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Colin Kinniburgh
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Reporter covering climate and environment for New York Focus. Tips: [email protected], @colin.36 on Signal or DM for cell
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · Feb 19
Hi! I’m a reporter covering climate, energy, and environmental issues for an independent, nonprofit newsroom in New York state.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 2h
NEW: The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, New York Focus has learned.

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.”
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New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries
Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 2h
“In particular, he said Con Edison bills — many of which were sent into the shredder — are an increasing burden that he would work to reduce if elected” www.bxtimes.com/mamdani-draw...
Mamdani draws eager crowd — and one lookalike — to South Bronx Community Day event – Bronx Times
A crowd of South Bronx residents turned out to see mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, who held a Community Day event outside Mill Brook Houses on Oct. 5,
www.bxtimes.com
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 2d
ICYMI: The process that sets your energy bills is supposed to play out in public. In practice, watchdogs say, the key decisions are made in closed-door negotiations where utilities set the agenda.

Here’s what NYS senators heard last week about the secretive “settlement” talks:
Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes
In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…
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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: ICE detainees in New York jails are struggling to access to legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...
ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers
Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 3d
““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 3d
Genuinely incredible how unprofessional these guys are. One dude yelling in your face and you immediately assault them on camera?
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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 3d
@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.
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Sean Dague @dague.net · 4d
Burn ban in effect throughout NY State due to the drought.

www.governor.ny.gov/news/due-inc...
Due to Increased Fire Risk, Governor Hochul Implements Temporary Statewide Burn Ban
Governor Hochul, with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, announced a statewide burn ban in effect starting today, October 2 due to increased fire risk and continued dry condi...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: In theory, the process that determines your energy bills plays out in public. In practice, watchdogs say, the key decisions are made behind closed doors.

This week, lawmakers scrutinized the secretive settlement process at a hearing.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/02/e...
Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes
In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 6d
Lots of interesting stuff here. Wind and solar have pushed overall power prices down, but Spain is paying now for underinvestment in the grid as it built renewables. There are cost-effective solutions though that it is pursuing post-blackout
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 6d
NEW | Surging wind and solar power helped make electricity in Spain CHEAPER than in most European countries.

📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks

https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 6d
My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 6d
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Forget ‘Love Island.’ Tennessee Has an Isle of Goats.
www.nytimes.com
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 6d
did you see the goat island though
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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Eleven hour work days picking apples at a backbreaking pace, deplorable port-a-potties, and the threat of punishment hang over the workers at Wafler Farms.

The farm still isn’t following the union contract’s terms.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/01/h...
An Evening With New York’s Apple Pickers
An entire season has come and nearly gone, and Wafler Farms still isn’t following its union contract.
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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 7d
new @heatmap.news exclusive data shows more than a quarter of americans say they’re currently experiencing rapid electricity price increases that are having “a lot” of impact on their personal finances
More Than Half of Americans Are Already Feeling Squeezed by Power Prices
More than a quarter say they’re being hit hard, according to a Heatmap Pro poll.
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 7d
👀 woah. Would note that LA’s electric utility is publicly owned — the largest of its kind in the country
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d
This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!
Self-Generation Incentive Program
The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...
www.ladwp.com
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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 7d
1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 7d
Crypto billionaire Brock Pierce, speaking at Fraunces Tavern in downtown Manhattan alongside Rev. Al Cockfield, says he's launching the "draft Eric back campaign" to try to get Eric Adams back in the mayoral race.

More about it here: www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/30/b...
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 8d
[Tweet from Senator Jim Justice @JimJustice_WV] .@POTUS and @SecretaryWright are right on the money with this massive coal investment. I’ve been warning folks—America is on the edge of a massive energy crisis if we don’t wake up. Now, we are delivering wins for our miners, our families, and America’s energy independence. Quote FOX Business @FoxBusiness · 7h Trump admin puts $625M toward keeping coal plants open, lower energy costs https://foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-admin-puts-625m-toward-keeping-coal-plants-open-lower-energy-costs?%3Fintcmp=tw_fbn&taid=68da7bde9245a80001f3f3b0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter 11:19 AM · Sep 29, 2025 · 1,754 Views [Section of Jim Justice’s wikipedia page listing one of his occupations as “coal baron”] Personal details Born James Conley Justice II April 27, 1951 (age 74) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. Political party Republican (2017–present) Other political affiliations Independent (before 2011)[1] Democratic (before 2011, 2015–2017)[2] Spouse Cathy Comer ​ (m. 1975)​ Children 2 Education University of Tennessee Marshall University (BA, MBA) Occupation Politician • coal baron • farmer • hotelier • philanthropist Signature Website Senate website Campaign website Nickname Big Jim
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 8d
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From PBS: “The EPA said Monday it will open a 60-day public comment period on potential changes to a regional haze rule that has helped reduce pollution-fueled haze hanging over national parks, wilderness areas and tribal reservations. Zeldin announced in March that the haze rule would be among dozens of landmark environmental regulations that he plans to roll back or eliminate, including a 2009 finding that climate change harms human health and the environment.”
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 8d
tfw you hate subsidies for uneconomic energy sources and just want everyone to compete on the open market www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Trump to open more federal land for coal mining, provide industry $625M to boost coal plants
The Trump administration said it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants.
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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 9d
A state program to resettle immigrant families outside of New York City enrolled its last participants this summer.

What was the embattled program?
nysfocus.com/2025/09/29/w...
Whatever Happened With the State’s ‘Migrant Relocation’ Program?
The initiative to resettle asylum seekers outside New York City reached half the targeted number of familes. ICE has deported some participants.
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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 8d
Over the weekend, asylum seekers in New York were flooded with messages — some from their lawyers — telling them to pay a $100 fee to the Trump administration by Tuesday or risk deportation. via @nysfocus.bsky.social
Asylum-Seekers in Panic Over Trump’s Unclear $100 Fee
The immigration court system's clarity about when and how to pay new fees sparked chaos and misinformation among immigrants with pending asylum applications.
www.thecity.nyc
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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 9d
Electric bills in New York haven’t been this high for a decade, and they’re about to rise even more. Here’s why.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/18/n...
Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up — Again
Electric bills in New York haven't been this high for a decade, and they're about to rise even more. Here's why.
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Chris Gelardi @chrisgelardi.bsky.social · 9d
New York state helped hundreds of asylum seeker families leave crowded NYC shelters to find housing and jobs upstate. Now, some of them have been swept up in Trump’s deportation dragnet.

New from Isabelle Taft in @nysfocus.bsky.social:

nysfocus.com/2025/09/29/m...
New York Spent Millions to Resettle Them. Trump Is Deporting Them.
The Migrant Relocation Assistance Program helped families leave crowded shelters and put down roots. Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending that.
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