Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED_i
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
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Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Paths of poison across our oceans:
of 90411 oil spills from ships, only 474 were reported in a 5 year period - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
Our latest article with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana out now:
of 90411 oil spills from ships, only 474 were reported in a 5 year period - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
Our latest article with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana out now:
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If you live in an English town your sewage will likely be treated twice before being discharged into a river. If you live in a small village it may only be treated once. Neither is enough to destroy all the meds + pathogens in sewage. In Switzerland, they treat water 3x to destroy meds + pathogens🧵
⚠️💧 A new study by the University of Exeter found that when common non-antibiotic drugs like painkillers mix with antibiotics in our waterways, they help bacteria become antibiotic-resistant.
This aligns with findings from our Autumn #GreatUKWaterBlitz. 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/cpuuoj9fg5
This aligns with findings from our Autumn #GreatUKWaterBlitz. 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/cpuuoj9fg5
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you live in an English town your sewage will likely be treated twice before being discharged into a river. If you live in a small village it may only be treated once. Neither is enough to destroy all the meds + pathogens in sewage. In Switzerland, they treat water 3x to destroy meds + pathogens🧵
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When we sampled bathing waters around England, with @sascampaigns.bsky.social, river groups + @alistairboxall.bsky.social we found antibiotic resistance genes at all but one site tested. We are creating ideal conditions for untreatable diseases to arise.
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UK bathing sites polluted by ‘genes that could create superbugs’
Samples collected from 25 rivers and lakes also contain high levels of harmful bacteria and medicines used to treat diabetes and seizures
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
When we sampled bathing waters around England, with @sascampaigns.bsky.social, river groups + @alistairboxall.bsky.social we found antibiotic resistance genes at all but one site tested. We are creating ideal conditions for untreatable diseases to arise.
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Why is this something anyone even considered doing?
Environmental groups have won a landmark case against a project to drill for offshore gas in Italy's Po Delta, a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve.
The 500 km2 wetlands located around an hour south of Venice are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
The 500 km2 wetlands located around an hour south of Venice are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
Italy’s UNESCO-designated Po Delta saved from offshore gas drilling
Offshoring drilling threatened to submerge parts of the delta, which is already bracing against a barrage of problematic, climate change-induced conditions.
www.euronews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Why is this something anyone even considered doing?
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Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
architectureau.com/articles/hea...
architectureau.com/articles/hea...
Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
Housing and health are inextricably linked. On a basic level, housing shields us from the elements. But when we look at the bigger picture, resilient housing and housing systems have a key role to pla...
architectureau.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
architectureau.com/articles/hea...
architectureau.com/articles/hea...
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Stop ripping up the ocean floor and destroying habitats!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cornish-resi...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cornish-resi...
Cornish residents demand government ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas: new poll
84 per cent of Cornish residents support a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs) Bottom trawling, which destroys reefs, seagrass and marine life, remains legal in all Cornish MPAs in...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Stop ripping up the ocean floor and destroying habitats!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cornish-resi...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cornish-resi...
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The U.K. now generates more electricity from wind than from fossil fuels..
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
How Britain’s Wind Boom Has Slashed Energy Bills | OilPrice.com
Britain’s rapid wind energy expansion has not only overtaken fossil fuels in power generation but has also saved consumers an estimated $137 billion in energy costs since 2010.
oilprice.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The U.K. now generates more electricity from wind than from fossil fuels..
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
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Our new fact sheet, The Climate Cost of Coal, breaks down why bringing coal back would drive up home energy bills, pollute our air, and undo years of progress toward cleaner, healthier power.
This resource is fact-checked by policy experts and backed by the latest science.
This resource is fact-checked by policy experts and backed by the latest science.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our new fact sheet, The Climate Cost of Coal, breaks down why bringing coal back would drive up home energy bills, pollute our air, and undo years of progress toward cleaner, healthier power.
This resource is fact-checked by policy experts and backed by the latest science.
This resource is fact-checked by policy experts and backed by the latest science.
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In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies.
What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
grist.org/health/valle...
#Arizona #AZ #Health #Fever #PublicHealth
What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
grist.org/health/valle...
#Arizona #AZ #Health #Fever #PublicHealth
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
What one Arizona doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies.
What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
grist.org/health/valle...
#Arizona #AZ #Health #Fever #PublicHealth
What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
grist.org/health/valle...
