Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
@vbogg.bsky.social
Climate law attorney, Bay Area nerd.
w/ Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute.
w/ Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute.
“It was clear that the [Minnesota] lawyers were, despite the horror of the morning, ready to respond if something like Pretti’s killing happened.”
Heartening and horrifying
Heartening and horrifying
NEW: The ICE killing of Alex Pretti, the second in Minneapolis, prompts quick legal action.
After ICE agents killed Alex Pretti on Saturday, lawyers responded quickly — leading to one TRO issued before the night's end aimed at preserving evidence of the killing.
My report at Law Dork:
After ICE agents killed Alex Pretti on Saturday, lawyers responded quickly — leading to one TRO issued before the night's end aimed at preserving evidence of the killing.
My report at Law Dork:
The ICE killing of Alex Pretti, the second in Minneapolis, prompts quick legal responses
After ICE agents killed Alex Pretti on Saturday, lawyers took quick action in cases challenging the Trump administration's increasingly deadly efforts.
www.lawdork.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“It was clear that the [Minnesota] lawyers were, despite the horror of the morning, ready to respond if something like Pretti’s killing happened.”
Heartening and horrifying
Heartening and horrifying
YOU can fight the move to open 1 million+ acres of CA to fossil fuel drilling 💪
Public hearing on Central Coast/Bay Area, 1/29: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Public hearing on Bakersfield area, 2/3: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Public hearing on Central Coast/Bay Area, 1/29: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Public hearing on Bakersfield area, 2/3: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Trump admin says drilling by Bay Area parks will have ‘minimal’ environmental impacts - Local News Matters
The Trump administration’s plans to expand oil drilling across the state, including in parts of the Bay Area, are another step closer to moving forward
localnewsmatters.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
YOU can fight the move to open 1 million+ acres of CA to fossil fuel drilling 💪
Public hearing on Central Coast/Bay Area, 1/29: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Public hearing on Bakersfield area, 2/3: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Public hearing on Central Coast/Bay Area, 1/29: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Public hearing on Bakersfield area, 2/3: empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
oh boy: Trump's DOJ is suing to block California's public health law, SB 1137, which aims to protect vulnerable people living near toxic oil and gas pollution:
Justice Department Files Complaint Against California Over Unconstitutional State Regulation of Federal Lands
The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging California Senate Bill 1137 (SB 1...
www.justice.gov
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 AM
oh boy: Trump's DOJ is suing to block California's public health law, SB 1137, which aims to protect vulnerable people living near toxic oil and gas pollution:
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
🚨 #California could see *1 million+ acres* opened up to fossil fuels:
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
Trump Proposes Opening Over 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands to Drilling, Fracking
The Trump administration today released plans to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and mineral rights to oil and gas drilling and fracking in Southern California and the Central Valley, C...
biologicaldiversity.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
🚨 #California could see *1 million+ acres* opened up to fossil fuels:
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
Biomass is held up as a "green" energy source on par with solar and wind. But it's polluting, expensive, and not helpful with wildfires.
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Opinion | Biomass is a money pit that won’t solve California’s energy or wildfire problems
Utilities customers help pay for biomass because electric utilities buy its products to produce electricity, paying four times more. Is it worth it?
calmatters.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Biomass is held up as a "green" energy source on par with solar and wind. But it's polluting, expensive, and not helpful with wildfires.
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Chevron's Gorgon CCS project is a *massive* failure. And it used millions in public $$$ that could have been used on real climate solutions.
"Gorgon captured just <3% of the total emissions from extracting, processing and burning gas from the Gorgon fields."
The latest: ieefa.org/resources/go...
"Gorgon captured just <3% of the total emissions from extracting, processing and burning gas from the Gorgon fields."
The latest: ieefa.org/resources/go...
Gorgon shows CCS boasts are built on technical uncertainty
New data from Chevron on its Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Western Australia shows the lowest amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) captured and stored for a year since the project, the ...
ieefa.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Chevron's Gorgon CCS project is a *massive* failure. And it used millions in public $$$ that could have been used on real climate solutions.
"Gorgon captured just <3% of the total emissions from extracting, processing and burning gas from the Gorgon fields."
