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Disease risk is growing as more than 475 medically important drugs are sprayed on fruits and vegetables.
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Disease risk is growing as more than 475 medically important drugs are sprayed on fruits and vegetables.
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
Nathan Donley, a senior scientist at the Center, was quoted in this WaPo on the data we have about the use of #PFAS #pesticides ⬇️
The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Nathan Donley, a senior scientist at the Center, was quoted in this WaPo on the data we have about the use of #PFAS #pesticides ⬇️
A report released this month by the #California Dept of Fish and Wildlife found that rat poisons are still unintentionally poisoning wildlife at high rates.
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A report released this month by the #California Dept of Fish and Wildlife found that rat poisons are still unintentionally poisoning wildlife at high rates.
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we’re highlighting some of our Indigenous partners who fiercely defend their rights and protect wild lands and imperiled wildlife.
Each of the three comments below includes a highlight 🧵
The video footage we chose is of Oak Flat in #Arizona.
Each of the three comments below includes a highlight 🧵
The video footage we chose is of Oak Flat in #Arizona.
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we’re highlighting some of our Indigenous partners who fiercely defend their rights and protect wild lands and imperiled wildlife.
Each of the three comments below includes a highlight 🧵
The video footage we chose is of Oak Flat in #Arizona.
Each of the three comments below includes a highlight 🧵
The video footage we chose is of Oak Flat in #Arizona.
Little eels are big business. In 2012 in #Maine, an estimated 21,611 pounds of glass #eels were harvested, valued at over $43 million. (Individual glass eels weigh less than a third of a gram.)
Overfishing and other threats have depleted populations of the iconic American eel. A new proposal to restrict international trade under CITES could offer them a lifeline. https://therevelator.org/cites-american-eel/
Can an International Treaty Save the American Eel? • The Revelator
Overfishing and other threats have depleted populations of this iconic species. A new proposal to restrict international trade under CITES could offer them a lifeline.
therevelator.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer found today that #atrazine, the second most widely used #pesticide in the U.S., is “probably carcinogenic to humans.”
The #cancer designation was determined by a group of 22 expert cancer researchers ➡️ bit.ly/4iidgNh
The #cancer designation was determined by a group of 22 expert cancer researchers ➡️ bit.ly/4iidgNh
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer found today that #atrazine, the second most widely used #pesticide in the U.S., is “probably carcinogenic to humans.”
The #cancer designation was determined by a group of 22 expert cancer researchers ➡️ bit.ly/4iidgNh
The #cancer designation was determined by a group of 22 expert cancer researchers ➡️ bit.ly/4iidgNh
The #ESA is the world's most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to extinction.
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The #ESA is the world's most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to extinction.
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
We are facing the most serious threats we've ever seen from Washington, DC.
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We are facing the most serious threats we've ever seen from Washington, DC.
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
Yesterday’s #OilSpill in #VenturaCounty has us asking, how many more spills in CA will it take before we fully commit to reining in this industry?
Officials say about 420 gallons of oil spilled into a tributary of Sisar Creek.
We will continue to fight this industry. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/43jNMst
Officials say about 420 gallons of oil spilled into a tributary of Sisar Creek.
We will continue to fight this industry. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/43jNMst
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yesterday’s #OilSpill in #VenturaCounty has us asking, how many more spills in CA will it take before we fully commit to reining in this industry?
Officials say about 420 gallons of oil spilled into a tributary of Sisar Creek.
We will continue to fight this industry. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/43jNMst
Officials say about 420 gallons of oil spilled into a tributary of Sisar Creek.
We will continue to fight this industry. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/43jNMst
Cows don’t belong in rivers and streams — especially in the U.S. Southwest’s riparian areas.
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild podcast, Chris Bugbee, one of our conservation advocates, discusses what happens when #cows wander into places where they shouldn’t be.
Tune in ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild podcast, Chris Bugbee, one of our conservation advocates, discusses what happens when #cows wander into places where they shouldn’t be.
Tune in ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Cows don’t belong in rivers and streams — especially in the U.S. Southwest’s riparian areas.
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild podcast, Chris Bugbee, one of our conservation advocates, discusses what happens when #cows wander into places where they shouldn’t be.
Tune in ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild podcast, Chris Bugbee, one of our conservation advocates, discusses what happens when #cows wander into places where they shouldn’t be.
