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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When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
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US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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The Global #PlasticsTreaty will only work if countries can comply in practice.
A recent paper shows that fair, supportive compliance mechanisms and strong international cooperation are essential to turn ambition into action.
#PlasticPollution
A recent paper shows that fair, supportive compliance mechanisms and strong international cooperation are essential to turn ambition into action.
#PlasticPollution
Frontiers | Compliance mechanisms of the draft global plastics treaty: theory, current status, and prospects
Marine plastic pollution, with its transboundary nature, persistence, and extensive harmful impacts, has become a pressing challenge to the ecological securi...
www.frontiersin.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The Global #PlasticsTreaty will only work if countries can comply in practice.
A recent paper shows that fair, supportive compliance mechanisms and strong international cooperation are essential to turn ambition into action.
#PlasticPollution
A recent paper shows that fair, supportive compliance mechanisms and strong international cooperation are essential to turn ambition into action.
#PlasticPollution
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📣 192 French residents have just launched one of the largest civil lawsuits regarding PFAS pollution.
The residents from an industrial area south of Lyon have filed the lawsuit against two chemical companies, Arkema France and Daikin Chemical France, seeking over €36 million in damages.
The residents from an industrial area south of Lyon have filed the lawsuit against two chemical companies, Arkema France and Daikin Chemical France, seeking over €36 million in damages.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📣 192 French residents have just launched one of the largest civil lawsuits regarding PFAS pollution.
The residents from an industrial area south of Lyon have filed the lawsuit against two chemical companies, Arkema France and Daikin Chemical France, seeking over €36 million in damages.
The residents from an industrial area south of Lyon have filed the lawsuit against two chemical companies, Arkema France and Daikin Chemical France, seeking over €36 million in damages.
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Additional claimants are expected to join and it is predicted that a first-instance decision will come in 2-3 years' time.
Nobody should be exposed to harmful chemicals without their knowledge and polluters should be held accountable for the damage they cause.
Nobody should be exposed to harmful chemicals without their knowledge and polluters should be held accountable for the damage they cause.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Additional claimants are expected to join and it is predicted that a first-instance decision will come in 2-3 years' time.
Nobody should be exposed to harmful chemicals without their knowledge and polluters should be held accountable for the damage they cause.
Nobody should be exposed to harmful chemicals without their knowledge and polluters should be held accountable for the damage they cause.
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In a new paper, scientists warn that climate systems tipping points could set off a chain reaction to put Earth on a hothouse trajectory. Is anyone listening to unpleasant truths? Or do most prefer 'pleasant lies' as @steurer.bsky.social suggests?
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future - Inside Climate News
Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes next.
insideclimatenews.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In a new paper, scientists warn that climate systems tipping points could set off a chain reaction to put Earth on a hothouse trajectory. Is anyone listening to unpleasant truths? Or do most prefer 'pleasant lies' as @steurer.bsky.social suggests?
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Installed straw insulation boards in the exhibition today, easy.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Installed straw insulation boards in the exhibition today, easy.
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In a crowded field, spraying forever chemicals linked to cancer, liver, kidney & thyroid disorders directly on to food crops has to be one of humanity's worst thought out moves ever.
The UK's new #PFAS plan misses real action on source control - including action on PFAS #pesticides🌱
PFAS pesticides are widely used in the UK, in 2022 they were sprayed on more than 10 million hectares of arable crops 🍃
▶️ pfasfree.org.uk/pfas-in-pest...
▶️ www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/forever...
PFAS pesticides are widely used in the UK, in 2022 they were sprayed on more than 10 million hectares of arable crops 🍃
▶️ pfasfree.org.uk/pfas-in-pest...
▶️ www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/forever...
Forever chemicals plan ignores farming and pesticides, groups say
On Monday, environment minister Emma Hardy announced the government's PFAS (Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) Plan would help reduce their harmful effects and transition to safer alternatives
www.thegrocer.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
In a crowded field, spraying forever chemicals linked to cancer, liver, kidney & thyroid disorders directly on to food crops has to be one of humanity's worst thought out moves ever.
