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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 8h

Ruling prevents federal requirements to defang California's climate emissions reporting law. news.ballotpedia.org/2025/08/21/j...

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 10h

My dog Lula loves our portable solar panels. And why, not? Already, solar is now the world’s cheapest form of energy, with costs declining by nearly 90% in the last 15 years. Read more on the Good Newsletter! rachellincolnsarnoff.substack.com

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 11h

Single-use plastic are now banned in Lagos -- one of the world's most plastic polluted cities. apnews.com/article/nige...

#Sustainability #Plastic #Microplastic #CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste #Refill #RefillRevolution #Reuse #Recycling #EPR #Motivation

One of the world's most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics. It's not so easy

Nigeria’s economic capital of Lagos is one of the world’s most plastic-polluted cities. Lagos state authorities last month imposed a ban on single-use plastics, but residents say weak enforcement and…

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 13h

Analysis shows that even without tax credits, renewables are still the cheapest sources of new energy generation. www.evergreenaction.com/blog/clean-e...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

Clean Energy Is Still the Cheapest Energy. States Must Deploy It, Fast.

Republicans’ devastating megabill axed essential programs and put new restrictions on clean energy tax credits. But clean, affordable energy is exactly what we need right now to lower costs for…

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 1d

Brazil just became the 46th country to ban animal testing for cosmetics. qazinform.com/news/brazil-...

#Sustainability #Animals #Nature #Conservation #Endangered #Extinction #GoodNewsletter

Brazil officially bans cosmetics testing on animals

Brazil has taken another step towards strengthening the defence of animal rights. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a law banning the use of live animals in laboratory tests for cosmetics,…

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 1d

John Morrison, CEO of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and I took a deep dive into how AI could power an “irrefutable knowledge base” to drive forced labor interventions. It was an eye-opening conversation, to say the least! lnk.to/source-of-go...

#HumanRights #JustTransition

There’s No Sustainability without Workers' Rights with John Morrison

Sustainability isn’t only about climate — it’s also about people. In this episode, John Morrison, CEO of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and author of The Just Transition, explains…

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 1d

Light pollution is making birds sing longer -- but no one knows if this is good or bad. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/08/stre...

#Sustainability #Animals #Nature #Conservation #Endangered #Extinction

Streetlights are quietly rewriting the rules of birdsong

Light pollution is making many birds sing nearly an hour longer at dawn or dusk; whether that is helpful or harmful for the birds is an open question.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 1d

National coalition sues the EPA to reinstate $3 billion climate justice grants program. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 2d

The UK is finally nixing lead in hunting bullets, will eliminate a major source of pollution that's especially dangerous to birds. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Sustainability #Health #Wellness #Food #Motivation #PlantBased #HealthyLifestyle

Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales

Exclusive: Restrictions on ammunition containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 2d

New $56.5 million in funding is now on the table to install EV chargers at multi-family housing. electrek.co/2025/08/05/c...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

California greenlights $56.5M to amp up apartment EV chargers

California is offering $56.5 million in funds to install EV chargers at apartment buildings and nearby tenant-accessible sites.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 3d

Check, mate. sports.yahoo.com/article/10-o...

#Sustainability #Workers #WorkersRights #Social #Governance #Motivation #Feminist #Women #Woman #TheFutureIsFemale

10-year-old becomes youngest female chess player to defeat grandmaster

A 10-year-old chess prodigy from the London area has become the youngest female player to defeat a grandmaster, which is the sport's highest title.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 3d

Federal government's move to eliminate the endangerment finding opens the door for states to create their own transportation emissions rules. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

A silver lining in Trump’s anti-climate agenda

Former NHTSA Administrator Ann Carlson says losing the endangerment finding could help California regulate vehicle emissions.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 4d

In the past decade the fur trade has collapsed. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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The biggest victory against animal cruelty of the 21st century, explained in one chart

Global fur production has collapsed. Here’s how it happened.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 4d

Factory heat pumps, by the numbers: $1.5 trillion in savings, 33 million asthma attacks avoided, 77,000 lives saved (by 2050). grist.org/energy/insta...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives

Replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 7d

In April, China installed more solar power than the entire country of Australia -- a global renewables leader -- ever has. Here's why. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

China's green energy boom could spell the end of the fossil fuel age

China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 7d

Nationwide, libraries are building amenities -- like professional kitchens! -- to recenter them in communities. civileats.com/2025/08/27/h...

#SwapDontShop #LoveYourLibrary #YesChef

How Libraries Are Creating Community Through Food

Libraries nationwide are offering community classes on nutrition, food security, and how to get a good meal on the table.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 7d

It's better than you think! Sign up for the climate-positive Good Newsletter! rachellincolnsarnoff.substack.com

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 7d

After a February funding freeze, the program to install high-speed EV chargers nationwide is back in business. www.npr.org/2025/08/15/n...

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After a freeze, Trump administration reluctantly agrees to fund EV chargers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 8d

Don't fret the future. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell

Although the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 8d

Plans are underway for Missouri's 300-mile butterfly trail, just as monarchs receive a new "threatened" listing that will unlock more conservation efforts. www.kcur.org/arts-life/20...

#Sustainability #Animals #Nature #Conservation #Endangered #Extinction

Missouri is building a 300-mile butterfly trail to attract monarchs and tourists alike

The Highway 13 Butterfly Trail will pass through 12 western Missouri counties and feature gardens, art installations, and research facilities. Though targeting all Missouri pollinators, there will be…

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 8d

New deal establishes a fully domestic solar supply chain, connecting U.S. manufacturers. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 9d

After cutting workers, the National Weather Service is staffing up. archive.ph/3fhmC

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 9d

A U.S. District Court just struck down Florida's book ban law as unconstitutional. authorsguild.org/news/authors...

#AmReading #Book #Bookish #Writing #Writer

Authors Guild Celebrates Victory Against Florida's Book Ban Law - The Authors Guild

In a sweeping victory for readers and authors, Judge Carlos Mendoza granted our coalition’s motion for summary judgment in Penguin Random House v. Gibson, striking down Florida’s book ban law as…

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 9d

Turning 70% of waste straw into biochar could sequester the equivalent of nearly 5% of global emissions. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/08/if-f...

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If farmers play the long game, biochar will pay off for crops and climate

Turning 70% of waste straw into biochar could lock away an amount of carbon equivalent to almost 5% of global emissions.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social · 9d

Federal judge in California orders the reinstatement of millions of dollars in science grants earmarked for UCLA that were recently cancelled. archive.ph/ZLQsI#select...

#Sustainability #Climate #ClimateJustice #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Motivation

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