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Niko Kommenda 🍌🐟
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climate graphics reporter and columnist at the washington post
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check out this gorgeous illustrated guide to 50 species that may save us -- plants and animals that play key roles in human health research

by my colleagues @dinograndoni.bsky.social, katty huertas and hailey haymond

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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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NEW: Data from inside workers' bodies shows they routinely reach fever-like temperatures over the course of a workday. A federal rule that would guarantee paid breaks on hot days has been in development for 4 years and faces an uncertain future under Trump

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September 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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NEW: These are the most and least polluted national parks in the U.S.

National parks enjoy special air quality protections b/c of their stunning vistas. I looked at sources of pollution clouding the view and how they're changing over time

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July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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“Miss Carpenter. Please. I know my business,” the young man said. “You just keep your eyes open for any bananafish. This is a perfect day for bananafish.” “I don’t see any,” Sybil said. “That’s understandable. Their habits are very peculiar. Very peculiar.” He kept pushing the float. The water was not quite up to his chest. “They lead a very tragic life,” he said. “You know what they do, Sybil?” She shook her head. “Well, they swim into a hole where there’s a lot of bananas. They’re very ordinary-looking fish when they swim in. But once they get in, they behave like pigs. Why, I’ve known some bananafish to swim into a banana hole and eat as many as seventy-eight bananas.” He edged the float and its passenger a foot closer to the horizon. “Naturally, after that they’re so fat they can’t get out of the hole again. Can’t fit through the door.”
November 15, 2024 at 2:23 PM