Stephanie Ebbs
@stephebbs.bsky.social
Communications Specialist, Southern Environmental Law Center.
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In rural America, public radio saves lives
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In rural America, public radio saves lives
Beautiful reporting wapo.st/4r4727z
They retired from the government. Now they’re back, protecting forests Trump abandoned.
The U.S. Forest Service lost thousands of workers under Trump. Volunteers and retirees are trying to help — but things are breaking.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Beautiful reporting wapo.st/4r4727z
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🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
September 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
Something beautiful for your Friday www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Something beautiful for your Friday www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
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PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
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New: I teamed up with @elenashao.bsky.social
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR
The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
New: I teamed up with @elenashao.bsky.social
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
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As the Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the United States, China continues huge investments in wind and solar power. See images of the scale of China’s solar-power projects:
Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar Power Projects
As the Trump administration's “big, beautiful bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
bit.ly
July 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
As the Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the United States, China continues huge investments in wind and solar power. See images of the scale of China’s solar-power projects:
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July 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
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Yesterday, we sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating $3 billion in environmental and climate justice grants.
Access to clean air, water, and affordable, clean energy should not depend on your zip code, race, or income: www.selc.org/news/we-want...
Access to clean air, water, and affordable, clean energy should not depend on your zip code, race, or income: www.selc.org/news/we-want...
We want to get frontline communities their $3 billion back
When the EPA created the Environmental and Climate Justice Block grant programs in 2022, advocates described it as an “unprecedented” and “long overdue” decision. Now, $3 billion that was supposed t...
www.selc.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Yesterday, we sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating $3 billion in environmental and climate justice grants.
Access to clean air, water, and affordable, clean energy should not depend on your zip code, race, or income: www.selc.org/news/we-want...
Access to clean air, water, and affordable, clean energy should not depend on your zip code, race, or income: www.selc.org/news/we-want...
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Scoop: NOAA's climate portal, climate.gov, will soon no longer publish new content after its staff were recently dismissed.
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Scoop: NOAA's climate portal, climate.gov, will soon no longer publish new content after its staff were recently dismissed.
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I thought I'd be able to listen to this in the background of work today but it's actually too interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWR...
Live from NASA GISS, kicking-off the Weather and Climate 100-hour livestream
YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I thought I'd be able to listen to this in the background of work today but it's actually too interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWR...
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I wrote about a program that has long enjoyed bipartisan support for the simple fact that it keeps Americans alive and safe from extreme temperatures in their homes.
Like so many other programs that help the poorest in the country, its funding is up for debate.
19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe...
Like so many other programs that help the poorest in the country, its funding is up for debate.
19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe...
This program helps 6 million families pay their energy bills. Here’s what’s at risk if it’s cut.
For low income households, the initiative's funding has been a 'lifesaver.'
19thnews.org
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I wrote about a program that has long enjoyed bipartisan support for the simple fact that it keeps Americans alive and safe from extreme temperatures in their homes.
Like so many other programs that help the poorest in the country, its funding is up for debate.
19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe...
Like so many other programs that help the poorest in the country, its funding is up for debate.
19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe...
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Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...
Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way | CNN
In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public.
www.cnn.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...
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WEBINAR: Join us and @grist.org for a star panel of climate experts and their take on how federal funding freezes and terminations will impact our future.
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
May 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
WEBINAR: Join us and @grist.org for a star panel of climate experts and their take on how federal funding freezes and terminations will impact our future.
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
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NOAA is warning of a group that views Doppler Radars as "weather weapons" and poses a potential threat to US weather infrastructure & personnel. www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/w...
A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them | CNN
National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from t...
www.cnn.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NOAA is warning of a group that views Doppler Radars as "weather weapons" and poses a potential threat to US weather infrastructure & personnel. www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/w...
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In a case brought by nonprofits and municipalities affected by the Trump administration’s spending freeze, a federal judge requests more evidence from the administration that the freeze is constitutional.
Judge Asks Trump Administration for More Evidence That Funding Freeze Is Constitutional - Inside Climate News
The litigation was brought on behalf of 13 nonprofits and six municipalities across the country, which claim their projects have been upended by the spending freeze.
insideclimatenews.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In a case brought by nonprofits and municipalities affected by the Trump administration’s spending freeze, a federal judge requests more evidence from the administration that the freeze is constitutional.
It's a big day for our @selc.bsky.social team in federal court, great piece on the focus of this case by @michaelcopley1.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights
A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It's a big day for our @selc.bsky.social team in federal court, great piece on the focus of this case by @michaelcopley1.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
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NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
propub.li
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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President Trump signed an order Wednesday night that attempts to rob Americans of their voice on important federal rules that protect their communities: www.selc.org/press-releas...
President Trump moves to silence American public’s voice with environmental rulemaking orders - Southern Environmental Law Center
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Trump signed an order Wednesday night that attempts to rob Americans of their voice on important federal rules that protect their communities. Another order this week attem...
www.selc.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
President Trump signed an order Wednesday night that attempts to rob Americans of their voice on important federal rules that protect their communities: www.selc.org/press-releas...
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The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
propub.li
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
It's a crazy time for the news cycle but a good time to think about fine tuning your media relations skills. I'm participating in an "Ask a Journalist" panel through Story and Reach Communications on March 20 - bring your questions!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-jour...
www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-jour...
Ask A Journalist
Story & Reach Communications presents this opportunity to hear directly from journalists on how to improve your media relations skills.
www.eventbrite.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's a crazy time for the news cycle but a good time to think about fine tuning your media relations skills. I'm participating in an "Ask a Journalist" panel through Story and Reach Communications on March 20 - bring your questions!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-jour...
www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-jour...
I love this sentiment, my list would also include Ferngully, Dune, the Ents in Two Towers, and a picture book about ocean animals (shout out to the Portuguese Man O'War which blew my mind as a kid)
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I love this sentiment, my list would also include Ferngully, Dune, the Ents in Two Towers, and a picture book about ocean animals (shout out to the Portuguese Man O'War which blew my mind as a kid)
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I think a certain sort of reader just sees any journalism about Trump voters that doesn't scream "these people are evil idiots" and writes it off as credulous fluff. But that is just not what this is. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I think a certain sort of reader just sees any journalism about Trump voters that doesn't scream "these people are evil idiots" and writes it off as credulous fluff. But that is just not what this is. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...