#Arizona #AZ #Health #Fever #PublicHealth
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During a 2021 expedition, scientists explored an offshore dumpsite, where barrels of toxic byproducts of the insecticide DDT were dumped between 1947 & 1972. Join us for a discussion w/ expedition scientists. Register now: https://schmidtocean-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bGCuKTmDSrGydYHaoYFbuw
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
During a 2021 expedition, scientists explored an offshore dumpsite, where barrels of toxic byproducts of the insecticide DDT were dumped between 1947 & 1972. Join us for a discussion w/ expedition scientists. Register now: https://schmidtocean-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bGCuKTmDSrGydYHaoYFbuw
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"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Why is Bob Ross up for sale at an art auction tomorrow? Because the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been defunded. Read my op-ed to see what’s really at stake in a world without local public media: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Bob Ross is once again ready to help save public media
Works by the late painter will go up for auction in L.A. on Tuesday to support local TV and radio after "crooked trees" in D.C. pulled back funds approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Why is Bob Ross up for sale at an art auction tomorrow? Because the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been defunded. Read my op-ed to see what’s really at stake in a world without local public media: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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We will miss clean water.
“As a greater portion of oil and gas wells worldwide are abandoned and their structural integrity declines, the issue of water quality will grow in importance,” Brantley said.“This is because as gas pipes rust and break down, gases infiltrate nearby underground aquifers"
“As a greater portion of oil and gas wells worldwide are abandoned and their structural integrity declines, the issue of water quality will grow in importance,” Brantley said.“This is because as gas pipes rust and break down, gases infiltrate nearby underground aquifers"
Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane, metals into water | Penn State University
Researchers at Penn State surveyed 18 abandoned wells in and near the Allegheny National Forest and found that they leak methane not only into the atmosphere but also into the adjoining groundwater. S...
www.psu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
We will miss clean water.
“As a greater portion of oil and gas wells worldwide are abandoned and their structural integrity declines, the issue of water quality will grow in importance,” Brantley said.“This is because as gas pipes rust and break down, gases infiltrate nearby underground aquifers"
“As a greater portion of oil and gas wells worldwide are abandoned and their structural integrity declines, the issue of water quality will grow in importance,” Brantley said.“This is because as gas pipes rust and break down, gases infiltrate nearby underground aquifers"
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Exposed: 5,000+ Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Got Access to U.N. Climate Talks & Helped Block Climate Action.
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, the role of the fossil fuel industry is overwhelming.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/10/n...
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, the role of the fossil fuel industry is overwhelming.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/10/n...
Exposed: 5,000+ Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Got Access to U.N. Climate Talks & Helped Block Climate Action
Over 5000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to U.N. climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil ...
www.democracynow.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Exposed: 5,000+ Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Got Access to U.N. Climate Talks & Helped Block Climate Action.
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, the role of the fossil fuel industry is overwhelming.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/10/n...
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, the role of the fossil fuel industry is overwhelming.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/10/n...
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Let's hear it for the brave protesters defending the final sliver of old growth forest on Vancouver Island which, I'm guessing, must be absolutely freezing right now.
From the BC🇨🇦 protesters trying to protect #OldGrowth forests, THANK YOU🤩
1200 protesters were arrested at Fairy Creek before it was logged.
NOW Protesters are in the Upper Walbran trying to save the last chunk of intact Old Growth on Vancouver Island.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
1200 protesters were arrested at Fairy Creek before it was logged.
NOW Protesters are in the Upper Walbran trying to save the last chunk of intact Old Growth on Vancouver Island.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Let's hear it for the brave protesters defending the final sliver of old growth forest on Vancouver Island which, I'm guessing, must be absolutely freezing right now.
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Claims of felling 250 year-old trees + shipping them thousands of miles to burn in a power station, releasing fine particulate pollution linked to breathing + heart conditions.
Perhaps, instead of subsidising this, our tax money could go to treating people with those conditions?
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Perhaps, instead of subsidising this, our tax money could go to treating people with those conditions?
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Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Claims of felling 250 year-old trees + shipping them thousands of miles to burn in a power station, releasing fine particulate pollution linked to breathing + heart conditions.
Perhaps, instead of subsidising this, our tax money could go to treating people with those conditions?
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Perhaps, instead of subsidising this, our tax money could go to treating people with those conditions?
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Our trawl of methane data found the area near Drax has the UK's second highest levels:
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UK’s methane hotspots include landfills and last coalmine
Greenpeace urges Labour to ‘fulfil international obligations’ as critics question accuracy of official data
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November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our trawl of methane data found the area near Drax has the UK's second highest levels:
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Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Methane has accounted for about 30% of global warming so far, according to UNEP
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here's a good primer from Clean Air Coalition
www.ccacoalition.org/short-lived-...
