@rjgrosso.bsky.social
Public interest environmental lawyer from Florida, nature lover, musician.
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When I say WE ARE EATING THE EARTH, I mean agriculture is eating the earth. Farms cover 40% of our land, and they’re overrunning a soccer field worth of forest every six seconds. When you eat a burger, you’re eating the Amazon.
December 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When I say WE ARE EATING THE EARTH, I mean agriculture is eating the earth. Farms cover 40% of our land, and they’re overrunning a soccer field worth of forest every six seconds. When you eat a burger, you’re eating the Amazon.
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This harrowing @propublica story about the carnage created by Trump’s USAID cuts in South Sudan won’t get as much attention as his deranged Rob Reiner rant but they’re both stories about a president who just doesn’t give a shit about other humans.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This harrowing @propublica story about the carnage created by Trump’s USAID cuts in South Sudan won’t get as much attention as his deranged Rob Reiner rant but they’re both stories about a president who just doesn’t give a shit about other humans.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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"South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment."
Offshore Wind, Despite Facing Stiff Federal Headwinds, is Working
South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment.
www.oneearthnow.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment."
Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA? www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/13/f...
Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA?
Florida Democrats outperform President Donald Trump’s margins in final round of 2025 voting. Is it the canary in the coal mine for Florida Republicans in 2026?
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA? www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/13/f...
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Please stay home if you’re feeling sick.
If you absolutely can’t stay home, wear a mask.
There are people who can’t afford to get sick. People without paid time off, people who are disabled or immune compromised, people who are caregivers.
Help break chains of transmission
If you absolutely can’t stay home, wear a mask.
There are people who can’t afford to get sick. People without paid time off, people who are disabled or immune compromised, people who are caregivers.
Help break chains of transmission
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Please stay home if you’re feeling sick.
If you absolutely can’t stay home, wear a mask.
There are people who can’t afford to get sick. People without paid time off, people who are disabled or immune compromised, people who are caregivers.
Help break chains of transmission
If you absolutely can’t stay home, wear a mask.
There are people who can’t afford to get sick. People without paid time off, people who are disabled or immune compromised, people who are caregivers.
Help break chains of transmission
I have conservative Rep. clients who defend rural Fla. The desire to prevent all of Fla from being paved over is bi-partisan. Hopefully, the repeal of this law will be so also & come soon. The Gov's seeming support for this law, if true, is troubling.
www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/07/h...
www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/07/h...
‘Home rule’ fight over Florida’s SB 180 exposes growing rift inside GOP ranks
The conflict is especially sharp on the Suncoast.
www.mysuncoast.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I have conservative Rep. clients who defend rural Fla. The desire to prevent all of Fla from being paved over is bi-partisan. Hopefully, the repeal of this law will be so also & come soon. The Gov's seeming support for this law, if true, is troubling.
www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/07/h...
www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/07/h...
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I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
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“For the first time in my career, I am deeply concerned that I cannot fully rely on the CDC’s recommendations,” Dr. Stephen Patrick said. “My duty is to my patients, and I will continue to lean on my training and the best available evidence.”
Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B
Hospitals and health departments across the country say they're not planning to change their vaccination policy.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Hospitals and health departments across the country say they're not planning to change their vaccination policy.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“For the first time in my career, I am deeply concerned that I cannot fully rely on the CDC’s recommendations,” Dr. Stephen Patrick said. “My duty is to my patients, and I will continue to lean on my training and the best available evidence.”
Worth considering. We cant be afraid of a ticket that wouldnt qualify to most as "progressive" enough. Who we are as a state at the moment, and the need to finally win a general election are major parts of the equation.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/08/h...
floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/08/h...
How much sense would a David Jolly-Gwen Graham ticket make for governor? • Florida Phoenix
ST PETERSBURG — Could Gwen Graham add heft to David Jolly’s candidacy for governor by becoming his running mate in Florida next year? That question occurred when the former Tallahassee-based U.S. repr...
floridaphoenix.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Worth considering. We cant be afraid of a ticket that wouldnt qualify to most as "progressive" enough. Who we are as a state at the moment, and the need to finally win a general election are major parts of the equation.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/08/h...
floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/08/h...
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I wrote an essay for @atmosmag.bsky.social about how we can feed the world without frying the world. atmos.earth/climate-solu...
The Race to Grow More Food on Less Land | Atmos
Food has been left out of the climate conversation for far too long despite its oversized impact, argues author Michael Grunwald.
atmos.earth
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I wrote an essay for @atmosmag.bsky.social about how we can feed the world without frying the world. atmos.earth/climate-solu...