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Trump EPA & Lee Zeldin ignore critical legal deadline to protect Americans against deadly soot pollution.
Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution.
Broad coalition of groups condemns illegal inaction, puts EPA on legal notice. earthjustice.org/press/2026/t... 1/
Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution.
Broad coalition of groups condemns illegal inaction, puts EPA on legal notice. earthjustice.org/press/2026/t... 1/
Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution
Broad coalition of groups condemns illegal inaction, puts EPA on legal notice
earthjustice.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Trump EPA & Lee Zeldin ignore critical legal deadline to protect Americans against deadly soot pollution.
Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution.
Broad coalition of groups condemns illegal inaction, puts EPA on legal notice. earthjustice.org/press/2026/t... 1/
Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution.
Broad coalition of groups condemns illegal inaction, puts EPA on legal notice. earthjustice.org/press/2026/t... 1/
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Fast-moving storm floods SoCal freeways, triggers flash flood warning in burn scar
Fast-moving storm floods SoCal freeways, triggers flash flood warning in burn scar
The storm dumped more than an inch of rain in Ojai in Ventura County, nearly three-quarters of an inch in downtown Los Angeles and dropped rain at nearly .75 inches an hour in the Angeles National Forest, triggering a flash flood warning.
www.latimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Fast-moving storm floods SoCal freeways, triggers flash flood warning in burn scar
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The wet winter which has set records in parts of the UK could become more common in coming years because of global warming, scientists have said
Wet winters on the increase because of global warming, say scientists
The wet winter which has set records in parts of the UK could become more common in coming years because of global warming, scientists have said. Winters in the UK are becoming significantly wetter be...
nation.cymru
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The wet winter which has set records in parts of the UK could become more common in coming years because of global warming, scientists have said
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Norway wealth fund seeks battery storage investment as market matures reut.rs/460lMM3
Norway wealth fund seeks battery storage investment as market matures
Norway's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday it hopes to make its first investments in battery storage systems, reflecting the growing prominence of batteries in stabilising increasingly intermittent power markets.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Norway wealth fund seeks battery storage investment as market matures reut.rs/460lMM3
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Rampant post-fire price gouging went unpunished, report alleges
Rampant post-fire price gouging went unpunished, report alleges
A new report from the Rent Brigade asserts that there were more than 18,000 potential examples of price-gouging in L.A. last year and minimal enforcement.
www.latimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Rampant post-fire price gouging went unpunished, report alleges
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Lead has been banned for decades but remains present in millions of British homes - and experts are calling for children to be screened for it
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February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Lead has been banned for decades but remains present in millions of British homes - and experts are calling for children to be screened for it
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Brazil has suspended a decree to dredge & privatize the Tapajós River after Indigenous protests blockaded a Cargill grain terminal — but communities are demanding a full revocation.
They warn the project threatens 14 territories & hundreds of riverine communities, & say they were never consulted.
They warn the project threatens 14 territories & hundreds of riverine communities, & say they were never consulted.
Indigenous protests force Brazil to suspend Tapajós River dredging plan
Brazil has suspended a decree on dredging and privatizing the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, after protests shut down a grain terminal — but Indigenous groups are pressing for its…
news.mongabay.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Brazil has suspended a decree to dredge & privatize the Tapajós River after Indigenous protests blockaded a Cargill grain terminal — but communities are demanding a full revocation.
They warn the project threatens 14 territories & hundreds of riverine communities, & say they were never consulted.
They warn the project threatens 14 territories & hundreds of riverine communities, & say they were never consulted.
