Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
@ayanaeliza.bsky.social
Marine biologist, writer, policy nerd. Co-founder Urban Ocean Lab, think tank for the future of coastal cities. In love with climate solutions.
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What Now for Climate Under Trump? Act Locally
Trump is working to sabotage climate solutions — but there’s a lot regular people can do to push cities and states to fill the growing federal void.
www.rollingstone.com
What a horrifying doozy these first two weeks of the Trump administration have been. YOWZA. I’ve been pacing myself by focusing on climate policy, since it’s nearly impossible to keep up with everything. Here, in @rollingstone.com, is what I’m thinking so far:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Here's what @urbanoceanlab.bsky.social (my think tank) got up to this year, from coastal ecosystems to climate justice. Up your alley? Get stoked — there’s more where this came from and we’ve got big things cookin’ for 2026. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
In a year of federal rollbacks on climate, local leadership rose. 💪🏽
Urban Ocean Lab's 2025 recap, with a peek ahead to 2026
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Here's what @urbanoceanlab.bsky.social (my think tank) got up to this year, from coastal ecosystems to climate justice. Up your alley? Get stoked — there’s more where this came from and we’ve got big things cookin’ for 2026. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
Thank you for always looking out for us, @warren.senate.gov.
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Thank you for always looking out for us, @warren.senate.gov.
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
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The midterms start now.
"Nobody is better at getting climate voters to the polls than the Environmental Voter Project. Will you join me in donating to EVP for #GivingTuesday?" — @ayanaeliza.bsky.social
🔗 environmentalvoter.org/donate
"Nobody is better at getting climate voters to the polls than the Environmental Voter Project. Will you join me in donating to EVP for #GivingTuesday?" — @ayanaeliza.bsky.social
🔗 environmentalvoter.org/donate
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The midterms start now.
"Nobody is better at getting climate voters to the polls than the Environmental Voter Project. Will you join me in donating to EVP for #GivingTuesday?" — @ayanaeliza.bsky.social
🔗 environmentalvoter.org/donate
"Nobody is better at getting climate voters to the polls than the Environmental Voter Project. Will you join me in donating to EVP for #GivingTuesday?" — @ayanaeliza.bsky.social
🔗 environmentalvoter.org/donate
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Made you a podcast episode to chop veggies to and commute to family to this holiday season. 🍠🥦🧅🥕
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Made you a podcast episode to chop veggies to and commute to family to this holiday season. 🍠🥦🧅🥕
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
Made you a podcast episode to chop veggies to and commute to family to this holiday season. 🍠🥦🧅🥕
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Made you a podcast episode to chop veggies to and commute to family to this holiday season. 🍠🥦🧅🥕
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
Insights on food, farming, and policy featuring Dave Herring of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Listen wherever you get you listen. 🎧 pod.link/1773809532
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New @dataforprogress.org polling shows a majority of US voters (55%) SUPPORT the phaseout of fossil fuels, including a majority of Dems (74%), voters under 45 (69%), and Independents (57%).
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New @dataforprogress.org polling shows a majority of US voters (55%) SUPPORT the phaseout of fossil fuels, including a majority of Dems (74%), voters under 45 (69%), and Independents (57%).
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
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People in Maine, this is gonna be good! ✨ This Friday @bowdoincollege.bsky.social join me and phenom filmmaker/writer @dreamhampton.bsky.social for a conversation about film, culture, and climate. She’ll screen two of her short films, and we’ll get into it.
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
People in Maine, this is gonna be good! ✨ This Friday @bowdoincollege.bsky.social join me and phenom filmmaker/writer @dreamhampton.bsky.social for a conversation about film, culture, and climate. She’ll screen two of her short films, and we’ll get into it.
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
People in Maine, this is gonna be good! ✨ This Friday @bowdoincollege.bsky.social join me and phenom filmmaker/writer @dreamhampton.bsky.social for a conversation about film, culture, and climate. She’ll screen two of her short films, and we’ll get into it.
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
People in Maine, this is gonna be good! ✨ This Friday @bowdoincollege.bsky.social join me and phenom filmmaker/writer @dreamhampton.bsky.social for a conversation about film, culture, and climate. She’ll screen two of her short films, and we’ll get into it.
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...
My speech for the TIME Earth Award. Sharing in hopes that hearing the way I speak about our climate in rooms of power will encourage you to also speak up. Because the truth is that every one of us has a sphere of influence we should be activating.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMz...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMz...
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Urges Action on Climate Solutions in TIME Earth Award Speech
YouTube video by TIME
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November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My speech for the TIME Earth Award. Sharing in hopes that hearing the way I speak about our climate in rooms of power will encourage you to also speak up. Because the truth is that every one of us has a sphere of influence we should be activating.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMz...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMz...
This week on WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? podcast: Which climate messages are most effective? Which words should we use or avoid? Who are the best messengers, and how can I be a better one? And what’s LOVE ❤️ got to do with it?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: www.getitright.earth/podcast
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: www.getitright.earth/podcast
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This week on WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? podcast: Which climate messages are most effective? Which words should we use or avoid? Who are the best messengers, and how can I be a better one? And what’s LOVE ❤️ got to do with it?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: www.getitright.earth/podcast
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: www.getitright.earth/podcast
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This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
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“Here’s the thing, Bill Gates: There’s no ‘patch’ for the climate crisis. And there is no way to reboot the planet if you crash it. The only safe and reliable way out when you find yourself in a climate hole is to stop digging—and burning—fossil fuels.” — @michaelemann.bsky.social
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Here’s the thing, Bill Gates: There’s no ‘patch’ for the climate crisis. And there is no way to reboot the planet if you crash it. The only safe and reliable way out when you find yourself in a climate hole is to stop digging—and burning—fossil fuels.” — @michaelemann.bsky.social
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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“More than 41 million depend on the monthly payments, according to the USDA. In some states, like New Mexico, dependence on the program is as high as 21% of residents, it said.”