I suppose Mr. Trump should get some credit for being bi-partisan when it comes to pardoning convicted or charged fraudsters & bribe - takers.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
President Donald Trump has pardoned Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I suppose Mr. Trump should get some credit for being bi-partisan when it comes to pardoning convicted or charged fraudsters & bribe - takers.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
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Read the COP small print on.ft.com/3MCIrqA | opinion
Read the COP small print
The latest annual climate summit revealed changes on the ground are starting to outpace the UN talks themselves
on.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Read the COP small print on.ft.com/3MCIrqA | opinion
Important advice to follow ...
Being the president of the United States takes a toll on your mental health, says Barack Obama. Here's the tactic he's used to maintain a positive mindset.
Barack Obama shares the No. 1 tactic he uses to maintain a positive mindset: 'It can sustain your spirit'
Being the president of the United States takes a toll on your mental health, says Barack Obama. Here's the tactic he's used to maintain a positive mindset.
cnb.cx
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Important advice to follow ...
Manatee protection may be eroded under Trump administration’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/02/m...
Manatee protection may be eroded under Trump administration’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
Environmentalists say the proposed rollbacks could threaten the lives of sea cows through habitat loss, pollution and development.
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Manatee protection may be eroded under Trump administration’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/02/m...
This first president to be convicted of a felony continues his assault on the Constitution that defines what it means to be the United States of America.
We doubt many Americans will pay attention to the Trump administration's latest self-serving stunt of "appointing itself the arbiter of media bias," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @scottnover.bsky.social.
"The gimmick is wearing thin."
"The gimmick is wearing thin."
Trump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias tracker
A new White House webpage presents a “Hall of Shame” for news reports that the president disagrees with, coming after Trump voiced personal attacks on female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times ...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This first president to be convicted of a felony continues his assault on the Constitution that defines what it means to be the United States of America.
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Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B
Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B
Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B
www.independent.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B
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As real journalists scramble and trusted news outlets wither, I just read ~ a dozen "news clips" by fake authors using made-up sources. I wouldn't have known, except they quoted nonexistent scientists from the very real institution I work for. Be careful what you read. Support real journalism.
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
As real journalists scramble and trusted news outlets wither, I just read ~ a dozen "news clips" by fake authors using made-up sources. I wouldn't have known, except they quoted nonexistent scientists from the very real institution I work for. Be careful what you read. Support real journalism.
There are many times when I'm particularly proud of the American judicial branch. This is one of them. Mis-using power to prosecute political enemies must always be unaceptable in our country... Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are many times when I'm particularly proud of the American judicial branch. This is one of them. Mis-using power to prosecute political enemies must always be unaceptable in our country... Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Encouraging ...
absolutely excellent story about the *real* big energy of the decade/millennium unfolding before us
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Accessible, cheap clean energy could spark a new world order
Unshackled from legacy fossil fuel interests, the world’s clean energy future is being forged in the bustling cities of the global south.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Encouraging ...
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Why this nighttime anxiety happens is likely a mix of biological and psychological factors, experts said. https://cnn.it/43IJXxk
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Why this nighttime anxiety happens is likely a mix of biological and psychological factors, experts said. https://cnn.it/43IJXxk
Just when I thought I could no longer be shocked by this administration...
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just when I thought I could no longer be shocked by this administration...
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“Historians will look back on US raising the white flag on the energy transition as a catastrophic error, putting North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
New from me, Rick Smith, and Peter Nicholson.
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“Historians will look back on US raising the white flag on the energy transition as a catastrophic error, putting North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
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A friendly reminder that your perception of whether the ESA “works” depends a lot on what you believe it is intended to do. It is GREAT at preventing species from going extinct, but some feel ineffective because species often remain on listed long-term. 1/2
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden. n.pr/49Yn5Oc
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A friendly reminder that your perception of whether the ESA “works” depends a lot on what you believe it is intended to do. It is GREAT at preventing species from going extinct, but some feel ineffective because species often remain on listed long-term. 1/2
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Regenerative agriculture is mostly overhyped as a climate solution. But in Brazil, I saw some regenerative grazing practices produce higher beef yields, which meant more money for the rancher and less eating of the earth.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Regenerative agriculture is mostly overhyped as a climate solution. But in Brazil, I saw some regenerative grazing practices produce higher beef yields, which meant more money for the rancher and less eating of the earth.