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🗓️ Webinar | Thurs, 1/29 | 2pm ET
Join us to examine the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal employees’ free speech rights—and why freedom of speech in government is critical to protecting the environment.
https://ow.ly/1L9m50XX0W3
#FreeSpeech
Join us to examine the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal employees’ free speech rights—and why freedom of speech in government is critical to protecting the environment.
https://ow.ly/1L9m50XX0W3
#FreeSpeech
You are invited to join a webinar: Public Employees, Free Speech and the Rise of Authoritarianism: Why it Matters for the Environment. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Over the past several decades, the federal government has increasingly sought to restrict government employees’ free speech rights and to close pathways through which they can express dissent and safely report wrongdoing. This trend has accelerated under the Trump administration, which is engaging in an unprecedented attack on federal workers’ free speech rights and aggressively targeting employees perceived as disloyal.
This webinar provides a timely examination of the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal employees’ free speech rights, both when...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
🗓️ Webinar | Thurs, 1/29 | 2pm ET
Join us to examine the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal employees’ free speech rights—and why freedom of speech in government is critical to protecting the environment.
https://ow.ly/1L9m50XX0W3
#FreeSpeech
Join us to examine the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal employees’ free speech rights—and why freedom of speech in government is critical to protecting the environment.
https://ow.ly/1L9m50XX0W3
#FreeSpeech
"Despite the setback, advocacy groups said they plan to continue working with local governments in both Ventura and Los Angeles counties to push for stricter cleanup standards."
#SantaSusanaFieldLab
@parentsvsssfl.bsky.social @psr-la.bsky.social @peer.org
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/boe...
#SantaSusanaFieldLab
@parentsvsssfl.bsky.social @psr-la.bsky.social @peer.org
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/boe...
Boeing wins Santa Susana cleanup fight though fears of toxins persist
A Ventura County Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 8 in favor of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and Boeing, rejecting a lawsuit brought by community and environmental groups chall...
www.simivalleyacorn.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Despite the setback, advocacy groups said they plan to continue working with local governments in both Ventura and Los Angeles counties to push for stricter cleanup standards."
#SantaSusanaFieldLab
@parentsvsssfl.bsky.social @psr-la.bsky.social @peer.org
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/boe...
#SantaSusanaFieldLab
@parentsvsssfl.bsky.social @psr-la.bsky.social @peer.org
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/boe...
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Fracking eats away wooded hills like a metastatic cancer, cutting bird populations by 15% alone.
Email today. Tell BLM no on fracking Wayne National Forest, Ohio's only national forest.
Link in story. Randi Pokladnik @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4pHU90Z
@altblmatinterior.bsky.social
Email today. Tell BLM no on fracking Wayne National Forest, Ohio's only national forest.
Link in story. Randi Pokladnik @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4pHU90Z
@altblmatinterior.bsky.social
Why are we fracking Ohio’s only national forest? • Ohio Capital Journal
The Wayne National Forest is Ohio's only national forest, and remains a sanctuary for people who need an escape from their hectic lives. But Ohio officials are now looking to lease 41 oil and gas parc...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Fracking eats away wooded hills like a metastatic cancer, cutting bird populations by 15% alone.
Email today. Tell BLM no on fracking Wayne National Forest, Ohio's only national forest.
Link in story. Randi Pokladnik @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4pHU90Z
@altblmatinterior.bsky.social
Email today. Tell BLM no on fracking Wayne National Forest, Ohio's only national forest.
Link in story. Randi Pokladnik @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4pHU90Z
@altblmatinterior.bsky.social
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A new federal proposal would open vast stretches of public lands—including 400,000 acres of public lands, parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, and areas near schools and drinking water—to oil drilling and fracking.
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/stop-oil
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/stop-oil
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A new federal proposal would open vast stretches of public lands—including 400,000 acres of public lands, parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, and areas near schools and drinking water—to oil drilling and fracking.
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/stop-oil
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/stop-oil
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Intervene and Submit Your Comment on Constitution Pipeline’s New FERC Petition by January 29!
Take action now:
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Take action now:
bit.ly/FERC-ConstPipeline
Intervene and Comment on Constitution Pipeline’s New FERC Petition – Delaware Riverkeeper Network
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January 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Intervene and Submit Your Comment on Constitution Pipeline’s New FERC Petition by January 29!
Take action now:
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"It’s a seismic shift that runs counter to the E.P.A.’s mission statement, which says the agency’s core responsibility is to protect human health and the environment, environmental law experts said."
#EPA #PM2.5 #Ozone #Asthma
#EPA #PM2.5 #Ozone #Asthma
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Johan Rockström, director of the @pik-potsdam.bsky.social and a leading climate scientist, described the Trump administration’s actions as the last gasp of fossil fuel interests."
