Christine Spolar
@cspolar.bsky.social
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Stuff I read: facts. Former FT, NYT, WashPost, Bloomberg, KFF Health
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More than 85 climate scientists call the US Department of Energy’s new climate report unfit for policymaking in a comprehensive review. DOE’s report cherry-picked evidence, lacked peer-reviewed studies and is “fundamentally incorrect,” the authors wrote.
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Dozens of Scientists Call DOE Climate Report ‘Fundamentally Incorrect’ - Inside Climate News
The review comes as the Trump administration is leaning on the report as part of its justification to end EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.
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ICYMI: Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It.
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We ran a story this week about the long-festering #ChiquitaCanyon #Landfill. It follows many good stories about how people living nearby started getting sick after the landfill emitted fetid odors and toxic gases following a subsurface reaction in 2022. 1/ insideclimatenews.org/news/1808202...
The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door - Inside Climate News
L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered.
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A chemical industry insider is now in a senior role at the EPA. And he decides who pays big $$$ to clean up forever chemicals. This story says: he appears ready to shift cleanup costs away from polluters and onto taxpayers. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c...
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
www.nytimes.com