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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 8h

Luego de que el @cpipr.bsky.social publicara una investigación de mi autoría sobre la inoperabilidad del Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre #CambioClimático (CEACC) —en parte por falta de dinero—, el Senado de #PuertoRico aprobó asignarle un presupuesto fijo de al menos $500 mil. #CPIFiscaliza

Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 1d

El próximo martes, 14 octubre, estaré presente en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo para impartir un taller sobre periodismo investigativo a los integrantes del Capítulo de Estudiantes de la @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social. ¡Agradecido por la invitación! 🖊️ #CPIFiscaliza

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Metcalf Institute @metcalfuri.bsky.social · 1d

Our team is excited to get started working with 10 New England newsrooms to coach them on their science and environmental journalism goals! Among this cohort of Climate Ready Newsrooms are two in Maine: @weru-fm.bsky.social and West End News🎙️📰🌎
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Headshots of WERU Community Radio 89.9 point people: Wilson Haims, Manager of Community Engagement and Resilience, and Amy Browne, News & Public Affairs Manager

WERU Community Radio is a volunteer-powered community radio station located in Blue Hill, Maine. With over 125 contributors currently on the air, WERU prides itself in being “a voice of many voices.”

Headshots of West End News point people: Anthony Zeli, Publisher - Editor, and Nancy English, Freelance Reporter

The West End News (WEN) is a community newspaper published monthly in Portland and surrounding communities in southern Maine. WEN seeks to be a be a trustworthy news source and to strengthen community connection.

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 7d

Agradezco a la abogada Mayra Lopez-Mulero por invitarme a su espacio radial en la estación WKAQ 580 para discutir mi investigación acerca del desmantelamiento del Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático para el @cpipr.bsky.social. 📻 #CPIFiscaliza

Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 7d

A few weeks ago I completed an online course from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (@KnightCenterUT) on tools, sources & narrative strategies for climate coverage. A way to strengthen my commitment to the audience. 🌍 #EnvironmentalJournalism

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 12d

Secretary of Natural Resources, Waldemar Quiles, says he is concerned about climate change. But he hasn’t met once with the Committee of Climate Change, which helps shaping Puerto Rico’s environmental public policy. Read my latest for @cpipr.bsky.social — periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/puer...

‘I Don’t Know’: Puerto Rico’s Natural Resources Secretary Struggles with Climate Committee Questions

Waldemar Quiles says his agency has no funds for the committee, which has not met once in nine months. He admits he does not know how vacancies will be filled or who in the governor’s office is respon...

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 13d

Gracias a Sonia Valentín por discutir en El Calentón por Radio Isla 1320 AM mi más reciente entrega para el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo sobre la falta de respuestas del secretario de Recursos Naturales a nuestras preguntas en Agenda Propia. Léanla aquí: url-shortener.me/5PTV. 🌊 #CPIFiscaliza

Perdido el Secretario de Recursos Naturales sobre el Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático

Waldemar Quiles dijo que su agencia no tiene fondos para asignar al Comité y que no se han reunido una sola vez en nueve meses por problemas de calendario de los jefes de agencia que son parte del org...

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 15d

Sec. of Natural Resources, Waldemar Quiles, acknowledged that he has not met with #PuertoRico’s Climate Change Experts Committee since taking charge of the department, despite being “concerned” about climate change. Read my story for @cpipr.bsky.social: periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/perd...

Perdido el Secretario de Recursos Naturales sobre el Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático

Waldemar Quiles dijo que su agencia no tiene fondos para asignar al Comité y que no se han reunido una sola vez en nueve meses por problemas de calendario de los jefes de agencia que son parte del org...

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 15d

Por si no lo han hecho, síganme en TikTok donde publico videos acerca de mis más recientes investigaciones para el @cpipr.bsky.social, libros y actualidad — en su gran mayoría, medioambientales: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM8tCRhu/. #Medioambiente #CambioClimático #PuertoRico #Noticias

Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 16d

Este lunes entrevisté al secretario de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, Waldemar Quiles, sobre el Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático para el programa Agenda Propia del @cpipr.bsky.social — transmitido por @radioislatv, YouTube y Facebook. ¡Contento por la invitación! #CPIFiscaliza

Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 18d

Gracias a @metropr.bsky.social por incluir en su versión impresa mi más reciente investigación para el @cpipr.bsky.social sobre el desmantelamiento del Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático por la falta de presupuesto y la imposibilidad de reunirse: shorturl.at/TJdCJ. #CPIFiscaliza

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 19d

1. Look out for press releases that you can expand on with expert input and supporting studies.
2. Likewise, keep an eye on studies, reports, and government contracts that you could cover.
3. Search for local meetings and public hearings that often shed light on uncovered issues.