The latest: ieefa.org/resources/go...
"Gorgon captured just <3% of the total emissions from extracting, processing and burning gas from the Gorgon fields."
The latest: ieefa.org/resources/go...
I encourage folks to check out this thread (and those linked) as they digest the big NYT article about Sierra Club's organizational woes.
This article contends that the Sierra Club's effort to integrate social justice into its mission was the cause of turmoil. My perspective suggests a simpler reason: Poor leadership.
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I encourage folks to check out this thread (and those linked) as they digest the big NYT article about Sierra Club's organizational woes.
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
UPDATE: The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Alameda and they will begin to arrive Thursday, according to a source.
Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area
More than 100 federal agents, including some from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Alameda base.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
UPDATE: The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Alameda and they will begin to arrive Thursday, according to a source.
#Abundance bros act like civil society is the enemy & enviro laws aren't relevant.
Even the pope disagrees ;)
"Everyone in society, through [NGOs] and advocacy groups, must put pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls."
Even the pope disagrees ;)
"Everyone in society, through [NGOs] and advocacy groups, must put pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls."
E&E News: Pope Leo calls for environmental action worldwide
The first American pope urged people everywhere to become politically active on issues like climate change.
subscriber.politicopro.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#Abundance bros act like civil society is the enemy & enviro laws aren't relevant.
Even the pope disagrees ;)
"Everyone in society, through [NGOs] and advocacy groups, must put pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls."
Even the pope disagrees ;)
"Everyone in society, through [NGOs] and advocacy groups, must put pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls."
Excellent piece by @emdashsanders.bsky.social for
@levernews.com
California set to unleash CO2 pipelines for CCS, thanks in part to fossil fuel lobbyists:
@levernews.com
California set to unleash CO2 pipelines for CCS, thanks in part to fossil fuel lobbyists:
California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans
States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.
www.exxonknews.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Excellent piece by @emdashsanders.bsky.social for
@levernews.com
California set to unleash CO2 pipelines for CCS, thanks in part to fossil fuel lobbyists:
@levernews.com
California set to unleash CO2 pipelines for CCS, thanks in part to fossil fuel lobbyists:
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
California is setting a path to lift its moratorium on CO2 pipelines with new safety regs. But the state won't set a distance requirement protecting communities, which oil lobbyists opposed.
Advocates say it's a recipe for disaster. from me & @levernews.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/california...
Advocates say it's a recipe for disaster. from me & @levernews.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/california...
California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans
States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.
www.exxonknews.org
September 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
California is setting a path to lift its moratorium on CO2 pipelines with new safety regs. But the state won't set a distance requirement protecting communities, which oil lobbyists opposed.
Advocates say it's a recipe for disaster. from me & @levernews.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/california...
Advocates say it's a recipe for disaster. from me & @levernews.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/california...
Yesterday we launched CACTI, a #SanFrancisco Bay Area coalition against carbon capture & storage (CCS). I spoke, along with others. It was a powerful event!
Huge thanks @foodandwater.bsky.social for your key organizing role 💙
Learn more here: cacticoalition.org
Huge thanks @foodandwater.bsky.social for your key organizing role 💙
Learn more here: cacticoalition.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Yesterday we launched CACTI, a #SanFrancisco Bay Area coalition against carbon capture & storage (CCS). I spoke, along with others. It was a powerful event!
Huge thanks @foodandwater.bsky.social for your key organizing role 💙
Learn more here: cacticoalition.org
Huge thanks @foodandwater.bsky.social for your key organizing role 💙
Learn more here: cacticoalition.org
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
It's (beyond) time to stop paying polluters to wreck our planet.
*This year alone* the fed gov't will give $34.8 billion to fossil fuel companies 😱
New report: www.commondreams.org/news/us-foss...
*This year alone* the fed gov't will give $34.8 billion to fossil fuel companies 😱
New report: www.commondreams.org/news/us-foss...
'Paying for Climate Chaos': Report Exposes $35 Billion a Year in US Handouts to Big Oil | Common Dreams
New report reveals US government will hand out $34.8 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel companies this year.
www.commondreams.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's (beyond) time to stop paying polluters to wreck our planet.
