Zoë Schlanger
@zoeschlanger.bsky.social
Climate reporter at The Atlantic. Into chemicals, climate, cool plants. THE LIGHT EATERS, a plant book, out from Harper Books. I'm zoeschlanger.99 on Signal
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"The entire financial system, including government bonds and mortgages, is premised on the idea that tomorrow will look something like today. In a world that’s 3 degrees warmer, it assuredly will not"
@peterbrannen.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com -->>
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
@peterbrannen.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com -->>
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"The entire financial system, including government bonds and mortgages, is premised on the idea that tomorrow will look something like today. In a world that’s 3 degrees warmer, it assuredly will not"
@peterbrannen.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com -->>
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
@peterbrannen.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com -->>
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
The @coveringclimatenow.org awards are always such an impressive array of global journalism- congrats to all the 2025 winners, this is a truly killer reading list: coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
The 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
Covering Climate Now is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards. Our awards program, now in its fifth year, honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the c...
coveringclimatenow.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The @coveringclimatenow.org awards are always such an impressive array of global journalism- congrats to all the 2025 winners, this is a truly killer reading list: coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
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More than 5 million people face an increased cancer risk because they live near a type of industrial plant that would have been subject to rules put forward by the Biden.
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
More than 5 million people face an increased cancer risk because they live near a type of industrial plant that would have been subject to rules put forward by the Biden.
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
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Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
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absolutely heartbreaking www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
absolutely heartbreaking www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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De Cosmos boekenprijs is in het leven geroepen om jongeren te enthousiasmeren voor populair wetenschappelijke boeken.
Dit zijn twee prachtige enthousiasmerende boeken van @dorineschenk.bsky.social en @zoeschlanger.bsky.social www.newscientist.nl/blogs/dorine...:
Dit zijn twee prachtige enthousiasmerende boeken van @dorineschenk.bsky.social en @zoeschlanger.bsky.social www.newscientist.nl/blogs/dorine...:
Dorine Schenk en Zoë Schlanger winnen de Cosmos Boekenprijs 2025
Op vrijdag 17 oktober werd voor de vierde keer de Cosmos Boekenprijs uitgereikt voor uitblinkende populairwetenschappelijke boeken over de natuurwetenschappen.
www.newscientist.nl
October 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
De Cosmos boekenprijs is in het leven geroepen om jongeren te enthousiasmeren voor populair wetenschappelijke boeken.
Dit zijn twee prachtige enthousiasmerende boeken van @dorineschenk.bsky.social en @zoeschlanger.bsky.social www.newscientist.nl/blogs/dorine...:
Dit zijn twee prachtige enthousiasmerende boeken van @dorineschenk.bsky.social en @zoeschlanger.bsky.social www.newscientist.nl/blogs/dorine...:
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Worth noting that Khalil (and others) who have everything to lose, have shown more bravery and commitment to free speech than elites across academia, corporate America, culture and politics bsky.app/profile/josh...
Ben Smith: "What you saw with Mahmoud Khalil is that in some ways he is *less* vulnerable than Jimmy Kimmel. The people who are most vulnerable are the employees of big consolidated megacorporations—"
Chris Hayes: "Yeah, although he's about to get deported."
Chris Hayes: "Yeah, although he's about to get deported."
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Worth noting that Khalil (and others) who have everything to lose, have shown more bravery and commitment to free speech than elites across academia, corporate America, culture and politics bsky.app/profile/josh...
I just got the Taiwanese edition of The Light Eaters in the mail. This is just elite book design
September 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I just got the Taiwanese edition of The Light Eaters in the mail. This is just elite book design
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“The BBC has documented at least half a dozen first-hand, devastating accounts in areas where USAID-supported clinics have shut down.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC investigates Afghan maternal deaths after US aid cuts
The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut.
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“The BBC has documented at least half a dozen first-hand, devastating accounts in areas where USAID-supported clinics have shut down.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Each year between January and April, a blob of cold water rises from the depths of the Gulf of Panama to the surface, playing an essential role in supporting marine life in the region. But this year, it never arrived. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
The cold water upswell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
nyti.ms
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Each year between January and April, a blob of cold water rises from the depths of the Gulf of Panama to the surface, playing an essential role in supporting marine life in the region. But this year, it never arrived. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
grist.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."
