Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED_i
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
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Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
· Dec 19
UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’
Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimates
www.theguardian.com
The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ
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As the EU explores a ban on forever chemicals, the UK announces a plan to make a plan of what to maybe do about PFAS. How many people are being exposed to harmful chemicals while the government dithers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill
I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them, says environmental journalist Pippa Neill
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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As the EU explores a ban on forever chemicals, the UK announces a plan to make a plan of what to maybe do about PFAS. How many people are being exposed to harmful chemicals while the government dithers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill
I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them, says environmental journalist Pippa Neill
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 AM
As the EU explores a ban on forever chemicals, the UK announces a plan to make a plan of what to maybe do about PFAS. How many people are being exposed to harmful chemicals while the government dithers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"It is so important for carbon storage, for flood mitigation, for cleaning our water but also for our wildlife and the people who use these places and want to enjoy the wildness of them."
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social reintroduce locally extinct moss to Dales:
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@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social reintroduce locally extinct moss to Dales:
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February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"It is so important for carbon storage, for flood mitigation, for cleaning our water but also for our wildlife and the people who use these places and want to enjoy the wildness of them."
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social reintroduce locally extinct moss to Dales:
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@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social reintroduce locally extinct moss to Dales:
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Once, marshes in East London could absorb some flood water. We've built over these with a sea of concrete, losing the 'sponginess' to absorb intense climate-driven rain. Sewers built for an era of lower rainfall can be overwhelmed, contaminating flood waters.
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East London is at high risk of extreme flooding – here’s how to limit the damage
London has lost the natural buffer that used to help water drain away. As the sea level rises and storm surges get more prevalent, chances of flooding are greater.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Once, marshes in East London could absorb some flood water. We've built over these with a sea of concrete, losing the 'sponginess' to absorb intense climate-driven rain. Sewers built for an era of lower rainfall can be overwhelmed, contaminating flood waters.
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Now, a study from University of East London looks at ways to restore some of the "sponginess" the city has lost, protecting vulnerable homes & businesses.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Now, a study from University of East London looks at ways to restore some of the "sponginess" the city has lost, protecting vulnerable homes & businesses.
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Screenshot of map showing areas of London & home counties predicted to be below annual flood level by 2050. This is a screenshot from a global map. You can investigate how flood risk is predicted to rise where you live via link below:
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February 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Screenshot of map showing areas of London & home counties predicted to be below annual flood level by 2050. This is a screenshot from a global map. You can investigate how flood risk is predicted to rise where you live via link below:
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The Trump administration gave seven states a deadline to reach a Colorado River deal. As they missed it, the governors of California, Arizona and Nevada called their stance "firm and fair." www.latimes.com/environment/...
As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining
Seven states have missed a federal deadline to reach a water deal on the Colorado River. They remain divided how to cut water use.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The Trump administration gave seven states a deadline to reach a Colorado River deal. As they missed it, the governors of California, Arizona and Nevada called their stance "firm and fair." www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Climate change (and the overheating of the earth) is accelerating.
We urgently need action to cut climate pollution and build a safer, healthier, and abundant renewable energy future.
We urgently need action to cut climate pollution and build a safer, healthier, and abundant renewable energy future.
Excellent @washingtonpost.com piece on the signs that global warming is accelerating by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and @johnmuyskens.bsky.social, featuring @hausfath.bsky.social @rarohde.bsky.social @cjsmith.eu
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Climate change (and the overheating of the earth) is accelerating.
We urgently need action to cut climate pollution and build a safer, healthier, and abundant renewable energy future.
We urgently need action to cut climate pollution and build a safer, healthier, and abundant renewable energy future.
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🌬️ How does air pollution affect our immune system?
Researchers from across Canada, including UBC, found that people exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter were more likely to test positive for early signs of autoimmune disorders: https://bit.ly/4kyZ0ko
Researchers from across Canada, including UBC, found that people exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter were more likely to test positive for early signs of autoimmune disorders: https://bit.ly/4kyZ0ko
There's Something in the Air... and That's Not Good - Research2Reality
While many detrimental effects of air pollution are well known, researchers are now probing a link to the development of autoimmune conditions.
research2reality.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
🌬️ How does air pollution affect our immune system?
Researchers from across Canada, including UBC, found that people exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter were more likely to test positive for early signs of autoimmune disorders: https://bit.ly/4kyZ0ko
Researchers from across Canada, including UBC, found that people exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter were more likely to test positive for early signs of autoimmune disorders: https://bit.ly/4kyZ0ko
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Would YOU swim in the Thames? Bathers will be able to take a dip from May - but pollution levels could vary trib.al/8iWyRl0
Would YOU swim in the Thames? Bathers will be able to from May
Open water swimming is becoming increasingly popular. There are 13 proposed designated bathing spots to open across England and one is on the Thames.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Would YOU swim in the Thames? Bathers will be able to take a dip from May - but pollution levels could vary trib.al/8iWyRl0
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“The dirty secret needs to be brought into the light.”
How Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Could Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School
A massive Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.
www.texasobserver.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
“The dirty secret needs to be brought into the light.”
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“They weren’t telling anyone this was a radioactive material. They told us it was safe.”
But now it's underneath an elementary school in North Texas:
But now it's underneath an elementary school in North Texas:
How Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Could Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School
A massive Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.
www.texasobserver.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“They weren’t telling anyone this was a radioactive material. They told us it was safe.”
But now it's underneath an elementary school in North Texas:
But now it's underneath an elementary school in North Texas:
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“It doesn’t make any sense as to why the U.S. government, using U.S. taxpayer money, is funding a French company in Mozambique,” said Andrew Bogrand, a senior policy advisor for natural resource justice at Oxfam America, a nonprofit that fights inequality.
“This is end-of-the-line extractivism.” Why is a U.S. government agency lending billions of dollars to a French company building a gas export terminal in a conflict-ridden corner of Mozambique?
Trump Says He Supports American Oil and Gas. Why Is His Administration Financing a French-Owned Project in Mozambique? - Inside Climate News
The gas export terminal would be one of Africa’s largest fossil fuel projects, in an area with an ongoing Islamist insurgency. The project has been plagued by delays and accusations of human rights vi...
insideclimatenews.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“It doesn’t make any sense as to why the U.S. government, using U.S. taxpayer money, is funding a French company in Mozambique,” said Andrew Bogrand, a senior policy advisor for natural resource justice at Oxfam America, a nonprofit that fights inequality.
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@ametsoc.org:
* The impacts of climate change are harmful to people and nature, including to the people of the United States and the nation itself.
* A stable and primarily beneficial climate is a foundation of life as we know it.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
* The impacts of climate change are harmful to people and nature, including to the people of the United States and the nation itself.
* A stable and primarily beneficial climate is a foundation of life as we know it.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
A Response to the Decision to Rescind EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
@ametsoc.org:
* The impacts of climate change are harmful to people and nature, including to the people of the United States and the nation itself.
* A stable and primarily beneficial climate is a foundation of life as we know it.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
* The impacts of climate change are harmful to people and nature, including to the people of the United States and the nation itself.
* A stable and primarily beneficial climate is a foundation of life as we know it.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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I wrote this in January.
"Whatever the reason for Trump's illegal moves, Venezuelan oil is unlikely to have any impact on global oil markets for at least a decade. And in a decade global oil markets are going to look very different than they do today."
"Whatever the reason for Trump's illegal moves, Venezuelan oil is unlikely to have any impact on global oil markets for at least a decade. And in a decade global oil markets are going to look very different than they do today."
The Donroe Disaster
In 2017, former Exxon CEO and Secretary of Energy Rex Tillerson called President Donald Trump a fucking moron. Now it is unusual for me to find common ground with an Exxon CEO about much, but on this ...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I wrote this in January.
"Whatever the reason for Trump's illegal moves, Venezuelan oil is unlikely to have any impact on global oil markets for at least a decade. And in a decade global oil markets are going to look very different than they do today."
"Whatever the reason for Trump's illegal moves, Venezuelan oil is unlikely to have any impact on global oil markets for at least a decade. And in a decade global oil markets are going to look very different than they do today."
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Today we get this on Yahoo Finance.
"Exxon, TotalEnergies, and a great many companies do not need Venezuela right now. The world has plenty of oil and natural gas supplies"
"Exxon, TotalEnergies, and a great many companies do not need Venezuela right now. The world has plenty of oil and natural gas supplies"
Exxon CEO's stark message unfolds as US officials land in Caracas
When Donald Trump invited a bevy of top oil executives, including ExxonMobil, to a Jan. 9 White House meeting on rejuvenating Venezuela's oil industry, he promoted the idea of vast oil-and-gas reserve...
finance.yahoo.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Today we get this on Yahoo Finance.
"Exxon, TotalEnergies, and a great many companies do not need Venezuela right now. The world has plenty of oil and natural gas supplies"
"Exxon, TotalEnergies, and a great many companies do not need Venezuela right now. The world has plenty of oil and natural gas supplies"
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Interestingly we get this piece from NYT today...forget about that oil, Venezuela is all about the gas!!
No mention of the ten year global gas glut the world is facing.
No mention of the ten year global gas glut the world is facing.
Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Interestingly we get this piece from NYT today...forget about that oil, Venezuela is all about the gas!!
No mention of the ten year global gas glut the world is facing.
No mention of the ten year global gas glut the world is facing.
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There’s a lot going on to distract us from progress. But if you look through the noise, you’ll find encouraging patterns that no one can stop, writes @johnrplatt.bsky.social for @therevelator.org.
The Two Words Giving Me Hope — Even As the Trump Administration Dismantles More Climate Regulations • The Revelator
There’s a lot going on to distract us from progress. But if you look through the noise, you’ll find encouraging patterns.
therevelator.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
There’s a lot going on to distract us from progress. But if you look through the noise, you’ll find encouraging patterns that no one can stop, writes @johnrplatt.bsky.social for @therevelator.org.