Tune in ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
Even this tiny, desert-dwelling dragon thinks it's getting too hot in here!
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Even this tiny, desert-dwelling dragon thinks it's getting too hot in here!
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
🚨 The Trump admin. just proposed a set of regulatory rollbacks that would dismantle the #ESA and drive hundreds of climate-impacted species closer to #extinction.
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🚨 The Trump admin. just proposed a set of regulatory rollbacks that would dismantle the #ESA and drive hundreds of climate-impacted species closer to #extinction.
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
The proposals would also make it easier for industry to bulldoze, drill, and destroy critical habitat.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4pj27xQ
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What Catastrophes Get Our Attention, and Why It Matters #COP30 #climatechange https://therevelator.org/celebrity-catastrophes/
What Catastrophes Get Our Attention, and Why It Matters • The Revelator
When catastrophe becomes celebrity, we stop witnessing and start scrolling, turning suffering into spectacle. But we can break that cycle.
therevelator.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What Catastrophes Get Our Attention, and Why It Matters #COP30 #climatechange https://therevelator.org/celebrity-catastrophes/
What's bigger than all of downtown #L.A.? How about the massive warehouse complex that the city of Lancaster just approved a plan for.
We sued the city for approving this plan to annex thousands of acres of Los Angeles County land.
Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/3XzEqWa
We sued the city for approving this plan to annex thousands of acres of Los Angeles County land.
Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/3XzEqWa
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What's bigger than all of downtown #L.A.? How about the massive warehouse complex that the city of Lancaster just approved a plan for.
We sued the city for approving this plan to annex thousands of acres of Los Angeles County land.
Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/3XzEqWa
We sued the city for approving this plan to annex thousands of acres of Los Angeles County land.
Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/3XzEqWa
We have news to howl about 🐺🐺
A new wolf family was confirmed this fall. The Grizzly pack consists of two adults and a pup who have established territory in southern Plumas County.
The Grizzly pack’s confirmation means that #California still has 10 existing packs.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3JWiBNC
A new wolf family was confirmed this fall. The Grizzly pack consists of two adults and a pup who have established territory in southern Plumas County.
The Grizzly pack’s confirmation means that #California still has 10 existing packs.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3JWiBNC
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We have news to howl about 🐺🐺
A new wolf family was confirmed this fall. The Grizzly pack consists of two adults and a pup who have established territory in southern Plumas County.
The Grizzly pack’s confirmation means that #California still has 10 existing packs.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3JWiBNC
A new wolf family was confirmed this fall. The Grizzly pack consists of two adults and a pup who have established territory in southern Plumas County.
The Grizzly pack’s confirmation means that #California still has 10 existing packs.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3JWiBNC
Blood-thinning #rodenticides used on rats have harmful ripple effects through entire ecosystems.
Jonathan Evans, a senior attorney at the Center, was quoted in the @sfchronicle.com and said he’s skeptical about measures to keep animals from being poisoned.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/48m15vm
Jonathan Evans, a senior attorney at the Center, was quoted in the @sfchronicle.com and said he’s skeptical about measures to keep animals from being poisoned.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/48m15vm
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Blood-thinning #rodenticides used on rats have harmful ripple effects through entire ecosystems.
Jonathan Evans, a senior attorney at the Center, was quoted in the @sfchronicle.com and said he’s skeptical about measures to keep animals from being poisoned.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/48m15vm
Jonathan Evans, a senior attorney at the Center, was quoted in the @sfchronicle.com and said he’s skeptical about measures to keep animals from being poisoned.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/48m15vm
One of the country's largest proposed #DataCenters threatens the #Birmingham darter, an imperiled fish that we just petitioned for #ESA listing.
The six populations of the fish that still live in the Valley Creek system and now are threatened by the $14 billion project.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/483ty7M
The six populations of the fish that still live in the Valley Creek system and now are threatened by the $14 billion project.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/483ty7M
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One of the country's largest proposed #DataCenters threatens the #Birmingham darter, an imperiled fish that we just petitioned for #ESA listing.
The six populations of the fish that still live in the Valley Creek system and now are threatened by the $14 billion project.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/483ty7M
The six populations of the fish that still live in the Valley Creek system and now are threatened by the $14 billion project.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/483ty7M
Designation of #CriticalHabitat is one of the strongest provisions in the #ESA.