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“More than 41 million depend on the monthly payments, according to the USDA. In some states, like New Mexico, dependence on the program is as high as 21% of residents, it said.”
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Planet Earth vs. Trump — lawsuits, lots of them. @earthjustice.org President, @abbiedillen.bsky.social, breaks down what the heck is happening in environmental law. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1773809532
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Planet Earth vs. Trump — lawsuits, lots of them. @earthjustice.org President, @abbiedillen.bsky.social, breaks down what the heck is happening in environmental law. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1773809532
Planet Earth vs. Trump — lawsuits, lots of them. @earthjustice.org President, @abbiedillen.bsky.social, breaks down what the heck is happening in environmental law. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1773809532
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Planet Earth vs. Trump — lawsuits, lots of them. @earthjustice.org President, @abbiedillen.bsky.social, breaks down what the heck is happening in environmental law. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1773809532
I just started reading my advance copy last night and it is BRILLIANT. Impeccably researched, written with such verve.
Bonus: Julia Ioffe is a wonderful human and friend, on top of being an amazing journalist and historian.
Buy this book!: bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
Bonus: Julia Ioffe is a wonderful human and friend, on top of being an amazing journalist and historian.
Buy this book!: bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I just started reading my advance copy last night and it is BRILLIANT. Impeccably researched, written with such verve.
Bonus: Julia Ioffe is a wonderful human and friend, on top of being an amazing journalist and historian.
Buy this book!: bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
Bonus: Julia Ioffe is a wonderful human and friend, on top of being an amazing journalist and historian.
Buy this book!: bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
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TUNE IN: Earthjustice President @abbiedillen.bsky.social joins @ayanaeliza.bsky.social on the latest podcast episode to unpack the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on climate progress, the Supreme Court, and the fight to hold the government accountable.
What now for climate law? ⚖️ Abigail Dillen has answers.
Listen now | Planet Earth v. Trump lawsuits (lots of them)
ayanaelizabeth.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
TUNE IN: Earthjustice President @abbiedillen.bsky.social joins @ayanaeliza.bsky.social on the latest podcast episode to unpack the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on climate progress, the Supreme Court, and the fight to hold the government accountable.
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What the heck indeed! Any time I get to talk to @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, we always get to go to what matters most.
What the heck is going on with environmental law right now?
This week on on the podcast, @earthjustice.org president @abbiedillen.bsky.social breaks it down.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.getitright.earth/podcast
This week on on the podcast, @earthjustice.org president @abbiedillen.bsky.social breaks it down.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.getitright.earth/podcast
TUNE IN: Earthjustice President @abbiedillen.bsky.social joins @ayanaeliza.bsky.social on the latest podcast episode to unpack the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on climate progress, the Supreme Court, and the fight to hold the government accountable.
October 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
What the heck indeed! Any time I get to talk to @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, we always get to go to what matters most.
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@earthjustice.org President Abigail Dillen on @ayanaeliza.bsky.social's show this morning, talking about why abundance-style deregulation is dangerous: "Let's not have fake neutrality about winners and losers. Let's make some choices about the future that we want and build laws to encourage that."
What now for climate law? ⚖️ Abigail Dillen has answers.
Listen now | Planet Earth v. Trump lawsuits (lots of them)
ayanaelizabeth.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@earthjustice.org President Abigail Dillen on @ayanaeliza.bsky.social's show this morning, talking about why abundance-style deregulation is dangerous: "Let's not have fake neutrality about winners and losers. Let's make some choices about the future that we want and build laws to encourage that."
What the heck is going on with environmental law right now?
This week on on the podcast, @earthjustice.org president @abbiedillen.bsky.social breaks it down.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.getitright.earth/podcast
This week on on the podcast, @earthjustice.org president @abbiedillen.bsky.social breaks it down.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.getitright.earth/podcast
TUNE IN: Earthjustice President @abbiedillen.bsky.social joins @ayanaeliza.bsky.social on the latest podcast episode to unpack the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on climate progress, the Supreme Court, and the fight to hold the government accountable.
What now for climate law? ⚖️ Abigail Dillen has answers.
Listen now | Planet Earth v. Trump lawsuits (lots of them)
ayanaelizabeth.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What the heck is going on with environmental law right now?
This week on on the podcast, @earthjustice.org president @abbiedillen.bsky.social breaks it down.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.getitright.earth/podcast
This week on on the podcast, @earthjustice.org president @abbiedillen.bsky.social breaks it down.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.getitright.earth/podcast
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So wonderful to join my friend @ayanaeliza.bsky.social on her podcast.
For the first time, new clean energy generation (solar, wind, nuclear) was added faster then new electricity demand (369Twh). That will now happen every year — globally.
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
For the first time, new clean energy generation (solar, wind, nuclear) was added faster then new electricity demand (369Twh). That will now happen every year — globally.
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
What now for clean energy? ⛅️ with Jigar Shah
Listen now | The transition is for sure still happening, but...
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So wonderful to join my friend @ayanaeliza.bsky.social on her podcast.
For the first time, new clean energy generation (solar, wind, nuclear) was added faster then new electricity demand (369Twh). That will now happen every year — globally.
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
For the first time, new clean energy generation (solar, wind, nuclear) was added faster then new electricity demand (369Twh). That will now happen every year — globally.
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
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Yep when Trump says he loves coal miners he means the guys who own mines — as always the little guy was good for conning out of a vote and after that the mass grave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Yep when Trump says he loves coal miners he means the guys who own mines — as always the little guy was good for conning out of a vote and after that the mass grave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...