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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 16h

A week into the US government shutdown, EPA starts to send out furlough notices to some staff.

Gift link for story providing the latest on the now 1+ week shutdown: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Shutdown Pain Ripples Through US Economy With No Deal in Sight

The first week of a government shutdown is usually the easy one. It only gets harder after that.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 1d

This story also provides an update on a similar situation unfolding at EPA, where at least 15 staffers who signed a dissent letter there have now been fired.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 1d

Exclusive: FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs

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FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs

Investigators are looking for staffers who anonymously endorsed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to disaster funding.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 1d

Exclusive: FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs

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FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs

Investigators are looking for staffers who anonymously endorsed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to disaster funding.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 2d

New: A heat pump that can be installed in minutes is allowing Boston to quickly decarbonize a public housing complex for the elderly and provide air conditioning as climate change-driven heat waves intensify. The window heat pump is made by SF startup Gradient.
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Boston Public Housing Upgrades Units With Window Heat Pumps

A pilot project aims to cut heating costs and provide air conditioning while reducing emissions.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

Nearly 200 countries are set to gather at the gates of the Amazon rainforest for a new round of UN-sponsored climate talks.

Here are six ways the COP30 summit can succeed or fail

Six Ways the COP30 Climate Summit Can Succeed or Fail

When Brazil was named host of the COP30 climate summit two years ago, it was seen as the perfect celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, where nations pledged to keep climate change within safe limits.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 4d

So when an agency has enough funds to keep going for a bit, it's called "carry over." That's the case for the EPA right now

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 7d

On Thursday 10/9, I'll be talking about how I'm covering (or trying to cover!) the chaos in federal research funding, in a webinar hosted by @sciencewriting.bsky.social. In conversation with the brilliant @katherinejwu.com and @scott-delaney.bsky.social. Join us! connector.casw.org/event/casw-c...

CASW Connector Chat: How To Cover Ongoing Chaos in Science Funding - CASW Connector

CASW Connector's next Chat comprises top reporters discussing funding cuts and reinstatements, related lawsuits plus database Grant Witness.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 7d

The post-pandemic dip in gasoline consumption in California is pretty stunning

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 7d

New: An ambitious plan aims to restore imperiled sea otters to their historic range on the US West Coast. The playful predators are climate warriors, reviving coastal ecosystems and keeping healthy carbon-sequestering kelp forests that nurture fisheries. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

As Federal Government Retreats, A Private Fund to Save Sea Otters Steps in

The initiative aims to restore the imperiled animals to the US West Coast to make marine ecosystems more resilient to climate change.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 8d

shocking details out of an ICE raid on an apartment building in South Shore area of Chicago on September 30th abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 9d

Send your EPA tips to the great @zhirji.bsky.social, who's covering the agency + rulemaking @bloomberg.com. Signal: zhirji.51 | Email: [email protected]

Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 9d

Some personal news: I'm now @bloomberg.com's lead EPA reporter, tracking everything climate -- and so much more. So if you're following a particular rule or proposal, program office or anything else EPA related (biofuels, PFAS, coal ash, etc), I want to know.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 9d

Trump's EPA is looking to extend deadlines to comply with rules to switch to cleaner refrigerants. The proposal applies to everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

Story @bloomberg.com (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 9d

Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior during a life dedicated to animals and environmental conservation, has died at the age of 91.

@sarahgc.bsky.social sat down with Goodall for an interview in 2021 on resilience and climate change. Read the Q&A: bit.ly/4gQBwFB

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 9d

Some personal news: I'm now @bloomberg.com's lead EPA reporter, tracking everything climate -- and so much more. So if you're following a particular rule or proposal, program office or anything else EPA related (biofuels, PFAS, coal ash, etc), I want to know.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 9d

Trump's EPA is looking to extend deadlines to comply with rules to switch to cleaner refrigerants. The proposal applies to everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

Story @bloomberg.com (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EPA Wants to Roll Back HFC Super Pollutant Rules

The agency is proposing delaying the phaseout of chemicals used in ACs and refrigerators that can release highly potent greenhouse gases.

www.bloomberg.com

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 9d

Trump's EPA is looking to extend deadlines to comply with rules to switch to cleaner refrigerants. The proposal applies to everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

Story @bloomberg.com (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EPA Wants to Roll Back HFC Super Pollutant Rules

The agency is proposing delaying the phaseout of chemicals used in ACs and refrigerators that can release highly potent greenhouse gases.

www.bloomberg.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9d

From flood insurance to environmental grants, programs that support climate resilience are expected to be curtailed by the US government shutdown.

US Government Shutdown Curtails Key Weather and Climate Programs

From flood insurance to environmental grants, programs that support resiliency in the face of natural disasters are expected to be cut back.

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 10d

I’m struggling to find an analogue in US history wherein a president (at least rhetorically) declares war on the country’s great cities, in front of its uniformed military leadership—because there isn’t. That this isn’t universally condemned shows just how despotic much of US politics has become.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 11d

Pre-owned electric cars and trucks in America are now almost as cheap as used gas-powered vehicles, on average, and are selling even faster, according to Cox Automotive, a services and technology company.

Gift link for Kyle Stock's @bloomberg.com story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Fastest-Selling Cars in America Are Used EVs

There’s arguably never been a better time to buy a slightly worn electric car or truck.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11d

Two Democratic senators have raised concerns about the stability of US flood insurance after deep staffing cuts at the agency that manages it.

Democrats Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim raised concerns about the stability of the nation’s main flood-insurance provider.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 11d

lolll

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 11d

tweezers??

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 15d

6/ This isn’t the first time ProPublica has reported on ICE under Trump 2.0 acting in unprecedented ways. In July, my colleagues @mckenziefunk.com and @nicolefoy.bsky.social documented ~50 incidents of officers shattering car windows to make arrests.
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“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 15d

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW report based on the 18K emails @business obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account: new details about the academics, attorneys and media specialists who helped him—in different ways and to varying degrees

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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

In October 2007. when the New York Post reported that Epstein was preparing a guilty plea, one of his many friends at Harvard University got in touch.
I read the newspapers early this morning,' the neurologist Mark Tramo wrote to one of Epstein's assistants. "Please remind him that bovs from The Bronx (even if they end up at Harvard) have long memories, know all about cops, and stay true to their friends through thick and thin (no less peccadilloes). Tramo, who is currently listed as an adjunct professor at University of California at Los Angeles, didn't respond to multiple messages seeking comment

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