Kriss Kevorkian, PhD, MSW (she/her)
@drkkevorkian.bsky.social
Thanatologist/ Doctor of death, dying and grief (including environmental & ecological) at A Dying World. Gaia/Southern Resident Orca crusader at Legal Rights for the Salish Sea: https://linktr.ee/legalrightsforthesalishsea
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A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
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“I’m trying to set myself up to be less of a burden ...”
More baby boomers and Gen Xers are sifting through paperwork and making other end-of-life plans to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
More baby boomers and Gen Xers are sifting through paperwork and making other end-of-life plans to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
Overwhelmed caring for aging parents, baby boomers try to spare their kids
Baby boomers and Gen Xers are taking steps to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“I’m trying to set myself up to be less of a burden ...”
More baby boomers and Gen Xers are sifting through paperwork and making other end-of-life plans to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
More baby boomers and Gen Xers are sifting through paperwork and making other end-of-life plans to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
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Flood, storm and fire survivors gathered on Capitol Hill to criticize plans to scale back federal assistance while keeping FEMA under DHS control.
Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing - Inside Climate News
A leaked report recommends halving the size of the nation’s disaster response agency, while holding states responsible for a much larger share of response and recovery costs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Flood, storm and fire survivors gathered on Capitol Hill to criticize plans to scale back federal assistance while keeping FEMA under DHS control.
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Where REBEL WITH A CLAUSE has been. Where it's going next.
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Where REBEL WITH A CLAUSE has been. Where it's going next.
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For the first time, global governments have agreed to widespread international trade bans and restrictions for sharks and rays being driven to extinction.
Sharks and Rays Gain Landmark Protections as Nations Move to Curb International Trade - Inside Climate News
Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species threatened with extinction due to overfishing; implementation and enforcement ...
insideclimatenews.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For the first time, global governments have agreed to widespread international trade bans and restrictions for sharks and rays being driven to extinction.
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U.S. oil giant Texaco spent decades polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon. Now, three arbitrators have ordered the Ecuadorian government to pay $220 million in compensation to the company.
Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million - Inside Climate News
Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco ...
insideclimatenews.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
U.S. oil giant Texaco spent decades polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon. Now, three arbitrators have ordered the Ecuadorian government to pay $220 million in compensation to the company.
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China’s media suppression campaign is reaching around the globe to silence environmental journalists reporting on polluting Chinese companies.
How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders - Inside Climate News
Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure.
insideclimatenews.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
China’s media suppression campaign is reaching around the globe to silence environmental journalists reporting on polluting Chinese companies.
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I hope you'll join us to discuss a very important topic: reporting on environmental defenders.
You can sign up for the Dec. 3rd talk here:
www.climatelegaldefense.org/events/the-e...
You can sign up for the Dec. 3rd talk here:
www.climatelegaldefense.org/events/the-e...
The Ethics of Reporting and Storytelling about At-Risk Climate Defenders — Global Climate Legal Defense
This free webinar is for anyone telling stories about climate change who want to do so with people’s safety and security in mind.
www.climatelegaldefense.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I hope you'll join us to discuss a very important topic: reporting on environmental defenders.
You can sign up for the Dec. 3rd talk here:
www.climatelegaldefense.org/events/the-e...
You can sign up for the Dec. 3rd talk here:
www.climatelegaldefense.org/events/the-e...
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These proposed regulations follow a series of other attacks on the ESA and wildlife by the second Trump administration.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
Earthjustice Responds to Another Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species
Set of proposed rules would hollow out bedrock environmental law
earthjustice.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
These proposed regulations follow a series of other attacks on the ESA and wildlife by the second Trump administration.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
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TOMORROW at #COP30: UCS’s Dr. Astrid Caldas will deliver a keynote on the growing attacks on science and their impact on our democracy.
Join the live discussion hosted by @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
📅 November 20
⏰ 11:30–12:30 p.m. BRT / UTC -3
🔴 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIA...
Join the live discussion hosted by @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
📅 November 20
⏰ 11:30–12:30 p.m. BRT / UTC -3
🔴 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIA...
