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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 2d

"Today the consequences of excessive roadbuilding are perfectly foreseeable; it’s the wisdom that remains scarce."

For @bostonglobe.com's Wild Issue, I wrote about Trump's plan to rescind USFS's Roadless Rule, which — spoiler — is a terrible idea. #roadecology

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/04/o...

A road runs through it - The Boston Globe

America’s wild lands are already home to vast networks of paved and dirt roads. Now the Trump administration is about to expand their reach.

www.bostonglobe.com

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 8d

Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.

In Virginia, it’s 37%.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI Data Centers Use a Lot of Energy. You May Be Paying for It

AI data centers are pushing up energy costs all over the US. On today’s Big Take podcast: an investigation into who's footing the bill.

www.bloomberg.com

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 15d

Side note: if you have newsy stories about how biodiversity is being affected by the Trump administration's policies--ideally stories rooted in ongoing scientific research--let me know.

Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 15d

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

[Iceland photo for attention only]

Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland

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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 15d

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

[Iceland photo for attention only]

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · 9d

was the the moth dreaming of existential horror

The Onion @theonion.com · 9d

Inside Of Light Fixture Everything Moth Dreamed And More https://theonion.com/inside-of-light-fixture-everything-moth-dreamed-and-more/

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · 12d

Everything bagels probably taste even better from agrivoltaics.

www.pv-magazine.com/2024/03/28/w...

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Robert Hirschfeld @rfhirschfeld.bsky.social · 14d

A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.

Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.

Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.

Study: 72% of Illinois wetlands no longer protected by federal Clean Water Act – News Bureau

news.illinois.edu

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · 16d

This is a BFD.

Joan Meiners, PhD @joanmeiners.bsky.social · 16d

🚨BREAKING: Arizona State Univ. just announced a $115 million donation, its largest ever, from former Walmart chairman Rob Walton. They're launching a new School of Conservation Futures.

My story, publ. as ASU Pres. Crow shares news at #ClimateWeekNYC, has details: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

ASU launches new School of Conservation Futures with record-setting $115 million donation

Arizona State University will also rename its College of Global Futures to honor donor Rob Walton, the former Walmart chairman.

www.azcentral.com

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 20d

The Roadless Rule is one of the most critical policies that helps defend our forests. The Trump administration is proposing to rescind it, but we have until Friday, September 19 to speak up. Submit your comment today.

Tell the Trump administration to keep this landmark conservation rule in place

Protect forests from massive expansion of logging

earthjustice.org

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · 20d

Has he ever debated or engaged with an environmentalist he disagrees with?

I've seen nothing in any of his articles, podcasts, or book.

Jeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 20d

1. C'mon man!
2. I challenged Ezra and Derek to debates the day their book was published--my organization had obtained a review copy and we had been writing about Abundance for 18 months.

While I was attacked by them, CRICKETS about a debate!

Like, Ezra has no commitment to debate whatsoever!

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · 23d

"The Article concludes that neither placing broad limits on citizen suits nor weakening the procedures and protections of federal environmental laws is necessary to meet the needs of the climate crisis."

www.ecologylawquarterly.org/print/permit...

Permitting Reform’s False Choice - Ecology Law Quarterly

Combatting climate change will involve a monumental effort to build low- and zero-carbon infrastructure. This Article presents the first national study of federal permitting and environmental reviews ...

www.ecologylawquarterly.org

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Slate @slate.com · 23d

The hilarious new documentary about extreme birdwatching is winning over even non-birders. slate.trib.al/vDOiU4O

One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube

Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.

slate.trib.al

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 23d

Our September issue is out today and it's a big one! We're focusing this month on biodiversity and the renewable energy transition. 🌎🧪This collection includes the Focus issue articles plus relevant content from other Nature journals: www.nature.com/collections/...

Biodiversity and the energy transition

A transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies is required to reduce global carbon emissions, one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss.

www.nature.com

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Philip Sherburne @philipsherburne.bsky.social · Jul 10

In a little under an hour, Balmat will be hosting a listening party for @patriciawolf.bsky.social and her phenomenal new album Hrafnamynd, which comes out tomorrow—RSVP at at the link below, and tune in at 7:30pm CET / 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT
patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/merch/hrafna...

Hrafnamynd Listening Party from Patricia Wolf

Listening Party from Patricia Wolf.

patriciawolf.bandcamp.com

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · Jul 9

We should stop destroying the homes and territories of wild animals, in my opinion

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Sarah Gilman @sarahmgilman.bsky.social · Jul 8

North America's largest cormorant colony is an example of wild resilience in the heart of one of the world's most diverse cities. My latest for @biographic.bsky.social explores a longstanding effort to give this long-reviled species a safe space to thrive www.biographic.com/a-wild-home-...

A Wild Home on the Bones of the City

North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.

www.biographic.com

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · Jul 8

Starting to think that weakening NEPA isn't going to be a net win for the environment

The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · Jul 7

The Bureau of Land Management approved the expansion of an oil transloading facility in Carbon County Thursday evening after an expedited review under President Trump’s “national energy emergency” declaration.

Trump administration fast-tracks oil transport expansion in eastern Utah

The Bureau of Land Management approved the expansion of an oil transloading facility in Carbon County Thursday evening after an expedited review under President Trump’s “national energy emergency” declaration.

www.sltrib.com

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · Jul 6

If a forest closes, does it make a sound?

Trump administration may close Maryland refuge popular with birders

Patuxent Research Refuge’s North Tract in Laurel has cut visiting hours. Could the Trump administration could close it entirely?

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · Jul 5

Running for office on a platform of banning fireworks, outdoor cats, and balloons.

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · Jul 4

Good news.

Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Air Force is suspending plans to use Johnston Atoll, an isolated Pacific island about 700 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii, as a test site for landing rockets and considering alternative sites. (from @wyattwolson.bsky.social)

Air Force suspends plan to land cargo rockets on remote Pacific atoll

The Department of the Air Force has suspended plans to use Johnston Atoll, an isolated Pacific island about 700 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii, as a test site for landing rockets as it considers a...

www.stripes.com

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · Jul 3

And you know they will use this crisis to try to drill for even more fossil fuels.

Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · Jul 3

The GOP just accomplished a major self-inflicted wound on the United States, in the service of a fossil fuel ideology:
"Congressional Republicans could also be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.

www.theatlantic.com

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Erik Schneider @erikschneider.bsky.social · Jul 2

Especially when the proposals are corporate deregulation and trickle down economics.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · Jul 2

Promising abundance when people feel like they're getting screwed by the people in power is tone deaf.

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Bird Alliance of Oregon @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social · Jul 2

If spring migration in Portland felt quiet this year, you weren’t imagining it. New data from BirdCast shows a steep drop in migrant songbird numbers across Oregon & much of the West, raising big questions about what’s happening on the wintering grounds. birdallianceoregon.org/blog/oregons...

Oregon's Silent Spring

This year, birders were universal in noticing something unsettling: a stark lack of migrants. While a few individuals may have arrived on time, or close to it, the overall numbers were just a fraction...

birdallianceoregon.org

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