Grady McCallie
@gradym.bsky.social
Environmental advocate in North Carolina. Water, flood resilience, climate, toxics, growth. Non-work: gardening, books, hiking.
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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New- from the state's best environmental reporter:
Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere. #pollution
insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere. #pollution
insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere. - Inside Climate News
The discovery of TFA in blood and water samples raises questions about Chemours’ role in adding to the pollution burden.
insideclimatenews.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New- from the state's best environmental reporter:
Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere. #pollution
insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere. #pollution
insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
Still more reason to cut off the release of this class of chemicals to air and water now. If companies want to use PFAS, they need to find other ways of disposing of them. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Study shows dangers of ‘forever chemicals’ on babies
Mothers in New Hampshire who were downstream of sites contaminated with “forever chemicals” experienced triple the rate of infant deaths, according to a new study.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Still more reason to cut off the release of this class of chemicals to air and water now. If companies want to use PFAS, they need to find other ways of disposing of them. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Strongly agree with this takeaway: "We need probabilistic, future-conditions, multi-peril mapping data that is public and subject to norms of oversight and transparency."
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Zillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call.
When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps,
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December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Strongly agree with this takeaway: "We need probabilistic, future-conditions, multi-peril mapping data that is public and subject to norms of oversight and transparency."
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The agonizing long tail of disaster recovery is underexplored. I think a lot about this 2024 study finding that when a hurricane hits somewhere in the U.S., the people there are more likely to die *for the next 15 years*. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The agonizing long tail of disaster recovery is underexplored. I think a lot about this 2024 study finding that when a hurricane hits somewhere in the U.S., the people there are more likely to die *for the next 15 years*. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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From the Rockies to the Himalayas, mountains are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, new research shows.
More intense heat is melting ice, threatening a vital source of fresh water for more than a billion people worldwide.
More intense heat is melting ice, threatening a vital source of fresh water for more than a billion people worldwide.
World's Mountains Warming Faster Than Lowlands
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
From the Rockies to the Himalayas, mountains are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, new research shows.
More intense heat is melting ice, threatening a vital source of fresh water for more than a billion people worldwide.
More intense heat is melting ice, threatening a vital source of fresh water for more than a billion people worldwide.
This is sea level rise: "I’ve lived in Atlantic for six decades. I’ve never seen the roads hold water like this. The fields don’t dry out anymore. The ditches stay full — they just don’t drain."
Guest commentary: When the water doesn’t go away coastalreview.org/2025/11/gues...
Guest commentary: When the water doesn’t go away coastalreview.org/2025/11/gues...
Guest commentary: When the water doesn’t go away | Coastal Review
Drainage systems that rely on gravity fail when the difference in elevation that drives water from land to sea has been shrinking as sea level rises.
coastalreview.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is sea level rise: "I’ve lived in Atlantic for six decades. I’ve never seen the roads hold water like this. The fields don’t dry out anymore. The ditches stay full — they just don’t drain."
Guest commentary: When the water doesn’t go away coastalreview.org/2025/11/gues...
Guest commentary: When the water doesn’t go away coastalreview.org/2025/11/gues...
I'm looking forward to reading the books. But this is such a thoughtful article, it is worth reading in its own right. And it's lovely for the hope it expresses in the power of clearly communicated ideas. coastalreview.org/2025/11/coas...
Coastal geologist Stan Riggs sets out on 10-book project | Coastal Review
“I've done a lot of work here," the East Carolina University professor told Coastal Review, and the book series to be rolled out over three years is a mission to share what he's learned.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I'm looking forward to reading the books. But this is such a thoughtful article, it is worth reading in its own right. And it's lovely for the hope it expresses in the power of clearly communicated ideas. coastalreview.org/2025/11/coas...