It provides key protections for listed species, prohibiting federal agencies from permitting, funding, or carrying out actions that “adversely modify” designated areas.
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JQpEHx
It provides key protections for listed species, prohibiting federal agencies from permitting, funding, or carrying out actions that “adversely modify” designated areas.
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JQpEHx
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Designation of #CriticalHabitat is one of the strongest provisions in the #ESA.
It provides key protections for listed species, prohibiting federal agencies from permitting, funding, or carrying out actions that “adversely modify” designated areas.
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JQpEHx
It provides key protections for listed species, prohibiting federal agencies from permitting, funding, or carrying out actions that “adversely modify” designated areas.
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JQpEHx
At #COP30, we're advocating for species harmed by fossil-fueled #ClimateChange.
From Atlantic puffins to Pacific walruses, warming oceans cost lives. And even mountain-dwelling pikas are dying from overheating.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
From Atlantic puffins to Pacific walruses, warming oceans cost lives. And even mountain-dwelling pikas are dying from overheating.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
At #COP30, we're advocating for species harmed by fossil-fueled #ClimateChange.
From Atlantic puffins to Pacific walruses, warming oceans cost lives. And even mountain-dwelling pikas are dying from overheating.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
From Atlantic puffins to Pacific walruses, warming oceans cost lives. And even mountain-dwelling pikas are dying from overheating.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
At #COP30, we are advocating for the species most harmed by fossil-fueled #ClimateChange.
Emperor penguins, Loggerheads, and koalas may seem different, but they face the same threat: rising temperatures.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
Emperor penguins, Loggerheads, and koalas may seem different, but they face the same threat: rising temperatures.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
At #COP30, we are advocating for the species most harmed by fossil-fueled #ClimateChange.
Emperor penguins, Loggerheads, and koalas may seem different, but they face the same threat: rising temperatures.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
Emperor penguins, Loggerheads, and koalas may seem different, but they face the same threat: rising temperatures.
Learn more in "The Climate Emergency: Closing in on Wildlife" ➡️ https://bit.ly/498vAWA
Are new #plastic materials and processes help or hype?
#PlasticPollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.
Get the rest in our weekly newsletter, @therevelator.org ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LHSOJj
#PlasticPollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.
Get the rest in our weekly newsletter, @therevelator.org ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LHSOJj
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Are new #plastic materials and processes help or hype?
#PlasticPollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.
Get the rest in our weekly newsletter, @therevelator.org ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LHSOJj
#PlasticPollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.
Get the rest in our weekly newsletter, @therevelator.org ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LHSOJj
#Alaska officials have been on a bear-killing rampage.
They've killed almost 200 over the past three years — and want to hop back into their helicopters and kill more.
The carnage must end, so the Center and allies have taken this to court.
Please join our fight ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nS39jx
They've killed almost 200 over the past three years — and want to hop back into their helicopters and kill more.
The carnage must end, so the Center and allies have taken this to court.
Please join our fight ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nS39jx
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#Alaska officials have been on a bear-killing rampage.
They've killed almost 200 over the past three years — and want to hop back into their helicopters and kill more.
The carnage must end, so the Center and allies have taken this to court.
Please join our fight ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nS39jx
They've killed almost 200 over the past three years — and want to hop back into their helicopters and kill more.
The carnage must end, so the Center and allies have taken this to court.
Please join our fight ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nS39jx
If it seems like there are fewer #birds around, it's not your imagination.
In Episode 7 of Sounds Wild, Jeff Walters from the American Ornithological Society talks about the 2025 State of the Birds report and what can be done about our declining bird population ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Kz9rGA
In Episode 7 of Sounds Wild, Jeff Walters from the American Ornithological Society talks about the 2025 State of the Birds report and what can be done about our declining bird population ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Kz9rGA
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If it seems like there are fewer #birds around, it's not your imagination.
In Episode 7 of Sounds Wild, Jeff Walters from the American Ornithological Society talks about the 2025 State of the Birds report and what can be done about our declining bird population ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Kz9rGA
In Episode 7 of Sounds Wild, Jeff Walters from the American Ornithological Society talks about the 2025 State of the Birds report and what can be done about our declining bird population ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Kz9rGA
We just sued the Trump administration for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in #Alaska.
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We just sued the Trump administration for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in #Alaska.
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?
Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’) https://therevelator.org/ghost-reefs/
Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’) • The Revelator
What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?
therevelator.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?