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The Verge @theverge.com · 8d

All hail the new Fat Bear Champion

No kings, except Chunk.

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 12d

Wrote this one from the heart, and from the IE (iykyk) www.theverge.com/science/7860...

Dear LA, you deserve better than the Clippers’ carbon scandal

Climate change is choking Los Angeles. The Clippers scandal deals another blow.

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks so much James!

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 20d

Everyone I met for this story was so fun to hang out with, hope reading it feels like a trip into the forest with them! www.theverge.com/24137380/for...

They turned cattle ranches into tropical forest — then climate change hit

“This is what gives me hope.”

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 20d

Some happy news! won a @coveringclimatenow.org award for my reporting on how to bring a forest back to life in a warming world for @theverge.com. Thank you @icfjorg.bsky.social & Punto y Aparte, I couldn’t have reported this on the ground without your support
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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...

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you so much, Chris! And grateful for you being a champion for climate issues at The Verge!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 20d

The Verge received a Covering Climate Now award for this story about a quirky and determined community of scientists and locals bringing forests back to life in Costa Rica, despite new perils brought on by climate change.

Congrats to @justcalma.bsky.social on the well-deserved win!

They turned cattle ranches into tropical forest — then climate change hit

“This is what gives me hope.”

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Andrew J. Hawkins @andyjayhawk.bsky.social · 20d

Wow @justcalma.bsky.social just won a Covering Climate Now award for her story on forest restoration in Costa Rica! So deserved 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...

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks Andy for sharing and editing this story!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 20d

Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat

It shows us how deadly climate change can be.

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Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · 21d

It was great to chat with @emilypont.bsky.social @heatmap.news about my book EXTRACTION. We discussed why mining is so conflictual, the power relations of extractive frontiers, how organized communities fare better & why we should use the public sector to proactively plan + govern. Link ⬇️

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Andrew J. Hawkins @andyjayhawk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Big Tech is on a giant data center construction splurge, and @justcalma.bsky.social has the scoop about how the NAACP is creating a playbook for communities to ensure their health and well-being are being protected. www.theverge.com/exclusive/77...

Tech companies ‘be on alert,’ NAACP says with new guiding principles for data centers

The civil rights group is already fighting Elon Musk’s data center in Memphis.

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you for sharing!

Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · Sep 4

Vee @vicmsong.bsky.social brings an intersectional lens to her writing on tech, health, and wearables, I really value her voice on this beat and super excited for this newsletter!

The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 4

Just in time for tech event season, we’re introducing Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge Senior Reviewer @vicmsong.bsky.social that will dissect and discuss the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re gonna change your life.
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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · Sep 4

Exclusive — The NAACP and grassroots groups have come together to craft demands for new data center projects in guiding principles they shared first with The Verge
www.theverge.com/exclusive/77...

Tech companies ‘be on alert,’ NAACP says with new guiding principles for data centers

The civil rights group is already fighting Elon Musk’s data center in Memphis.

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · Aug 28

When Dhrumil Mehta and C.J. Robinson searched "Is DC safe?", the top Google News result was a White House article.
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The White House Is Its Own Media Outlet

The Trump administration is publishing articles that are top-ranked on Google News.

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The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 25

Trump’s immigration crackdown could be slowing the hunt for child predators online

Even before Trump, advocates say, “the priority has never been child exploitation.”

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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · Aug 25

My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.

NYT just covered it. 1/n

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Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

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The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 25

When the Blade Breaks

The future of wind energy might come down to one turbine blade

Now it’s in the hands of Nantucket residents.

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The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 22

Workers need better protections from the heat

Heat stress is preventable with the right measures in place.

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The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 21

Google says a typical AI text prompt only uses 5 drops of water — experts say that’s misleading

“This really spreads the wrong message to the world.”

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Jessica Huseman @jessicahuseman.bsky.social · Aug 14

I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · Aug 13

Microplastics are in the air, and there’s really only one way to stop it. www.theverge.com/report/75886...

Microplastics are everywhere — including in the air around plastic treaty negotiations

Governments have a unique opportunity to do something about it now.

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · Aug 11

We’re seeing a revisionist history unfold. www.theverge.com/science/7570...

Why Donald Trump’s environmental data purge is so much worse this time

What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about climate change and pollution.

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Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · Aug 9

A few weeks ago, RFK Jr’s vision for “every American wearing a wearable in four years” made me viscerally upset.

But I finally found the words and get a little personal with how 11 years of wearable testing has helped — and hurt — my health.

www.theverge.com/analysis/756...

RFK Jr. wants a wearable on every American — that future’s not as healthy as he thinks

I’ve lived that future. It can come with a heavy cost.

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