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Important piece by my colleague Gisela Salim-Peyer www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Important piece by my colleague Gisela Salim-Peyer www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
DHS is barring disaster-relief orgs that receive FEMA money from offering assistance to undocumented people. Shelters, food assistance, search and rescue. A lot of these groups are faith-based, which "could create constitutional concerns." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants
Disaster aid groups said the new contracts would make it harder for nonprofits to help the most vulnerable Americans in the aftermath of a disaster.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
DHS is barring disaster-relief orgs that receive FEMA money from offering assistance to undocumented people. Shelters, food assistance, search and rescue. A lot of these groups are faith-based, which "could create constitutional concerns." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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For the last several months, I've been digging through endless scientific literature on what happens when pregnant mothers are exposed to plastic chemicals in their food, water, and everyday household products.
The result is this story.
I hope you'll take the time to read.
wapo.st/4g3ZoFc
The result is this story.
I hope you'll take the time to read.
wapo.st/4g3ZoFc
The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about
Researchers have linked phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, to premature birth, infertility and ADHD.
wapo.st
September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For the last several months, I've been digging through endless scientific literature on what happens when pregnant mothers are exposed to plastic chemicals in their food, water, and everyday household products.
The result is this story.
I hope you'll take the time to read.
wapo.st/4g3ZoFc
The result is this story.
I hope you'll take the time to read.
wapo.st/4g3ZoFc
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Following the Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA, many former staffers have begun to work for private contractors that states will have to rely on for disaster response—but not every state may be able to afford that, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:
Goodbye FEMA, Hello Disaster Consultants
Pushing more responsibility for disaster response onto the states will mean depending more on private contractors.
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Following the Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA, many former staffers have begun to work for private contractors that states will have to rely on for disaster response—but not every state may be able to afford that, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:
I wrote about how the the brain drain of emergency managers from FEMA and HUD is flowing directly into disaster consulting companies. It's probably time to talk about the privatization of American disaster response. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Goodbye FEMA, Hello Disaster Consultants
Pushing more responsibility for disaster response onto the states will mean depending more on private contractors.
www.theatlantic.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I wrote about how the the brain drain of emergency managers from FEMA and HUD is flowing directly into disaster consulting companies. It's probably time to talk about the privatization of American disaster response. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Unsurprisingly, deforestation contributes much, much more to drought and rainfall changes in the Amazon than previously thought www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
Scientists May Have Identified a Culprit Behind Declining Amazon Rains
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unsurprisingly, deforestation contributes much, much more to drought and rainfall changes in the Amazon than previously thought www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
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SCOOP: Revolution Wind employed 80 fishermen over the past 2 years, paying out $9.5 million to captains, deckhands, and fishing boat owners. Trump's pause means he just put Trump-voting fishermen out of work.
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt
The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital…
www.canarymedia.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
SCOOP: Revolution Wind employed 80 fishermen over the past 2 years, paying out $9.5 million to captains, deckhands, and fishing boat owners. Trump's pause means he just put Trump-voting fishermen out of work.
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
Who wants this? I can't imagine Republican voters want this. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Who wants this? I can't imagine Republican voters want this. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
In the early weeks of this administration I thought PFAS was a rare environmental issue it miiight take seriously, based on Lee Zeldin's time as a NY rep. I was wrong! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c...
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In the early weeks of this administration I thought PFAS was a rare environmental issue it miiight take seriously, based on Lee Zeldin's time as a NY rep. I was wrong! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c...
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A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
"It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area."
This is wild.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is wild.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area."
This is wild.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is wild.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"The U.S. government is now holding a massive fire sale for mosquito nets, water towers, printers, iPads, chairs, generators, defibrillators, textbooks, agricultural equipment, motorbikes, mobile health clinics, and more." by @hana-kiros.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Inside the USAID Fire Sale
Around the world, defibrillators, motorbikes, and water towers are being donated, sold, or simply abandoned.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"The U.S. government is now holding a massive fire sale for mosquito nets, water towers, printers, iPads, chairs, generators, defibrillators, textbooks, agricultural equipment, motorbikes, mobile health clinics, and more." by @hana-kiros.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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"Don't worry. The states will still lead on climate action."
August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Don't worry. The states will still lead on climate action."