on the @financialtimes.com story on BP/Shell’s climate rollbacks is now published.
The key takeaway: most investors should recognize that the interests of major polluters are often at odds with their own long-term portfolio interests—and should act accordingly.
www.ft.com/content/e100...
The key takeaway: most investors should recognize that the interests of major polluters are often at odds with their own long-term portfolio interests—and should act accordingly.
www.ft.com/content/e100...
Letter: How climate goals skewed incentives for Shell and BP
From Ben Cushing, Director, The Sierra Club’s Sustainable Finance Campaign, Washington, DC, US
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
My letter on the @financialtimes.com story on BP/Shell’s climate rollbacks is now published.
The key takeaway: most investors should recognize that the interests of major polluters are often at odds with their own long-term portfolio interests—and should act accordingly.
www.ft.com/content/e100...
The key takeaway: most investors should recognize that the interests of major polluters are often at odds with their own long-term portfolio interests—and should act accordingly.
www.ft.com/content/e100...
Californians are no strangers to floods, fires, and extreme heat. We're paying the price with our health and from our pockets. 💸 ❤️🩹
Join us during #MakePollutersPay Week of Action to shift climate costs off people and onto Big Polluters. Write to state legislators: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-ca-ho...
Join us during #MakePollutersPay Week of Action to shift climate costs off people and onto Big Polluters. Write to state legislators: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-ca-ho...
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Californians are no strangers to floods, fires, and extreme heat. We're paying the price with our health and from our pockets. 💸 ❤️🩹
Join us during #MakePollutersPay Week of Action to shift climate costs off people and onto Big Polluters. Write to state legislators: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-ca-ho...
Join us during #MakePollutersPay Week of Action to shift climate costs off people and onto Big Polluters. Write to state legislators: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-ca-ho...
Removing Noem from the helm of DHS would be an important first step to preserve FEMA, but much more is needed from Congress to stop the Trump administration’s destructive actions to undermine the disaster agency and endanger people across the country.
Secretary Noem's Reckless Undermining of FEMA As Well As Her Destructive DHS Agenda Means She Must Go
Congress must stop the Trump administration’s destructive actions.
blog.ucs.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Removing Noem from the helm of DHS would be an important first step to preserve FEMA, but much more is needed from Congress to stop the Trump administration’s destructive actions to undermine the disaster agency and endanger people across the country.
Climate change is no accident. Fossil fuel companies have known for decades that their products are causing harmful climate emissions and related impacts. It’s time to #MakePollutersPay!
Learn more: www.ucs.org/resources/de...
Join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
Learn more: www.ucs.org/resources/de...
Join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Climate change is no accident. Fossil fuel companies have known for decades that their products are causing harmful climate emissions and related impacts. It’s time to #MakePollutersPay!
Learn more: www.ucs.org/resources/de...
Join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
Learn more: www.ucs.org/resources/de...
Join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
Learn more about the science underlying climate superfund bills in this new blog from our colleague Dr. Carly Phillips. #MakePollutersPay
How Climate Superfund Bills Use Science to Make Polluters Pay
This week, communities across the country are asking their state legislators for a common-sense solution—using a practice that's been around for decades—to make polluters pay.
In 1980, following de...
blog.ucs.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Learn more about the science underlying climate superfund bills in this new blog from our colleague Dr. Carly Phillips. #MakePollutersPay
Powerful article from UNE emeritus professor Richard Peterson:
"A principle we’ve all known since kindergarten: If you break it, you fix it. The climate has been broken, and large fossil fuel companies have been breaking it knowingly for many decades."
#MakePollutersPay
"A principle we’ve all known since kindergarten: If you break it, you fix it. The climate has been broken, and large fossil fuel companies have been breaking it knowingly for many decades."
#MakePollutersPay
Maine needs a climate superfund rooted in justice | Opinion
The culprits of climate change-related damage in Maine should cover repair of that damage. A bill before the Legislature proposes just this.
www.pressherald.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Powerful article from UNE emeritus professor Richard Peterson:
"A principle we’ve all known since kindergarten: If you break it, you fix it. The climate has been broken, and large fossil fuel companies have been breaking it knowingly for many decades."
#MakePollutersPay
"A principle we’ve all known since kindergarten: If you break it, you fix it. The climate has been broken, and large fossil fuel companies have been breaking it knowingly for many decades."
#MakePollutersPay
We were proud to join Mainers at the State House yesterday for the #MakePollutersPay Climate Impacts Live Gallery, featuring photos and art that illustrate the impact of the climate crisis on Maine communities, livelihoods, and environment. Constituents spoke in favor of the Climate Superfund Act.
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We were proud to join Mainers at the State House yesterday for the #MakePollutersPay Climate Impacts Live Gallery, featuring photos and art that illustrate the impact of the climate crisis on Maine communities, livelihoods, and environment. Constituents spoke in favor of the Climate Superfund Act.
"We expect the weather forecast to be right, we expect science and technology that allow weather hazards to be anticipated within reason, and we expect public services to protect our lives and livelihoods from such hazards—floods and fires, tornadoes, and hurricanes."
What Americans Lose if Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
blog.ucs.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"We expect the weather forecast to be right, we expect science and technology that allow weather hazards to be anticipated within reason, and we expect public services to protect our lives and livelihoods from such hazards—floods and fires, tornadoes, and hurricanes."
📣 It’s time to #MakePollutersPay! For too long, fossil fuel companies have put profits over people, making billions while communities suffer from climate disasters.
🌎 Join the Week of Action to demand accountability & climate justice. Find an event near you! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
🌎 Join the Week of Action to demand accountability & climate justice. Find an event near you! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
📣 It’s time to #MakePollutersPay! For too long, fossil fuel companies have put profits over people, making billions while communities suffer from climate disasters.
🌎 Join the Week of Action to demand accountability & climate justice. Find an event near you! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
🌎 Join the Week of Action to demand accountability & climate justice. Find an event near you! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
via @grist.org
via @grist.org
‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public.
grist.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
via @grist.org
via @grist.org
"From January 26 to 30, advocates, lawmakers, students, workers, and faith and community leaders across the country are coming together for a #MakePollutersPay Week of Action."
Read more here ⬇️
www.commondreams.org/opinion/make...
Read more here ⬇️
www.commondreams.org/opinion/make...
Join the National Push to Make Polluters Pay | Common Dreams
From January 26 to 30, advocates, lawmakers, students, workers, and faith and community leaders across the country are coming together for a week of action to stop the fossil fuel industry from passi...
www.commondreams.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"From January 26 to 30, advocates, lawmakers, students, workers, and faith and community leaders across the country are coming together for a #MakePollutersPay Week of Action."
Read more here ⬇️
www.commondreams.org/opinion/make...
Read more here ⬇️
www.commondreams.org/opinion/make...
Today marks the start of the #MakePollutersPay Week of Action. People around the country are joining forces to hold the largest polluters accountable to pay their fair share of climate damages.
💥🔗 Learn more and join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
💥🔗 Learn more and join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Today marks the start of the #MakePollutersPay Week of Action. People around the country are joining forces to hold the largest polluters accountable to pay their fair share of climate damages.
💥🔗 Learn more and join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
💥🔗 Learn more and join the Week of Action: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...