"Three-quarters of refugees and other displaced people now live in countries facing high or extreme exposure to climate-related hazards, with repeated displacement becoming increasingly common."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Three-quarters of refugees and other displaced people now live in countries facing high or extreme exposure to climate-related hazards, with repeated displacement becoming increasingly common."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Not every month will set a new record, but the warming trend is obvious. This graphic shows #Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2025... 🧪
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Not every month will set a new record, but the warming trend is obvious. This graphic shows #Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2025... 🧪
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
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Our analysis of EPA air monitoring data shows that companies have far underestimated the pollution caused by their facilities.
At a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, monitors found benzene levels 37 times higher than estimated emissions.
@lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
At a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, monitors found benzene levels 37 times higher than estimated emissions.
@lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
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
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Our analysis of EPA air monitoring data shows that companies have far underestimated the pollution caused by their facilities.
At a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, monitors found benzene levels 37 times higher than estimated emissions.
@lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
At a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, monitors found benzene levels 37 times higher than estimated emissions.
@lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
"[W]e need to regulate these compounds at the source....People downstream should not be the filtration system.”
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Study finds ultrashort-chain PFAS built up in Wilmington residents' blood before GenX scandal
Archived blood samples show Wilmington residents carried high levels of little-known PFAS long before the public learned of contamination in the Cape Fear River.
www.wral.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"[W]e need to regulate these compounds at the source....People downstream should not be the filtration system.”
www.wral.com/news/local/s...
www.wral.com/news/local/s...
This is a complex argument, but the core point is simple: disturbing PFAS contaminated sediments in the Cape Fear could set up North Carolina for recurring costs that far outweigh any speculative benefits of the project. coastalreview.org/2025/11/port...
Port's Cape Fear dredge project fails taxpayers, environment | Coastal Review
Guest commentary: Deepening the Cape Fear River will only worsen flooding around the downtown Wilmington waterfront and the North Carolina Battleship site and lead to a substantial loss of vital wetla...
coastalreview.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is a complex argument, but the core point is simple: disturbing PFAS contaminated sediments in the Cape Fear could set up North Carolina for recurring costs that far outweigh any speculative benefits of the project. coastalreview.org/2025/11/port...
Great news!
Nearly 500 acres purchased for a nature preserve near Chimney Rock, Lake Lure
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November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Great news!
Dam safety - and especially removal of old dams - is a crucial part of inland flood resilience. www.wral.com/news/local/h...
Helene revealed a hidden flood threat: North Carolina's aging dams
More than 40 dams failed when Helene hit the mountains in September 2024. Advocates say it won’t be the last time unless North Carolina confronts its aging, overlooked infrastructure.
www.wral.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dam safety - and especially removal of old dams - is a crucial part of inland flood resilience. www.wral.com/news/local/h...
Chemours is doubling down on its toxic history: NRDC coastalreview.org/2025/10/chem...
Chemours is doubling down on its toxic history: NRDC | Coastal Review
Chemours is not a company that can be trusted to expand its operations responsibly, and it's an example of the national PFAS pollution crisis, writes Drew Ball of the Natural Resources Defense Council...
coastalreview.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Chemours is doubling down on its toxic history: NRDC coastalreview.org/2025/10/chem...
Most of the discussion about SNAP cuts focuses, rightly, on hungry people. But for North Carolinians concerned about food systems broadly, map 4 in this series - potential loss of grocery stores - is also chilling, implying much larger food deserts for everyone. ncbudget.org/mapping-what...
Mapping What’s at Stake: The Impact of SNAP on North Carolina’s Families and Local Economies - NC Budget & Tax Center
Every county in North Carolina benefits from federal food assistance. Each month, SNAP (aka food stamps) dollars flow into every community, helping families put food on the table and keep up with ris...
ncbudget.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Most of the discussion about SNAP cuts focuses, rightly, on hungry people. But for North Carolinians concerned about food systems broadly, map 4 in this series - potential loss of grocery stores - is also chilling, implying much larger food deserts for everyone. ncbudget.org/mapping-what...