*This year alone* the fed gov't will give $34.8 billion to fossil fuel companies 😱
New report: www.commondreams.org/news/us-foss...
*This year alone* the fed gov't will give $34.8 billion to fossil fuel companies 😱
New report: www.commondreams.org/news/us-foss...
From the lead author of this new study:
“We have to avoid giving people false hope by suggesting that climate change can be fixed without cutting carbon emissions, which is the only real solution." 👈
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
“We have to avoid giving people false hope by suggesting that climate change can be fixed without cutting carbon emissions, which is the only real solution." 👈
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
Geoengineering Won’t Save Us From Global Warming, New Study Says - Inside Climate News
New research by a team of top ice and climate scientists debunks some speculative technological climate fixes for preserving the polar ice caps.
insideclimatenews.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
From the lead author of this new study:
“We have to avoid giving people false hope by suggesting that climate change can be fixed without cutting carbon emissions, which is the only real solution." 👈
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
“We have to avoid giving people false hope by suggesting that climate change can be fixed without cutting carbon emissions, which is the only real solution." 👈
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, in dissent: "We should not have to live in a country where the Government
can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
September 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, in dissent: "We should not have to live in a country where the Government
can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
Ask anyone in the "Abundance Faction" why the Koch brothers are funding their movement, and they'll say it's good to have a big tent.
But the Koch brothers are truly evil, not least for their decades-long (and successful) work to destroy US understanding of climate science.
1/2
But the Koch brothers are truly evil, not least for their decades-long (and successful) work to destroy US understanding of climate science.
1/2
September 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ask anyone in the "Abundance Faction" why the Koch brothers are funding their movement, and they'll say it's good to have a big tent.
But the Koch brothers are truly evil, not least for their decades-long (and successful) work to destroy US understanding of climate science.
1/2
But the Koch brothers are truly evil, not least for their decades-long (and successful) work to destroy US understanding of climate science.
1/2
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
A devastating review of "Abundance" (the book) in @nybooks.com. I mean, whew!
September 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A devastating review of "Abundance" (the book) in @nybooks.com. I mean, whew!
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
Happening Sept 9:
Join SF #BayArea groups & residents at a press conference announcing their alliance to fight the Montezuma Carbon Hub -- a massive waste injection hub proposed near wetlands & communities.
www.mobilize.us/fww/event/83...
Join SF #BayArea groups & residents at a press conference announcing their alliance to fight the Montezuma Carbon Hub -- a massive waste injection hub proposed near wetlands & communities.
www.mobilize.us/fww/event/83...
CA Press Conference: Stop the Montezuma Carbon Hub! · Food & Water Watch
Join other Bay Area residents as we come together to protect our communities and health against the proposed Montezuma Carbon Hub Project.
**A new coalition, Communities Against Carbon Transport & In...
www.mobilize.us
September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Happening Sept 9:
Join SF #BayArea groups & residents at a press conference announcing their alliance to fight the Montezuma Carbon Hub -- a massive waste injection hub proposed near wetlands & communities.
www.mobilize.us/fww/event/83...
Join SF #BayArea groups & residents at a press conference announcing their alliance to fight the Montezuma Carbon Hub -- a massive waste injection hub proposed near wetlands & communities.
www.mobilize.us/fww/event/83...
🚨 Breaking:
Judge's order: halt construction, stop bringing new detainees, & begin winding down operations. ✊ ⚖️
So-called Alligator Alcatraz should have never been built. This is an important victory.
Grateful to @biologicaldiversity.org colleagues & others for this!
Judge's order: halt construction, stop bringing new detainees, & begin winding down operations. ✊ ⚖️
So-called Alligator Alcatraz should have never been built. This is an important victory.
Grateful to @biologicaldiversity.org colleagues & others for this!
Judge Halts Operations at Everglades Detention Center With Preliminary Injunction
MIAMI— A federal judge today ordered the state of Florida and the Trump administration to halt construction, stop bringing new detainees and begin winding down operations at the mass detention center ...
biologicaldiversity.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
🚨 Breaking:
Judge's order: halt construction, stop bringing new detainees, & begin winding down operations. ✊ ⚖️
So-called Alligator Alcatraz should have never been built. This is an important victory.