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here's a good primer from Clean Air Coalition
www.ccacoalition.org/short-lived-...
Methane emissions are driving climate change. Here’s how to reduce them.
This primer explores the causes of methane emissions and how the world can limit the release of this potent greenhouse gas.
www.unep.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Methane has accounted for about 30% of global warming so far, according to UNEP
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here's a good primer from Clean Air Coalition
www.ccacoalition.org/short-lived-...
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here's a good primer from Clean Air Coalition
www.ccacoalition.org/short-lived-...
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To help the shipping industry continue polluting without costs, the US launched a pressure campaign that officials around the world have called extraordinary, even by the standards of the Trump administration’s combativeness.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
To help the shipping industry continue polluting without costs, the US launched a pressure campaign that officials around the world have called extraordinary, even by the standards of the Trump administration’s combativeness.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
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Ocean-based action is an essential part of the climate solution — but it's often overlooked. As #COP30 begins this week, leaders have a historic opportunity to include ocean-based solutions in global climate strategies. Will they? https://oceana.ly/4nCvzOc
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ocean-based action is an essential part of the climate solution — but it's often overlooked. As #COP30 begins this week, leaders have a historic opportunity to include ocean-based solutions in global climate strategies. Will they? https://oceana.ly/4nCvzOc
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One million kilometers of rivers — enough to circle the globe 25x! It’s an ambitious goal we can’t reach alone. By conserving freshwater systems, we secure clean water for communities and protect biodiversity for generations.
Learn how we’re partnering to protect rivers: https://nature.ly/4nPfhlo
Learn how we’re partnering to protect rivers: https://nature.ly/4nPfhlo
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
One million kilometers of rivers — enough to circle the globe 25x! It’s an ambitious goal we can’t reach alone. By conserving freshwater systems, we secure clean water for communities and protect biodiversity for generations.
Learn how we’re partnering to protect rivers: https://nature.ly/4nPfhlo
Learn how we’re partnering to protect rivers: https://nature.ly/4nPfhlo
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The oxygen creators are disappearing
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-...
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-...
‘Not good’: Ocean losing its greenness, threatening food webs
The consequences of global warming, caused mainly by burning fossil fuels, are varied and many. Now scientists have documented yet another one: The ocean is losing its “greenness.” The ocean’s chlorop...
news.mongabay.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The oxygen creators are disappearing
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-...
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-...
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: #China's 2035 NDC is unlikely to drive emissions down, but should be understood as a floor not a ceiling.
We project 2025 could mark a year of peak CO2 emissions if current momentum continues.
Its overall rating remains "Highly insufficient"
bit.ly/CAT_CHN
We project 2025 could mark a year of peak CO2 emissions if current momentum continues.
Its overall rating remains "Highly insufficient"
bit.ly/CAT_CHN
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: #China's 2035 NDC is unlikely to drive emissions down, but should be understood as a floor not a ceiling.
We project 2025 could mark a year of peak CO2 emissions if current momentum continues.
Its overall rating remains "Highly insufficient"
bit.ly/CAT_CHN
We project 2025 could mark a year of peak CO2 emissions if current momentum continues.
Its overall rating remains "Highly insufficient"
bit.ly/CAT_CHN
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Did you see BBC Morning Live's feature on #flooding this morning? 🌧️
They linked to us in their article, so it’s a great time to check out our tips on:
✅ Understanding your #flood risk
✅ Household flood planning
✅ Rain gardens & autumn leaves
Read the BBC article here: www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c2d...
They linked to us in their article, so it’s a great time to check out our tips on:
✅ Understanding your #flood risk
✅ Household flood planning
✅ Rain gardens & autumn leaves
Read the BBC article here: www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c2d...
Are You in a Flood Zone Without Knowing It? Here's How to Check
With more intense rainfall, rising temperatures and expanding urban areas, drains and sewers are becoming overwhelmed more often, leading to flash floods that disrupt homes, roads and local services. ...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Did you see BBC Morning Live's feature on #flooding this morning? 🌧️
They linked to us in their article, so it’s a great time to check out our tips on:
✅ Understanding your #flood risk
✅ Household flood planning
✅ Rain gardens & autumn leaves
Read the BBC article here: www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c2d...
They linked to us in their article, so it’s a great time to check out our tips on:
✅ Understanding your #flood risk
✅ Household flood planning
✅ Rain gardens & autumn leaves
Read the BBC article here: www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c2d...