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"Johan Rockström, director of the @pik-potsdam.bsky.social and a leading climate scientist, described the Trump administration’s actions as the last gasp of fossil fuel interests."
"'The science is clear that every action matters and every ton of carbon matters,' said @katharinehayhoe.com, a climate scientist and professor at Texas Tech. 'There’s a price to pay for every ton of carbon we produce, and that price is being added to our global debt.'"
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"'The science is clear that every action matters and every ton of carbon matters,' said @katharinehayhoe.com, a climate scientist and professor at Texas Tech. 'There’s a price to pay for every ton of carbon we produce, and that price is being added to our global debt.'"
"'Emissions will be higher,' warned @jsmankin.bsky.social , an associate professor at Dartmouth College who researches climate variability. 'Trump’s greenhouse gas emissions will cause Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires.'"
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"'Emissions will be higher,' warned @jsmankin.bsky.social , an associate professor at Dartmouth College who researches climate variability. 'Trump’s greenhouse gas emissions will cause Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires.'"
"In recent days his administration has slammed the door on every possible avenue of global cooperation on the environment. At the same time, it is sending the message that it wants the world to be awash in fossil fuels sold by America, no matter the consequences."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"In recent days his administration has slammed the door on every possible avenue of global cooperation on the environment. At the same time, it is sending the message that it wants the world to be awash in fossil fuels sold by America, no matter the consequences."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
"Johan Rockström, director of [@pik-potsdam.bsky.social] and a leading climate scientist, described the Trump administration’s actions as the last gasp of fossil fuel interests."
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"Johan Rockström, director of [@pik-potsdam.bsky.social] and a leading climate scientist, described the Trump administration’s actions as the last gasp of fossil fuel interests."
"'The science is clear that every action matters and every ton of carbon matters,' said [@katharinehayhoe.com], a climate scientist and professor at Texas Tech. 'There’s a price to pay for every ton of carbon we produce, and that price is being added to our global debt.'"
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"'The science is clear that every action matters and every ton of carbon matters,' said [@katharinehayhoe.com], a climate scientist and professor at Texas Tech. 'There’s a price to pay for every ton of carbon we produce, and that price is being added to our global debt.'"
"'Emissions will be higher,' warned [@jsmankin.bsky.social], an associate professor at Dartmouth College who researches climate variability. 'Trump’s greenhouse gas emissions will cause Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires.'"
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"'Emissions will be higher,' warned [@jsmankin.bsky.social], an associate professor at Dartmouth College who researches climate variability. 'Trump’s greenhouse gas emissions will cause Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires.'"
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On Tue, Jan. 13 at 2pm PT, I'll offer an update re: ongoing efforts to save the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research from dismantling. In so doing, I'll also reflect on the growing inseparability of weather and climate science and prediction.
Update on ongoing efforts to save the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and ...
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
On Tue, Jan. 13 at 2pm PT, I'll offer an update re: ongoing efforts to save the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research from dismantling. In so doing, I'll also reflect on the growing inseparability of weather and climate science and prediction.
"... and awaiting approval while corporate giants and government officials haphazardly push through pesky environmental regulations and build out the infrastructure necessary to power them."
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"... and awaiting approval while corporate giants and government officials haphazardly push through pesky environmental regulations and build out the infrastructure necessary to power them."
"From the rural farmlands of western New York, to the pristine hills of the Finger Lakes, to the beaches of Long Island: a slate of brand new AI data centers are in the process of connecting to New York’s power grid..."
#NESE #DataCenters #AI #Greenidge #Fracking
www.amny.com/news/ai-data...
#NESE #DataCenters #AI #Greenidge #Fracking
www.amny.com/news/ai-data...
Wave of Big Tech’s AI data centers are coming for New York – amNewYork
From the rural farmlands of western New York, to the pristine hills of the Finger Lakes, to the beaches of Long Island: a slate of brand new AI data centers
www.amny.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"From the rural farmlands of western New York, to the pristine hills of the Finger Lakes, to the beaches of Long Island: a slate of brand new AI data centers are in the process of connecting to New York’s power grid..."
#NESE #DataCenters #AI #Greenidge #Fracking
www.amny.com/news/ai-data...
#NESE #DataCenters #AI #Greenidge #Fracking
www.amny.com/news/ai-data...
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Just in - "According to @climatecentral.org, 2025 ranks as the third-highest year (after 2023 and 2024) for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters..."
+ Interactive graphics/data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
+ Climate Matters article: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
+ Interactive graphics/data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
+ Climate Matters article: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Just in - "According to @climatecentral.org, 2025 ranks as the third-highest year (after 2023 and 2024) for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters..."