Grateful to @biologicaldiversity.org colleagues & others for this!
Judge's order: halt construction, stop bringing new detainees, & begin winding down operations. ✊ ⚖️
So-called Alligator Alcatraz should have never been built. This is an important victory.
Grateful to @biologicaldiversity.org colleagues & others for this!
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
No way around it: California is starting to backslide on climate. And it’s (mostly) Gavin Newsom’s fault.
My column today looks at Newsom’s failures on rooftop solar, oil industry accountability, home electrification and more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
My column today looks at Newsom’s failures on rooftop solar, oil industry accountability, home electrification and more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: California is backsliding on climate progress. It's (mostly) Gavin Newsom's fault
From rooftop solar to oil drilling, the Golden State governor is failing to live up to his soaring rhetoric.
www.latimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
No way around it: California is starting to backslide on climate. And it’s (mostly) Gavin Newsom’s fault.
My column today looks at Newsom’s failures on rooftop solar, oil industry accountability, home electrification and more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
My column today looks at Newsom’s failures on rooftop solar, oil industry accountability, home electrification and more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
📢 NEW: CCEJN reports —
31% of oil & gas sites near Kern County homes, schools & parks are leaking
37% of leaks are allowed by regulatory loopholes
The “heavy oil” exemption shields 68% of CA’s oil & gas sites from leak monitoring & repair rules
#ClimateJustice
👉🏽 ccejn.org/2025/08/12/p...
31% of oil & gas sites near Kern County homes, schools & parks are leaking
37% of leaks are allowed by regulatory loopholes
The “heavy oil” exemption shields 68% of CA’s oil & gas sites from leak monitoring & repair rules
#ClimateJustice
👉🏽 ccejn.org/2025/08/12/p...
August 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
📢 NEW: CCEJN reports —
31% of oil & gas sites near Kern County homes, schools & parks are leaking
37% of leaks are allowed by regulatory loopholes
The “heavy oil” exemption shields 68% of CA’s oil & gas sites from leak monitoring & repair rules
#ClimateJustice
👉🏽 ccejn.org/2025/08/12/p...
31% of oil & gas sites near Kern County homes, schools & parks are leaking
37% of leaks are allowed by regulatory loopholes
The “heavy oil” exemption shields 68% of CA’s oil & gas sites from leak monitoring & repair rules
#ClimateJustice
👉🏽 ccejn.org/2025/08/12/p...
Reposted by Victoria Bogdan Tejeda
Take a listen: Latino USA digs into CCS in California, & the massive taxpayer subsidy that pays for it (and more oil production!)
feat. @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Maggie Coulter & community advocates, incl. CCEJN
www.latinousa.org/2025/08/03/c...
feat. @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Maggie Coulter & community advocates, incl. CCEJN
www.latinousa.org/2025/08/03/c...
Trump Supports This Climate Solution: Is That A Bad Thing? - Latino USA
Carbon capture promises to fight climate change—but in California’s Central Valley, locals question who really benefits from this controversial technology.
www.latinousa.org
August 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Take a listen: Latino USA digs into CCS in California, & the massive taxpayer subsidy that pays for it (and more oil production!)
feat. @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Maggie Coulter & community advocates, incl. CCEJN
www.latinousa.org/2025/08/03/c...
feat. @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Maggie Coulter & community advocates, incl. CCEJN
www.latinousa.org/2025/08/03/c...
Cheers to @mjhankins.bsky.social on this AP video explaining the endangerment finding rollback!
So appreciate clear communication of this super important issue to the public:
apnews.com/video/trump-...
So appreciate clear communication of this super important issue to the public:
apnews.com/video/trump-...
Trump EPA moves to repeal 'endangerment finding' used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The proposed rule would rescind a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
apnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Cheers to @mjhankins.bsky.social on this AP video explaining the endangerment finding rollback!
So appreciate clear communication of this super important issue to the public:
apnews.com/video/trump-...
So appreciate clear communication of this super important issue to the public:
apnews.com/video/trump-...