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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Banned cancer-causing forever chemical PFOS discovered in groundwater & rivers at sites in Cumbria & Lancashire.
Our new article, out now:
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Our new article, out now:
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Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites
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February 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Banned cancer-causing forever chemical PFOS discovered in groundwater & rivers at sites in Cumbria & Lancashire.
Our new article, out now:
share.google/gsDhDnjh01DE...
Our new article, out now:
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It's still a shock to find a new PFAS forever chemical hotspot, even when it's inevitable. A bit of digging around paper mills, which often use PFAS, revealed the banned carcinogen PFOS at levels as high as 3,000ng/l in groundwater in south Cumbria
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
It's still a shock to find a new PFAS forever chemical hotspot, even when it's inevitable. A bit of digging around paper mills, which often use PFAS, revealed the banned carcinogen PFOS at levels as high as 3,000ng/l in groundwater in south Cumbria
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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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Twenty-nine banks have ruled out financing the Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea over climate and human rights concerns.
Project lead TotalEnergies says it will proceed anyway.
Project lead TotalEnergies says it will proceed anyway.
Banks decline to finance LNG project in Papua New Guinea
A total of Twenty-nine international banks and export credit agencies have ruled out financing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea, citing climate, environmental and human…
news.mongabay.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Twenty-nine banks have ruled out financing the Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea over climate and human rights concerns.
Project lead TotalEnergies says it will proceed anyway.
Project lead TotalEnergies says it will proceed anyway.
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I dont know what everyone is so worked up on how long solar panels can last.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
February 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I dont know what everyone is so worked up on how long solar panels can last.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
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If you believe this planet is more than a receptacle for trash and plunder by the short-sighted at the cost of our collective health and future generations, then you’re a match for my 100% FREE newsletter, “Green World Now”.
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Good news for this little guy! Thousands of acres of koala habitat (8,400 hectares (21,000 acres) of forest) are now protected and offlimits to logging in New South Wales: buff.ly/3Ph34q0
Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate
#climate #biodiversity
Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate
#climate #biodiversity
February 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Good news for this little guy! Thousands of acres of koala habitat (8,400 hectares (21,000 acres) of forest) are now protected and offlimits to logging in New South Wales: buff.ly/3Ph34q0
Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate
#climate #biodiversity
Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate
#climate #biodiversity
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A study published in Environ. Chem. and Ecotoxicol., researchers exposed zebrafish to nanoplastics — within 24 h of ingestion, nanoplastics entered bloodstream and spread throughout body, quickly accumulating in organs and reaching a stable level. : https://ow.ly/kIS250XQAnr
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
A study published in Environ. Chem. and Ecotoxicol., researchers exposed zebrafish to nanoplastics — within 24 h of ingestion, nanoplastics entered bloodstream and spread throughout body, quickly accumulating in organs and reaching a stable level. : https://ow.ly/kIS250XQAnr
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‘What’s more important, the electricity or food?’: Extreme heat is driving up power bills in central Australia
‘What’s more important, the electricity or food?’: Extreme heat is driving up power bills in central Australia
Vanessa Napaltjari Davis puts $70 per week on her prepaid electricity card – but as Alice Springs swelters through ever-hotter summers, that credit lasts less than three days
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
‘What’s more important, the electricity or food?’: Extreme heat is driving up power bills in central Australia
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[COMMENTARY]
A new op-ed argues ocean conservation and crew welfare are inseparable.
With weak protections for migrant fishers, the author says expecting compliance with fisheries laws is unrealistic.
** Views are author's.
A new op-ed argues ocean conservation and crew welfare are inseparable.
With weak protections for migrant fishers, the author says expecting compliance with fisheries laws is unrealistic.
** Views are author's.
Sustainable fisheries can’t be built on exploited labor (commentary)
For decades, the global fisheries conservation community has rightly focused on the health of fish stocks, the integrity of management systems, and the long-term sustainability of ocean resources.…
news.mongabay.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
[COMMENTARY]
A new op-ed argues ocean conservation and crew welfare are inseparable.
With weak protections for migrant fishers, the author says expecting compliance with fisheries laws is unrealistic.
** Views are author's.
A new op-ed argues ocean conservation and crew welfare are inseparable.
With weak protections for migrant fishers, the author says expecting compliance with fisheries laws is unrealistic.