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Born in smog: the short- and long-run health consequences of acute air pollution exposure in historical London, 1892-1919: Schneider, Eric B.
NEP/RePEc link
to paper
d.repec.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Born in smog: the short- and long-run health consequences of acute air pollution exposure in historical London, 1892-1919: Schneider, Eric B.
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#BREAKING: Another young North Atlantic right whale has been found dead.
A 3-year-old female, identified as the 2023 calf of “Porcia”, was found washed ashore on the Virginia coast.
With around 380 remaining, we must do more to protect this species: https://oceana.ly/4aAKKDa
A 3-year-old female, identified as the 2023 calf of “Porcia”, was found washed ashore on the Virginia coast.
With around 380 remaining, we must do more to protect this species: https://oceana.ly/4aAKKDa
February 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
#BREAKING: Another young North Atlantic right whale has been found dead.
A 3-year-old female, identified as the 2023 calf of “Porcia”, was found washed ashore on the Virginia coast.
With around 380 remaining, we must do more to protect this species: https://oceana.ly/4aAKKDa
A 3-year-old female, identified as the 2023 calf of “Porcia”, was found washed ashore on the Virginia coast.
With around 380 remaining, we must do more to protect this species: https://oceana.ly/4aAKKDa
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🎉 OCEAN WIN: A project to restore vast seagrass meadows to the Humber Estuary in North England has just reached a major milestone! 🌊
🌱 Seagrass is a powerful tool for tackling the climate crisis, it also improves water quality & provides habitat for birds & fish 🐟
https://bbc.in/4alp8KQ
🌱 Seagrass is a powerful tool for tackling the climate crisis, it also improves water quality & provides habitat for birds & fish 🐟
https://bbc.in/4alp8KQ
Vast seagrass meadows will shield Humber coastline
Trials to restore the saltwater plant to the Humber Estuary are hugely encouraging, experts say.
bbc.in
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
🎉 OCEAN WIN: A project to restore vast seagrass meadows to the Humber Estuary in North England has just reached a major milestone! 🌊
🌱 Seagrass is a powerful tool for tackling the climate crisis, it also improves water quality & provides habitat for birds & fish 🐟
https://bbc.in/4alp8KQ
🌱 Seagrass is a powerful tool for tackling the climate crisis, it also improves water quality & provides habitat for birds & fish 🐟
https://bbc.in/4alp8KQ
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📢New Report Out Now
The transportation of #nurdles through rail networks is an important but often overlooked source of chronic & acute nurdle pollution
Our new case study report highlights this source of land based nurdle pollution & looks at the solutions👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/off-the...
The transportation of #nurdles through rail networks is an important but often overlooked source of chronic & acute nurdle pollution
Our new case study report highlights this source of land based nurdle pollution & looks at the solutions👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/off-the...
February 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
📢New Report Out Now
The transportation of #nurdles through rail networks is an important but often overlooked source of chronic & acute nurdle pollution
Our new case study report highlights this source of land based nurdle pollution & looks at the solutions👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/off-the...
The transportation of #nurdles through rail networks is an important but often overlooked source of chronic & acute nurdle pollution
Our new case study report highlights this source of land based nurdle pollution & looks at the solutions👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/off-the...
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The Trump administration has repealed the endangerment finding, eliminating federal limits on greenhouse gases.
“This move is poised to break the law and the thermometer.”
This rollback defies science, international law, and public health.
Read CIEL’s statement: bit.ly/46MPJ2g
“This move is poised to break the law and the thermometer.”
This rollback defies science, international law, and public health.
Read CIEL’s statement: bit.ly/46MPJ2g
Rollback of US Protections Against Greenhouse Gases Disregards Science and Defies International Duties
The Trump administration eliminated federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions that drive the climate crisis in a scientifically baseless and legally indefensible move that sacrifices health and safet...
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The Trump administration has repealed the endangerment finding, eliminating federal limits on greenhouse gases.
“This move is poised to break the law and the thermometer.”
This rollback defies science, international law, and public health.
Read CIEL’s statement: bit.ly/46MPJ2g
“This move is poised to break the law and the thermometer.”
This rollback defies science, international law, and public health.
Read CIEL’s statement: bit.ly/46MPJ2g
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Have your say on Hertfordshire's Air Quality Strategy
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
Air Quality Strategy 2026
Air Quality Strategy 2026
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Have your say on Hertfordshire's Air Quality Strategy
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
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Shimmering and transparent Green Dragontails 🐛🦋🪞 are forest-dwelling butterflies of SE Asia, fighting to survive due to #palmoil #deforestation 🌴🔥 help them by going #vegan 🍇🌽🍓 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket @palmoildetect.bsky.social
palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/14/g...
palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/14/g...
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Shimmering and transparent Green Dragontails 🐛🦋🪞 are forest-dwelling butterflies of SE Asia, fighting to survive due to #palmoil #deforestation 🌴🔥 help them by going #vegan 🍇🌽🍓 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket @palmoildetect.bsky.social
palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/14/g...
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