Karin Kirk
@karinkirk.bsky.social
Geologist, skier, science journalist for Yale Climate Connections. Former Earth and climate science writer for NASA, but our federal govt decided these topics are threatening to them. Increasingly determined to keep working on climate change.
Trump thinks canceling greenhouse gas reporting means no one will know how much CO2 is being emitted.
But Trump is wrong.
Thanks to satellites and aircraft, anyone can see who is polluting, and how much.
Here are the 5 largest CO2 plumes in the US.
No surprise: All are coal plants 🏭
But Trump is wrong.
Thanks to satellites and aircraft, anyone can see who is polluting, and how much.
Here are the 5 largest CO2 plumes in the US.
No surprise: All are coal plants 🏭
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump thinks canceling greenhouse gas reporting means no one will know how much CO2 is being emitted.
But Trump is wrong.
Thanks to satellites and aircraft, anyone can see who is polluting, and how much.
Here are the 5 largest CO2 plumes in the US.
No surprise: All are coal plants 🏭
But Trump is wrong.
Thanks to satellites and aircraft, anyone can see who is polluting, and how much.
Here are the 5 largest CO2 plumes in the US.
No surprise: All are coal plants 🏭