** Views are author's.
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#health #agedcare #ecology #Alzheimers #neurology #SDGs #gerontology #geriatrics #healthequity #menopause #NCDs #hepatology #exposome #ecotoxicology
Cumulative lead (Pb) exposure
is associated with
a significantly higher risk of
Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
.
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
Cumulative lead (Pb) exposure
is associated with
a significantly higher risk of
Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
.
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
Cumulative lead exposure linked to increased Alzheimer's and dementia risk, study finds
As dementia cases continue to rise in the United States, new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health reveals that older Americans with cumulative lead exposure face a substant...
medicalxpress.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
#health #agedcare #ecology #Alzheimers #neurology #SDGs #gerontology #geriatrics #healthequity #menopause #NCDs #hepatology #exposome #ecotoxicology
Cumulative lead (Pb) exposure
is associated with
a significantly higher risk of
Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
.
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
Cumulative lead (Pb) exposure
is associated with
a significantly higher risk of
Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
.
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
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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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F-gases are a major source of #PFAS
The UK's PFAS plan only aims to manage F-gas emissions through leakage controls. Even though PFAS free alternatives like CO2 & ammonia are widely available.
We need restrictions on PFAS to reduce pollution🔽
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
The UK's PFAS plan only aims to manage F-gas emissions through leakage controls. Even though PFAS free alternatives like CO2 & ammonia are widely available.
We need restrictions on PFAS to reduce pollution🔽
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Forever chemical TFA has tripled due to ozone-preserving refrigerants
Chemicals used in refrigeration break down in the atmosphere to produce trifluoroacetic acid, a persistent pollutant that could be harmful to humans and aquatic life
www.newscientist.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
F-gases are a major source of #PFAS
The UK's PFAS plan only aims to manage F-gas emissions through leakage controls. Even though PFAS free alternatives like CO2 & ammonia are widely available.
We need restrictions on PFAS to reduce pollution🔽
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
The UK's PFAS plan only aims to manage F-gas emissions through leakage controls. Even though PFAS free alternatives like CO2 & ammonia are widely available.
We need restrictions on PFAS to reduce pollution🔽
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
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⚠️ The UK Government’s PFAS Action Plan displays a worrying lack of ambition👉 buff.ly/2DCJcKe
🚰 To tackle #PFAS pollution in the UK, we need to turn off the tap on PFAS at the source and implement a broad group restriction.
Recent publications have underlined the importance of regulating PFAS ⬇️
🚰 To tackle #PFAS pollution in the UK, we need to turn off the tap on PFAS at the source and implement a broad group restriction.
Recent publications have underlined the importance of regulating PFAS ⬇️
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
⚠️ The UK Government’s PFAS Action Plan displays a worrying lack of ambition👉 buff.ly/2DCJcKe
🚰 To tackle #PFAS pollution in the UK, we need to turn off the tap on PFAS at the source and implement a broad group restriction.
Recent publications have underlined the importance of regulating PFAS ⬇️
🚰 To tackle #PFAS pollution in the UK, we need to turn off the tap on PFAS at the source and implement a broad group restriction.
Recent publications have underlined the importance of regulating PFAS ⬇️
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Join our webinar with Dr Kelly Jowett exploring the role of beneficial beetles on farms. While focus is on SE England, the content is relevant to all farmers.
👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beneficial-beetles-helping-crops-pastures-and-soil-in-the-south-east-tickets-1980981347537?aff=oddtdtcreator
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February 13, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Join our webinar with Dr Kelly Jowett exploring the role of beneficial beetles on farms. While focus is on SE England, the content is relevant to all farmers.
👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beneficial-beetles-helping-crops-pastures-and-soil-in-the-south-east-tickets-1980981347537?aff=oddtdtcreator
👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beneficial-beetles-helping-crops-pastures-and-soil-in-the-south-east-tickets-1980981347537?aff=oddtdtcreator
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“Drilling mud is a witches’ brew of chemicals. Society will have to pay for the cleanup, and the company that made all the money just closes up their doors and they’re on down the road. I have been screaming about this forever.”
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 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“Drilling mud is a witches’ brew of chemicals. Society will have to pay for the cleanup, and the company that made all the money just closes up their doors and they’re on down the road. I have been screaming about this forever.”