The bottom line is, Asheboro needs to tell its local industrial dischargers to stop putting 1,4-dioxane into the municipal sewer system. It really is that simple. coastalreview.org/2025/10/oppo...
Opponents urge EPA to uphold objection to Asheboro permit | Coastal Review
Those who spoke last week at the Environmental Protection Agency's hearing on Asheboro's wastewater permit urged the EPA to uphold its objection to the city's proposed permit with no effluent discharg...
coastalreview.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The bottom line is, Asheboro needs to tell its local industrial dischargers to stop putting 1,4-dioxane into the municipal sewer system. It really is that simple. coastalreview.org/2025/10/oppo...
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"These actions by Asheboro are despicable."
Folks at @usepa.bsky.social public hearing are beyond p*ssed about the city's discharge of 1,4-Dioxane, a likely carcinogen, into the drinking water supply.
Folks at @usepa.bsky.social public hearing are beyond p*ssed about the city's discharge of 1,4-Dioxane, a likely carcinogen, into the drinking water supply.
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"These actions by Asheboro are despicable."
Folks at @usepa.bsky.social public hearing are beyond p*ssed about the city's discharge of 1,4-Dioxane, a likely carcinogen, into the drinking water supply.
Folks at @usepa.bsky.social public hearing are beyond p*ssed about the city's discharge of 1,4-Dioxane, a likely carcinogen, into the drinking water supply.
Dredging for channel deepening, more than sea level rise, has killed cypress trees along the lower Cape Fear:
coastalreview.org/2025/10/cape...
coastalreview.org/2025/10/cape...
Cape Fear ghost forests tell tale of ever-saltier water upriver | Coastal Review
New findings in a report from the University of North Carolina Wilmington that examined tree cores and sediment samples from a nearby tributary show how the loss of cypress forests and protections the...
coastalreview.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Dredging for channel deepening, more than sea level rise, has killed cypress trees along the lower Cape Fear:
coastalreview.org/2025/10/cape...
coastalreview.org/2025/10/cape...
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The company “improperly withheld vital emission data from the public” in its Aug. 14 application to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality, according to a letter to regulators from Southern Environmental Law Center attorneys.
coastalreview.org/2025/10/atto...
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Attorneys allege Chemours hid emission data from public | Coastal Review
The company “improperly withheld vital emission data from the public” in its Aug. 14 application to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality, according to a let...
coastalreview.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The company “improperly withheld vital emission data from the public” in its Aug. 14 application to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality, according to a letter to regulators from Southern Environmental Law Center attorneys.
coastalreview.org/2025/10/atto...
coastalreview.org/2025/10/atto...
Bad news for coastlines everywhere, including North Carolina. Curbing carbon emissions is an important as ever.
Another update for changes in land ice mass observed by GRACE(-FO) satellite in Antarctica (left) and Greenland (right)...
My visualization can also be downloaded: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
My visualization can also be downloaded: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bad news for coastlines everywhere, including North Carolina. Curbing carbon emissions is an important as ever.
Missed this when it was first published three weeks ago, but it makes a crucial point: state policies and investments can save this and other species from extinction: www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...
A tiny, secretive bird is disappearing in NC. Why you should care | Opinion
These North Carolina birds are one of our most strange and secretive animals. For avid birdwatchers, just hearing one would be a lifetime highlight. | Opinion
www.charlotteobserver.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Missed this when it was first published three weeks ago, but it makes a crucial point: state policies and investments can save this and other species from extinction: www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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"This is a big opportunity to correct [the myth] that people who don't drive are [living] some sort of fringe lifestyle — that not having access to a car is something that only hippies do, or pp who are obsessed w/ biking.. there's a lot of nuance [here]" www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...
Who Doesn’t Have a Car?
A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"This is a big opportunity to correct [the myth] that people who don't drive are [living] some sort of fringe lifestyle — that not having access to a car is something that only hippies do, or pp who are obsessed w/ biking.. there's a lot of nuance [here]" www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...