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 19d

Gracias a Joe Fenollal por invitarme a su programa El Informativo — transmitido por Radio Atenas 1500 AM. Conversamos sobre mi más reciente investigación acerca del desmantelamiento del Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático (CEACC) para el @cpipr. 🙌 #CPIFiscaliza

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 20d

🥁 Drumroll please...

An investigation into the fossil fuel industry’s role in anti-protest laws;

A profile of a Palestinian woman collecting climate-resilient heirloom seeds;

And a sprawling television series tackling the profound fight between saving the planet and growing our economies...

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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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 20d

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González hasn’t filled the 3 vacancies on the Climate Change Experts & Advisors Committee (CEACC). With no budget, the committee is effectively inactive. Read my latest investigation for the @cpipr.bsky.social 🏝️— periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/puer...

Puerto Rico’s Climate Change Committee Left Powerless by Politics and Lack of Funding

Three vacant seats and months without meetings have stalled the panel, despite its legal duty to oversee the implementation of the Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Plan.

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 21d

How do we even know that person was his partner? We need to be very critical of the information being put out by the government. It’s clear they’ve been pushing a narrative from the beginning, and I don’t doubt they could fabricate information.

Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 21d

La gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González, no ha llenado las tres vacantes del Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre el Cambio Climático. Junto a la falta de presupuesto, el comité está inoperante. Lean mi investigación para el @cpipr.bsky.social — periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/gobi...

Gobierno ahoga al Comité de Expertos y Asesores sobre Cambio Climático

La falta de presupuesto y las tres vacantes en el Comité han paralizado sus labores a pesar de las responsabilidades que tiene por ley, además de vigilar la implantación del Plan de Mitigación, Adapta...

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 23d

Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23d

The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades but issued a waiver blocking any major aid cut to what has traditionally been the staunchest U.S. ally in Latin America.

US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years

The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades.

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 24d

Gracias a la revista A Cuentagotas por reseñar los dos premios que me otorgó el mes pasado la Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico a mejor reportaje investigativo para medios en línea y mejor crónica para medios impresos durante su premiación anual: revistaacg.com/2025/09/12/e.... #COPE25

Egresados del Departamento de Comunicación Tele-Radial son galardonados por los gremios periodísticos

Por: Kamille Díaz Dávila El 1 de agosto, el egresado de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo (UPRA), Luis Joel Méndez, recibió reconocimientos por parte de la Asociación de Periodistas de Puert…

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · 24d

I wonder what the stance of journalism organizations is regarding all the media outlets that have been sharing theories about Tyler Robinson’s killing without factual evidence, citing anonymous sources that have repeatedly been debunked. What’s happening with this industry?

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28d

many things are bad but I am still so goddamn proud of how I mentored a group of LGBTQ+ students and early career journalists for the NLGJA Connect+ program for a solid week in multiple ways I wish I had been mentored when I was much younger and earlier in my career

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Sep 5

End-to-end encryption is vital to protect journalists, human rights workers, and billions of people across the world. Read this important piece from @hrdag.org for why:

Without Encryption My Work Wouldn’t Be Possible

Our work isn’t always popular. It can infuriate those in power who want to cover up incriminating truths about the past and current trends in state violence. So when I think about HRDAG’s threat model...

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Luis Joel Méndez González @mjoel17.bsky.social · Sep 8

¿Quieren aprender sobre #cambioclimático y #medioambiente en #PuertoRico? Síganme en TikTok. Con cierta periodicidad subo videos donde resumo libros e investigaciones que ya he publicado sobre temas relacionados. Lo mejor: en menos de tres minutos: www.tiktok.com/@m_joel17. ¡Gracias por su apoyo! 🏝️

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Politico @politico.com · Sep 5

EXCLUSIVE: State Rep. James Talarico will jump into the Texas Senate race.

State Rep. James Talarico to jump in Texas Senate race

The rising star has been flirting with a bid as Democrats look to flip the Lone Star state.

www.politico.com

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