J.J. Starr-McClain
@jjstarrmcclain.bsky.social
Writer at the intersection of climate, policy, and personal finance.
A part of climate change I've never considered: forest migration.
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/plant...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/plant...
Planting Trees in Minnesota Is Harder Than It Sounds
As climate change threatens trees across the state, foresters have a plan. The missing piece? Seed collectors.
www.sierraclub.org
April 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A part of climate change I've never considered: forest migration.
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/plant...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/plant...
This has been truly on my mind for the last six and half years. It’s been and will continue to be like watching a slow motion collision between the American dream and an extraction-based, fossil-fueled economy.
Truly honored to write this for the @nrdc.org —
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Truly honored to write this for the @nrdc.org —
www.nrdc.org/stories/who-...
Who Pays When Insurance Fails to Cover Climate Disasters?
Spoiler alert: It’s you.
www.nrdc.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This has been truly on my mind for the last six and half years. It’s been and will continue to be like watching a slow motion collision between the American dream and an extraction-based, fossil-fueled economy.
Truly honored to write this for the @nrdc.org —
www.nrdc.org/stories/who-...
Truly honored to write this for the @nrdc.org —
www.nrdc.org/stories/who-...
Needed this one today!
So excited for this episode to come out! Huge thank you to Alie and the whole @ologies.bsky.social team for helping promote knowledge weird medieval art!
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open.spotify.com/episode/3Dm8...
Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore
Ologies with Alie Ward · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Needed this one today!
Reposted by J.J. Starr-McClain
Toxic Toledo: In our first comics-format story — a collaboration with Crucial Comix — learn why Lake Erie suffers from regular outbreaks of toxic algae that leave residents without access to clean water. Could restoring wetlands help provide a solution? therevelator.org/ohio-toxic-a...
In Ohio, Facing a Future Without Clean Water • The Revelator
Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.
therevelator.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Toxic Toledo: In our first comics-format story — a collaboration with Crucial Comix — learn why Lake Erie suffers from regular outbreaks of toxic algae that leave residents without access to clean water. Could restoring wetlands help provide a solution? therevelator.org/ohio-toxic-a...
"The growth in private equity investment into such a crucial sector...should cause alarm for [everyone]."
I've been wondering if we're on the verge of a major wealth shift from family farms to private equity...
pestakeholder.org/reports/betting-the-farm-private-equity-buyouts-in-us-agriculture
I've been wondering if we're on the verge of a major wealth shift from family farms to private equity...
pestakeholder.org/reports/betting-the-farm-private-equity-buyouts-in-us-agriculture
Betting the farm: Private equity buyouts in US agriculture
The agricultural industry in the US plays an important role in the country’s national security and economic well being, but is also notorious for its lax labor protections…
pestakeholder.org
April 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"The growth in private equity investment into such a crucial sector...should cause alarm for [everyone]."
I've been wondering if we're on the verge of a major wealth shift from family farms to private equity...
pestakeholder.org/reports/betting-the-farm-private-equity-buyouts-in-us-agriculture
I've been wondering if we're on the verge of a major wealth shift from family farms to private equity...
pestakeholder.org/reports/betting-the-farm-private-equity-buyouts-in-us-agriculture
While scientists warn of mass extinction, the Pacific Northwest is handed a front-row seat to policy-enabled ecocide. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Bruce Westerman, has taken $343,462 from the oil and gas industry—the 16th highest in Congress.
New bill seeks to dismember protections for endangered species - Columbia Insight columbiainsight.org/new-bill-see...
New bill seeks to dismember protections for endangered species - Columbia Insight
A push to strip the Endangered Species Act pits survival against economic interests. More than 50 Pacific Northwest species are at risk
columbiainsight.org
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
While scientists warn of mass extinction, the Pacific Northwest is handed a front-row seat to policy-enabled ecocide. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Bruce Westerman, has taken $343,462 from the oil and gas industry—the 16th highest in Congress.
Texas doesn’t just control Texas's curriculum—it dictates content for the nation. In the 20th century, its pro-Confederate, 'happy slave' textbooks dominated U.S. schools bc publishers catered to its market.
Now, it’s happening again.
🔗 www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Now, it’s happening again.
🔗 www.propublica.org/article/texa...
A Texas School Board Cut State-Approved Textbook Chapters About Diversity. A Board Member Says Material Violated the Law
The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ideologic...
www.propublica.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Texas doesn’t just control Texas's curriculum—it dictates content for the nation. In the 20th century, its pro-Confederate, 'happy slave' textbooks dominated U.S. schools bc publishers catered to its market.
Now, it’s happening again.
🔗 www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Now, it’s happening again.
🔗 www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Told folks I removed red badge notifications on every app but my three essentials. The response:
1. I didn't know you could do that.
2. How do I do that?
Open settings > notifications > choose app > toggle notifications off
1. I didn't know you could do that.
2. How do I do that?
Open settings > notifications > choose app > toggle notifications off
January 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Told folks I removed red badge notifications on every app but my three essentials. The response:
1. I didn't know you could do that.
2. How do I do that?
Open settings > notifications > choose app > toggle notifications off
1. I didn't know you could do that.
2. How do I do that?
Open settings > notifications > choose app > toggle notifications off