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Plants like CO2
Plants don't like droughts, floods, fires, unseasonal frosts or being out of sync with their pollinators, which excess CO2 causes
This intelligent man knows all this, but he's using his platform to lie because he owns a coal mine
So much worse than genuine denialism - it's evil
Plants don't like droughts, floods, fires, unseasonal frosts or being out of sync with their pollinators, which excess CO2 causes
This intelligent man knows all this, but he's using his platform to lie because he owns a coal mine
So much worse than genuine denialism - it's evil
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Plants like CO2
Plants don't like droughts, floods, fires, unseasonal frosts or being out of sync with their pollinators, which excess CO2 causes
This intelligent man knows all this, but he's using his platform to lie because he owns a coal mine
So much worse than genuine denialism - it's evil
Plants don't like droughts, floods, fires, unseasonal frosts or being out of sync with their pollinators, which excess CO2 causes
This intelligent man knows all this, but he's using his platform to lie because he owns a coal mine
So much worse than genuine denialism - it's evil
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Sen. Grant Green recently told The Frontier and ProPublica that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission failed the Boarmans despite the couple doing “everything right”; he said it did not appear to take their situation seriously until after he got involved.
Their Water Was Undrinkable. Oklahoma’s Oil Regulators Failed to Help.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.readfrontier.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Sen. Grant Green recently told The Frontier and ProPublica that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission failed the Boarmans despite the couple doing “everything right”; he said it did not appear to take their situation seriously until after he got involved.
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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Early-life air pollution and home dampness linked to childhood asthma #asthma
www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/early-l...
www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/early-l...
Early-life air pollution and home dampness linked to childhood asthma | Contemporary Pediatrics
Children exposed to both household dampness and higher PM2.5 levels in early life face a significantly increased risk of developing asthma.
www.contemporarypediatrics.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Early-life air pollution and home dampness linked to childhood asthma #asthma
www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/early-l...
www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/early-l...
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Greetings from Central Baden/South-West Germany, where paper sludge compost has contaminated large areas of soil and groundwater with PFAS...
pfas-dilemma.info/pfas-mittelb...
pfas-dilemma.info/pfas-mittelb...
February 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Greetings from Central Baden/South-West Germany, where paper sludge compost has contaminated large areas of soil and groundwater with PFAS...
pfas-dilemma.info/pfas-mittelb...
pfas-dilemma.info/pfas-mittelb...
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Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sitesA string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the...
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sitesA string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the...
Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sitesA string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the...
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sitesA string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the...
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As EPA weakens air pollution regulations, Black women stand to face the greatest health risks 19thnews.org/2026/02/epa-... via @19thnews.org
As EPA weakens air pollution regulations, Black women stand to face the greatest health risks
They already face the highest rates of asthma-related mortality in the nation. Dirtier air will make that worse.
19thnews.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
As EPA weakens air pollution regulations, Black women stand to face the greatest health risks 19thnews.org/2026/02/epa-... via @19thnews.org
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Some of the drilling waste produced by fracking is too thick to re-inject back into the ground. Instead, it sometimes gets spread out over farms and fields... and sometimes elementary schools and other developments get built on top of these fields.
www.truthdig.com/articles/rad...
www.truthdig.com/articles/rad...
Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste May 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.truthdig.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Some of the drilling waste produced by fracking is too thick to re-inject back into the ground. Instead, it sometimes gets spread out over farms and fields... and sometimes elementary schools and other developments get built on top of these fields.
www.truthdig.com/articles/rad...
www.truthdig.com/articles/rad...
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The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is moving toward leasing 45.7 million hectares off Alaska for seabed mining.
The plan has sparked cultural and environmental concerns, as deep-sea mining faces global scrutiny over weak regulations and ecological risks.
The plan has sparked cultural and environmental concerns, as deep-sea mining faces global scrutiny over weak regulations and ecological risks.
Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters
A U.S. federal agency is considering allowing companies to lease more than 45.7 million hectares (113 million acres) of waters off Alaska for seabed mining. Alaska is the latest of several places…
news.mongabay.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is moving toward leasing 45.7 million hectares off Alaska for seabed mining.
The plan has sparked cultural and environmental concerns, as deep-sea mining faces global scrutiny over weak regulations and ecological risks.
The plan has sparked cultural and environmental concerns, as deep-sea mining faces global scrutiny over weak regulations and ecological risks.