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
TOMORROW at #COP30: UCS’s Dr. Astrid Caldas will deliver a keynote on the growing attacks on science and their impact on our democracy.
Join the live discussion hosted by @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
📅 November 20
⏰ 11:30–12:30 p.m. BRT / UTC -3
🔴 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIA...
Join the live discussion hosted by @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
📅 November 20
⏰ 11:30–12:30 p.m. BRT / UTC -3
🔴 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIA...
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Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” & rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” & rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution - Inside Climate News
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” and rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases in the country.
insideclimatenews.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” & rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” & rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
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Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly to maintain their “ecological constitution” that recognizes the rights of nature.
Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution - Inside Climate News
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” and rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases in the country.
insideclimatenews.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly to maintain their “ecological constitution” that recognizes the rights of nature.
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Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday.
Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday.
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Will the federal courts rein in the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks? Inside Climate News is tracking nearly 40 lawsuits, and the outcomes are mixed so far.
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard - Inside Climate News
Tracking federal lawsuits on climate and environmental actions and policies in which the Trump administration is a party.
insideclimatenews.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Will the federal courts rein in the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks? Inside Climate News is tracking nearly 40 lawsuits, and the outcomes are mixed so far.
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Why We Need Environmental Regulations • a great op-ed today on @therevelator.org therevelator.org/why-we-need-...
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
therevelator.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • a great op-ed today on @therevelator.org therevelator.org/why-we-need-...
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In the Himalayas unchecked development has caused devastating floods, erosion, and landslides. Our latest commentary explains what’s happening and offers a roadmap to protect Himalayan communities and ecosystems. https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? • The Revelator
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
therevelator.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In the Himalayas unchecked development has caused devastating floods, erosion, and landslides. Our latest commentary explains what’s happening and offers a roadmap to protect Himalayan communities and ecosystems. https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
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Heat waves, disease, drought and air pollution are some of the climate-related health risks that are getting more deadly, according to the latest report from global researchers focused on rising temperatures and global health.
‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels - Inside Climate News
Heat waves, extreme drought and deadly wildfire smoke are just some of the climate-related health hazards that have reached record levels of harm, according to the latest report from a global collabor...
insideclimatenews.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Heat waves, disease, drought and air pollution are some of the climate-related health risks that are getting more deadly, according to the latest report from global researchers focused on rising temperatures and global health.
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Billions of gallons of sewage flow out of the Philadelphia area’s archaic sewer systems into local waterways. Advocates want it to stop.
Why Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Keep Ending up in Philadelphia Waterways - Inside Climate News
With a new analysis showing where the pollution is going, environmental advocates call on public officials to do more to stop it.
insideclimatenews.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Billions of gallons of sewage flow out of the Philadelphia area’s archaic sewer systems into local waterways. Advocates want it to stop.
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“Reuse is a chance to engage worker-owned businesses in transforming waste management in a way that puts people first, keeps costs low, protects the environment, and supports Main Street instead of Wall Street,” said Kelley Dennings, a senior campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“Reuse is a chance to engage worker-owned businesses in transforming waste management in a way that puts people first, keeps costs low, protects the environment, and supports Main Street instead of Wall Street,” said Kelley Dennings, a senior campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity.
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Did you know that every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of #plastic waste are dumped into the world’s oceans and waterways?
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Did you know that every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of #plastic waste are dumped into the world’s oceans and waterways?
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
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Experts have sounded the alarm after Donald Trump repurposed a reported $8bn in defense department funds last week to pay troops during the government shutdown.
Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Experts have sounded the alarm after Donald Trump repurposed a reported $8bn in defense department funds last week to pay troops during the government shutdown.
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“Expanding oil drilling in the Arctic threatens irreplaceable wildlife and cultural traditions that exist nowhere else in the world. The Gwich’in people, most Americans, and even major banks and insurance companies know the Arctic Refuge is no place to drill,” said Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Expanding oil drilling in the Arctic threatens irreplaceable wildlife and cultural traditions that exist nowhere else in the world. The Gwich’in people, most Americans, and even major banks and insurance companies know the Arctic Refuge is no place to drill,” said Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe