And while the particle pollution from fossil fuels is the deadliest type of air pollution, it's just one component of a toxic cocktail of chemicals we breathe in from coal, oil, and gas combustion.

Will Bunch hits the nail on the head again

I stand with the striking workers of DC33 who make Philadelphia work -- they deserve fair wages! Striking is very difficult and costly for workers. The fact that they chose to strike means they were left with little other choice.

This piece on the future of AI is a must-read whether you agree with its conclusions or even don't care at all about that stuff. ai-2027.com

Awful news about arson at the Governor's residence on the first night of Passover. So glad to hear he and his family are unharmed.

This is a great guide to plug into the fight against the coup choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

Read about the federal funding fiasco's impact on communities through my words and others' in this @bloomberg.com article today www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump's OMB just issued a Defund America order last night that goes into effect this afternoon. If you haven't yet felt the effects of the new administration, buckle up. www.washingtonpost.com/documents/de...

One thing I really wish more journalists would repeat like parrots when discussing birthright citizenship is that, unless you're naturalized (and a few other exceptions), that is how you got your citizenship.

Even if your family goes back to the Mayflower, you got it that way.

Trump is declaring a national emergency based on "high energy prices," and is also (1) trying to block and dismantle wind power projects, (2) promoting gas exports, (3) trying to undo energy efficiency standards. To be clear, all of those efforts will raise energy costs.

I did not have on my 2025 bingo card the discovery, through a leaked Tesla employee photo, that my 2022 thrifted Halloween costume was earlier worn by the richest man on Earth in his outdoor joint-rolling lab.

A million square miles of protections. In the bleak dawn of 2025, this news is huge.

There was a bomb threat called in on the polling place where I worked in South Philly in November. It was an unserious threat and it didn't affect voting that day. Nevertheless, it's part of the democratic decline we need to fight against.

Big business should pay for the messes they leave for the public to clean up. This proposed NJ law to require climate polluters to foot the bill is exactly what we need right now. share.inquirer.com/OEGmV8

The election results are not a sign that we should yield our ground when it comes to our good ideas and values.

Hooray for civil society in South Korea and Georgia. When our time, comes may enough of us have their valor.

The @inquirer.com published my op-ed this morning on how critical funding @septaphilly.bsky.social for the long haul is, both for our region and the climate. 🚌🌡️

A new study finds that growing demand from data centers could jack US electricity prices up 70% by 2029.

Hardship for those least able to pay. Slower economy-wide electrification. For what? Shitty AI no one wants.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....