Melina Walling
@melinawalling.bsky.social
Agriculture & Climate Reporter, Associated Press📍Chicago, IL
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Simply reducing beef and lamb consumption to one serving a week -- as recommended by EAT-Lancet -- could reduce emissions by almost 3 billion tons CO2-eq. The equivalent of all of Russia's annual emissions.
Thanks to @melinawalling.bsky.social for including my thoughts in this article.
Thanks to @melinawalling.bsky.social for including my thoughts in this article.
“People associate what they eat with identity and strict diets can scare people off, but even small changes help." - @enviroem.bsky.social
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A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Simply reducing beef and lamb consumption to one serving a week -- as recommended by EAT-Lancet -- could reduce emissions by almost 3 billion tons CO2-eq. The equivalent of all of Russia's annual emissions.
Thanks to @melinawalling.bsky.social for including my thoughts in this article.
Thanks to @melinawalling.bsky.social for including my thoughts in this article.
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A look at how Trump's AI data center expansion plan takes aim at the 55-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by @melinawalling.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...
With AI plan, Trump keeps chipping away at a foundational environmental law
When big infrastructure projects spring up, one crucial law — the National Environmental Policy Act — has for decades been a key way the government has required powerful industry interests to consider...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A look at how Trump's AI data center expansion plan takes aim at the 55-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by @melinawalling.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...
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"In a letter made public Monday, the employees wrote that the agency is no longer living up to its mission to protect human health and the environment." @melinawalling.bsky.social
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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"In a letter made public Monday, the employees wrote that the agency is no longer living up to its mission to protect human health and the environment." @melinawalling.bsky.social
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Trump #EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected To Save Thousands Of Lives
@borenbears.bsky.social M.K. Wildeman @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social reports for @apnews.com
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@borenbears.bsky.social M.K. Wildeman @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social reports for @apnews.com
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives
When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trump #EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected To Save Thousands Of Lives
@borenbears.bsky.social M.K. Wildeman @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social reports for @apnews.com
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@borenbears.bsky.social M.K. Wildeman @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social reports for @apnews.com
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
My @apnews.com story with @borenbears.bsky.social @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and MK Wildeman
Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
My @apnews.com story with @borenbears.bsky.social @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and MK Wildeman
Trump EPA moves to roll back rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives
When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
apnews.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
apnews.com/article/epa-...
Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
My @apnews.com story with @borenbears.bsky.social @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and MK Wildeman
Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
My @apnews.com story with @borenbears.bsky.social @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and MK Wildeman
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Who, us, delete #climate info?
USDA has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over their deletions by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY and others,
@melinawalling.bsky.social reports:
USDA has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over their deletions by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY and others,
@melinawalling.bsky.social reports:
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Who, us, delete #climate info?
USDA has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over their deletions by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY and others,
@melinawalling.bsky.social reports:
USDA has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over their deletions by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY and others,
@melinawalling.bsky.social reports:
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"The U.S. needs more publicly funded research and development on agriculture to offset the effects of climate change...But instead the U.S. has been investing less." Great reporting by @melinawalling.bsky.social
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research progr...
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April 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"The U.S. needs more publicly funded research and development on agriculture to offset the effects of climate change...But instead the U.S. has been investing less." Great reporting by @melinawalling.bsky.social
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Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
Scientists are still studying the long-term effects of the plastic that’s been found in human organs.
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Scientists are still studying the long-term effects of the plastic that’s been found in human organs.
@MelinaWalling @Roduza
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March 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
Scientists are still studying the long-term effects of the plastic that’s been found in human organs.
@MelinaWalling @Roduza
buff.ly/Zy2caJ8
Scientists are still studying the long-term effects of the plastic that’s been found in human organs.
@MelinaWalling @Roduza
buff.ly/Zy2caJ8