+ Interactive graphics/data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
+ Climate Matters article: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
+ Interactive graphics/data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
+ Climate Matters article: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
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Wrote for the @thebulletin.org about the EPA’s latest website removals on the human causes of climate change, the administration’s yearlong assault on climate information, and why the everyday person should care about disappearing data:
thebulletin.org/2026/01/epas...
thebulletin.org/2026/01/epas...
EPA's December website edits cap off yearlong assault on climate info
Like climate change, the Trump administration’s efforts to remove climate data from government websites feels vast, intangible, and overwhelming.
thebulletin.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Wrote for the @thebulletin.org about the EPA’s latest website removals on the human causes of climate change, the administration’s yearlong assault on climate information, and why the everyday person should care about disappearing data:
thebulletin.org/2026/01/epas...
thebulletin.org/2026/01/epas...
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Environmental samples from BioLab fire could contain ‘Erin Brokovich’ carcinogen
When Georgia environmental officials analyzed the first ash samples collected after the September 2024 BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, Ga., one element immediately stood out: chromium. The element chromium occurs…
When Georgia environmental officials analyzed the first ash samples collected after the September 2024 BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, Ga., one element immediately stood out: chromium. The element chromium occurs…
Environmental samples from BioLab fire could contain ‘Erin Brokovich’ carcinogen
When Georgia environmental officials analyzed the first ash samples collected after the September 2024 BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, Ga., one element immediately stood out: chromium. The element chromium occurs naturally in some soils and is generally non-toxic. But when it burns, such as during a chemical fire, it can change into a cancer-causing compound. The fire at the BioLab chemical facility sent a toxic plume over Rockdale County. More than 17,000 residents evacuated. Another 90,000 sheltered in place. A report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board found BioLab was storing nearly…
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January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Environmental samples from BioLab fire could contain ‘Erin Brokovich’ carcinogen
When Georgia environmental officials analyzed the first ash samples collected after the September 2024 BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, Ga., one element immediately stood out: chromium. The element chromium occurs…
When Georgia environmental officials analyzed the first ash samples collected after the September 2024 BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, Ga., one element immediately stood out: chromium. The element chromium occurs…
Our science director Dr. Ted Schettler speaks with @gpbmedia.bsky.social's Pamela Kirkland: "He said the #BioLab fire created textbook conditions for [carcinogenic] #HexavalentChromium formation."
This is the chemical @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social made infamous.
www.gpb.org/news/2026/01...
This is the chemical @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social made infamous.
www.gpb.org/news/2026/01...
Environmental samples from BioLab fire could contain ‘Erin Brokovich’ carcinogen
A state scientist warned about hexavalent chromium, but testing by an outside contractor didn’t look for it.
www.gpb.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Our science director Dr. Ted Schettler speaks with @gpbmedia.bsky.social's Pamela Kirkland: "He said the #BioLab fire created textbook conditions for [carcinogenic] #HexavalentChromium formation."
This is the chemical @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social made infamous.
www.gpb.org/news/2026/01...
This is the chemical @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social made infamous.
www.gpb.org/news/2026/01...
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Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances. citylimits.org/nycha-to-rep...
NYCHA to Replace Gas Stoves in 100 Apartments Under Energy-Efficiency Pilot Program - City Limits
Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances.
citylimits.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances. citylimits.org/nycha-to-rep...
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Nursing Shortage Could Worsen, Thanks to Change in Student Loan Programs — Revised definition of "professional" would affect all RNs www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Nursing Shortage Could Worsen, Thanks to Change in Student Loan Programs
Revised definition of 'professional' would affect all RNs
www.medpagetoday.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Nursing Shortage Could Worsen, Thanks to Change in Student Loan Programs — Revised definition of "professional" would affect all RNs www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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Hochul: Stand Up for Climate!
Jan. 13, 10:30-1:00, Albany
On Jan. 13 Gov. Hochul will share her agenda & vision for NY in 2026 during her State of the State address. We'll share our vision & speak up for the climate, health, environment, energy costs.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hochu...
Jan. 13, 10:30-1:00, Albany
On Jan. 13 Gov. Hochul will share her agenda & vision for NY in 2026 during her State of the State address. We'll share our vision & speak up for the climate, health, environment, energy costs.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hochu...
January 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Hochul: Stand Up for Climate!
Jan. 13, 10:30-1:00, Albany
On Jan. 13 Gov. Hochul will share her agenda & vision for NY in 2026 during her State of the State address. We'll share our vision & speak up for the climate, health, environment, energy costs.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hochu...
Jan. 13, 10:30-1:00, Albany
On Jan. 13 Gov. Hochul will share her agenda & vision for NY in 2026 during her State of the State address. We'll share our vision & speak up for the climate, health, environment, energy costs.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hochu...
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Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them
Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them
Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them
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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say