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Trump's repeal of climate rule opens a 'new front' for litigation reut.rs/4kyLXiT
Trump's repeal of climate rule opens a 'new front' for litigation
The Trump administration's imminent repeal of an Obama-era scientific finding could open up a new pathway for filing lawsuits against power-plant operators and other companies.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Trump's repeal of climate rule opens a 'new front' for litigation reut.rs/4kyLXiT
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NEW – Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/IDBhecw
Read here: buff.ly/IDBhecw
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
NEW – Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/IDBhecw
Read here: buff.ly/IDBhecw
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NEW – IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’ | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/Ir3Tt4h
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IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’ - Carbon Brief
In an interview with Carbon Brief, Obura says the warming that humans have already caused means “coral reefs are very likely at a tipping point”
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
NEW – IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’ | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/Ir3Tt4h
Read here: buff.ly/Ir3Tt4h
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A lot of people are starting to realize the huge financial costs to clean up the mess the oil and gas industry has made. I've yet to see one of those estimates include the cost to address what they did with radioactive waste. That won't be cheap.
"Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there."
The oil industry's radioactive secret is getting more attention but the damage has been done.
The oil industry's radioactive secret is getting more attention but the damage has been done.
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
A lot of people are starting to realize the huge financial costs to clean up the mess the oil and gas industry has made. I've yet to see one of those estimates include the cost to address what they did with radioactive waste. That won't be cheap.
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"Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there."
The oil industry's radioactive secret is getting more attention but the damage has been done.
The oil industry's radioactive secret is getting more attention but the damage has been done.
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
"Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there."
The oil industry's radioactive secret is getting more attention but the damage has been done.
The oil industry's radioactive secret is getting more attention but the damage has been done.
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Oil of unknown origin is washing up along 1,200 km of South Africa’s coast, closing beaches and alarming conservationists.
Tar balls and oil-filled barrels have been reported on 20+ beaches, with no confirmed source — raising fears for wildlife, including critically endangered African penguins.
Tar balls and oil-filled barrels have been reported on 20+ beaches, with no confirmed source — raising fears for wildlife, including critically endangered African penguins.
Unidentified oil washes up on South African beaches
A mysterious oil spill is raising concern among South African conservationists and coastal communities. On Jan. 22, reports started emerging of congealed oil washing up on South Africa’s southeast…
news.mongabay.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Oil of unknown origin is washing up along 1,200 km of South Africa’s coast, closing beaches and alarming conservationists.
Tar balls and oil-filled barrels have been reported on 20+ beaches, with no confirmed source — raising fears for wildlife, including critically endangered African penguins.
Tar balls and oil-filled barrels have been reported on 20+ beaches, with no confirmed source — raising fears for wildlife, including critically endangered African penguins.
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All of the major oil companies claim to have very low methane emissions from their oil and gas production. We don't believe them and share evidence to prove that. However, if they were correct, why is Exxon against the EU methane regulations?
If they are already in compliance, what is the problem?
If they are already in compliance, what is the problem?
Exxon Says EU Methane Rules Would Add 13% to Refiners’ Oil Costs
European Union rules intended to curb emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, could add about 13% to the cost of crude oil imports and deal a hammer blow to the bloc’s industrial base, Exxon Mo...
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
All of the major oil companies claim to have very low methane emissions from their oil and gas production. We don't believe them and share evidence to prove that. However, if they were correct, why is Exxon against the EU methane regulations?
If they are already in compliance, what is the problem?
If they are already in compliance, what is the problem?
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“Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there.” thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there.” thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
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Water from some US drinking water kiosks has been found to contain lead concentrations exceeding public health guidelines, likely due to corrosion of brass plumbing after reverse osmosis treatment.
Elevated lead levels could flow from some US drinking water kiosks
After high-profile water crises like the one in Flint, Michigan, some Americans distrust the safety of tap water, choosing to purchase drinking water from freestanding water vending machines or kiosks.
phys.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Water from some US drinking water kiosks has been found to contain lead concentrations exceeding public health guidelines, likely due to corrosion of brass plumbing after reverse osmosis treatment.
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I did not expect to see this in the WSJ:
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
Europe Needs to Learn Its Lesson: Stop Relying on Imported Energy
Growing reliance on American gas looks foolish given how unpredictable the White House has become.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I did not expect to see this in the WSJ:
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!