Tanya Heikkila
@taheikkila.bsky.social
Public policy professor | Environmental social scientist - focused on water and energy governance | Mom, partner, cook, traveler, and dog-lover | Mostly a Westerner who occasionally wanders
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July 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show
Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show
As the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined, even larger amounts of groundwater have been drained from aquifers. Using satellite data, scientists have estimated the vast water losses.
www.latimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show
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NSF’s grant cuts fall heaviest on scientists from underrepresented groups 🧪
Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities
www.science.org/content/arti...
Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities
www.science.org/content/arti...
May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NSF’s grant cuts fall heaviest on scientists from underrepresented groups 🧪
Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities
www.science.org/content/arti...
Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities
www.science.org/content/arti...
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A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation was supposed to help the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recruit engineering students from rural parts of the Cornhusker State.
The Trump administration canceled the grant last month: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
The Trump administration canceled the grant last month: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
Trump administration cancels grant to recruit engineering students from rural Nebraska
Among the hundreds of National Science Foundation grants terminated by the Trump administration were programs to recruit engineering students from rural Nebraska and improve math instruction at the co...
journalstar.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation was supposed to help the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recruit engineering students from rural parts of the Cornhusker State.
The Trump administration canceled the grant last month: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
The Trump administration canceled the grant last month: journalstar.com/news/state-r...
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Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: buff.ly/RIZKUJh
May 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: buff.ly/RIZKUJh
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We don't have justice or liberty without it."
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We don't have justice or liberty without it."
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May 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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We don't have justice or liberty without it."
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We don't have justice or liberty without it."
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This is terrible and I really wish scientists had heeded the warnings from colleagues in the liberal arts
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is terrible and I really wish scientists had heeded the warnings from colleagues in the liberal arts
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UC Davis Ph.D. student Tara Pozzi led our new paper on learning and adaptive management in the California Delta. Big takeaway: Social capital is way more important than resources in driving how policy forums contribute to learning. @taheikkila.bsky.social psjblog.net/2025/04/30/l...
Learning in Polycentric Governance: Insights from the California Delta Science Enterprise
by Tara Pozzi, Mark Lubell, Tanya Heikkila, Andrea K. Gerlak, & Pamela Rittelmeyer Science enterprises play an increasingly important role in shaping the policy process. While existing literatu…
psjblog.net
April 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
UC Davis Ph.D. student Tara Pozzi led our new paper on learning and adaptive management in the California Delta. Big takeaway: Social capital is way more important than resources in driving how policy forums contribute to learning. @taheikkila.bsky.social psjblog.net/2025/04/30/l...
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Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
April 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
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I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
The $10M steered to Hope Florida by the state was Medicaid money, document shows
A draft agreement of a $67 million settlement between the DeSantis administration and a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state sheds new light on how $10 million of that amount was diverted...
www.miamiherald.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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U.S. climate data websites go dark | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
U.S. climate data websites go dark
Lapse may be temporary, but draft budget plans would eliminate service
www.science.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
U.S. climate data websites go dark | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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The National Science Foundation is now terminating previously awarded grants that deal with DEI or misinformation.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The National Science Foundation is now terminating previously awarded grants that deal with DEI or misinformation.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
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There’s now a growing body of evidence that climate protest works—not just to decrease anxiety in your head but to change the world outside of it. And contrary to all the stereotypes about preachy greenies putting other people off the cause, there doesn’t seem to be much risk of provoking backlash.
Worried About the Climate? Get Off the Couch. The Data Supports It.
Activism isn’t just the “antidote to despair.” A growing body of research suggests it’s also pretty effective at changing the world.
newrepublic.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There’s now a growing body of evidence that climate protest works—not just to decrease anxiety in your head but to change the world outside of it. And contrary to all the stereotypes about preachy greenies putting other people off the cause, there doesn’t seem to be much risk of provoking backlash.
Trump tries to put more nails in the coffins of democracy and climate change mitigation.
Trump Threatens Climate Policies in the States
After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Trump tries to put more nails in the coffins of democracy and climate change mitigation.
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The Keystone pipeline system, which carries crude oil from Canada to the U.S., was shut down on Tuesday because of a leak that spilled an estimated 3,500 barrels of oil in southeastern North Dakota, government and company officials said.
Oil Spill in North Dakota Prompts Shutdown of Keystone Pipeline
An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil spilled in a field near Fort Ransom, N.D., and the release was contained, the pipeline’s operator said.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Keystone pipeline system, which carries crude oil from Canada to the U.S., was shut down on Tuesday because of a leak that spilled an estimated 3,500 barrels of oil in southeastern North Dakota, government and company officials said.
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UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
LATEST: At least 45 student visas across the state have been revoked by the Trump administration, California universities report, as numbers grow. A lawsuit has been filed in a Los Angeles federal court against DHS and Kristi Noem www.latimes.com/california/s...
Caught off-guard, California colleges scramble to determine scope of student visa cancellations
More universities are discovering that international student visas were cancelled last week, causing growing concern and confusion at UCLA and other California campuses.
www.latimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
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Absolutely.
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Absolutely.
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"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
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How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Grateful to have participated in this research for the State of the Bay Delta Science report - which features an article on governance issues for the first time! - w/ Jess Rudnick, @taheikkila.bsky.social, Tiffany Morrison, & Chelsea Batavia. Article version out now ⬇️
doi.org/10.15447/sfe...
doi.org/10.15447/sfe...
Assessing the State and Efficacy of Climate Governance Research and Practice in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
Author(s): Rudnick, Jessica; Heikkila, Tanya; Koebele, Elizabeth; Morrison, Tiffany; Batavia, Chelsea | Abstract: Climate change affects nearly every aspect of the interdependent biophysical and socia...
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March 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Grateful to have participated in this research for the State of the Bay Delta Science report - which features an article on governance issues for the first time! - w/ Jess Rudnick, @taheikkila.bsky.social, Tiffany Morrison, & Chelsea Batavia. Article version out now ⬇️
doi.org/10.15447/sfe...
doi.org/10.15447/sfe...
The world of higher ed now.
How Colleges Are Surveilling Students Now
Colleges are using surveillance videos and search warrants to investigate students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Experts say it’s a new frontier in campus security that could threaten civil li...
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The world of higher ed now.
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Ecological disruptions can cause social and political instability, economic strife, and strained international relations. Scholars explain how these crises impact #nationalsecurity: buff.ly/CXbn2QA #ecology #publichealth
Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security
Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international relations.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Ecological disruptions can cause social and political instability, economic strife, and strained international relations. Scholars explain how these crises impact #nationalsecurity: buff.ly/CXbn2QA #ecology #publichealth
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Congratulations everyone: we live in a country where Fulbright students can be grabbed off the streets and disappeared for writing an essay protesting foreign policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
March 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Congratulations everyone: we live in a country where Fulbright students can be grabbed off the streets and disappeared for writing an essay protesting foreign policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
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“Todd Wolfson, the president of the American Association of University Professors, a nat’l faculty rights group, described the move as the greatest incursion into academic freedom & free speech since Sen Joseph R. McCarthy’s crusade against communism in the 1950s.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/n...
Columbia University’s Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed
Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“Todd Wolfson, the president of the American Association of University Professors, a nat’l faculty rights group, described the move as the greatest incursion into academic freedom & free speech since Sen Joseph R. McCarthy’s crusade against communism in the 1950s.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/n...