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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 10h

Climate groups unfurl anti-Exxon banners at Roundhouse sourcenm.com/briefs/clima...

Climate groups unfurl anti-Exxon banners at Roundhouse • Source New Mexico

New Mexico environmentalists unfurl anti-Exxon banner at the Roundhouse to protest its sponsorship of balloon fiesta.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 1d

Ohio’s young people struggle with credit card debt, new Fed analysis shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/o...

Ohio's young people struggle with credit card debt, new Fed analysis shows • Ohio Capital Journal

Severe credit card delinquencies are spiking among young people across the country. In Ohio, the problem is worse than in most other states.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics found to change gut microbiome in first human-sample study | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Microplastics found to change gut microbiome in first human-sample study

New research presented today at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with som...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 3d

On the frontlines: Island nations demand global climate action: www.earth.com/news/on-the-...

On the frontlines: Island nations demand global climate action

Small island nations call for urgent global climate action in a new study highlighting their deep concern and belief in human-caused change.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 4d

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Scientists trial freezing eggs to save Britain’s largest butterfly

The insect’s survival is threatened by habitat loss, climate change and genetic erosion due to its limited geographical range.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 4d

‘Attacking the science’: WA Ecology director slams Trump’s climate policies washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/04/a...

'Attacking the science': WA Ecology director slams Trump's climate policies • Washington State Standard

Washington’s push to cut greenhouse gas emissions, expand electric vehicles and grow a clean-energy economy faces new hurdles as the Trump administration rolls back federal climate policies — changes ...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it? www.greenwichtime.com/business/art...

Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade. About 600 million tons of the fuel will be auctioned from publicly owned reserves next to...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 4d

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Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats

The promise of a green transition has become a key narrative of our time. Despite persistent climate denialism, governments, corporations, and

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 5d

Can farmers, conservationists, and lawmakers work together to address Northeast insect decline? newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/03/c...

Can farmers, conservationists, and lawmakers work together to address Northeast insect decline? • New Hampshire Bulletin

The familiar velvet-brown wings of the mourning cloak butterfly, rimmed with sunny yellow edges and bright blue spots, were a sight that once marked the onset of mud season in New Hampshire.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 5d

Ohio utilities ranked among the worst on fossil fuel use ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/10/06/o...

Ohio utilities ranked among the worst on fossil fuel use • Ohio Capital Journal

Three Ohio electricity companies are among the worst in the United States when it comes to weaning themselves off of fossil fuels, according to a major Sierra Club report released this week. And it's ...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 5d

After another brutal summer, climate solutions must come first marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/a...

After another brutal summer, climate solutions must come first - Maryland Matters

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 5d

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/clim...

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China » Yale Climate Connections

In the Atlantic, we're watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 6d

The Stream, October 2, 2025: Madagascar’s Government Dissolves As Thousands March for Water, Power Improvements www.circleofblue.org/newsletter/t...

The Stream, October 2, 2025: Madagascar’s Government Dissolves As Thousands March for Water, Power Improvements

● The U.S. government shutdown will prevent millions of people from renewing or purchasing policies from the National Flood Insurance Program, which currently covers $1 trillion of damage across the c...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 6d

UN International Court of Justice says countries have a legal obligation to reduce pollution yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/un-i...

UN International Court of Justice says countries have a legal obligation to reduce pollution » Yale Climate Connections

Although the ruling is not enforceable, it may influence other international and domestic courts.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 6d

Inside the viral lies that spread climate confusion yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/insi...

Inside the viral lies that spread climate confusion » Yale Climate Connections

False WhatsApp chains and political sound bites aren’t just nonsense – they’re putting Latino communities in danger during floods, fires, and storms.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 8d

The Chesapeake Bay program reaches a crossroads penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...

The Chesapeake Bay program reaches a crossroads • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Facing weakened pollution targets and threats of federal inaction, Maryland and Virginia may have to become the agreement’s enforcers.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 8d

Up in the Canadian Arctic, a team of Vermont scientists search for microbes and microplastics vtdigger.org/2025/09/25/c...

Up in the Canadian Arctic, a team of Vermont scientists search for microbes and microplastics - VTDigger

For two weeks last spring, students and professors from Vermont State University collected cores of snow, sea ice and permafrost to uncover more about what's hidden beneath the surface.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 8d

Ticking 'carbon time bomb' has been unleashed in the Amazon rainforest by gold miners: www.earth.com/news/carbon-...

Ticking 'carbon time bomb' has been unleashed in the Amazon rainforest by gold miners

Gold mining in Amazon rainforest peatlands releases enormous amounts of carbon, threatening biodiversity and exacerbating climate change.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 8d

Who profits when the Amazon rainforest burns? www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Who profits when the Amazon rainforest burns? - Greenpeace International

Fires clear land. Big Ag cashes in. But local communities, wildlife defenders, and farmers are resisting, and building real solutions for the Amazon.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 9d

Watershed mapping project shows rapid loss of forests, offers new view of Va.’s changing landscapes virginiamercury.com/2025/09/29/w...

Watershed mapping project shows rapid loss of forests, offers new view of Va.’s changing landscapes • Virginia Mercury

The Chesapeake Bay Program’s land use and land cover change mapping project compares the landscape across three different snapshots in time, offering a detailed view of the watershed up to as recently...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 9d

The Black Women Driving a Food Revolution in Rural Mississippi capitalbnews.org/black-women-...

The Black Women Driving a Food Revolution in Rural Mississippi

From grocery stores to food distribution services, Black women are leading efforts to feed their communities.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 9d

Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness

As Arctic permafrost thaws, rivers once known for their beaming clarity now run a rusty orange color. Scientists say the warming climate is triggering chemical reactions that leach toxic metals into t...

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 9d

When permafrost thaw turns Arctic Alaska river red, toxicity levels rise, scientists find alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/29/w...

When permafrost thaw turns Arctic Alaska river red, toxicity levels rise, scientists find | Alaska Beacon

A study of the ‘rusting’ Salmon River and its tributaries in Kobuk Valley National Park suggests ecological trouble, including for salmon.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 9d

Report finds increased nitrates as fertilizer application poses costs to public health and farmers wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/09/29/r...

Report finds increased nitrates as fertilizer application poses costs to public health and farmers • Wisconsin Examiner

A report from environmental groups found that nitrate pollution has increased in Wisconsin and recommended increased government action.

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The Spider Hunter - Climate Activists, Sierra Club @thescienceman.bsky.social · 9d

Maryland redrew an environmental justice map; polluted communities feel left out marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/m...

Maryland redrew an environmental justice map; polluted communities feel left out - Maryland Matters

A state map showing “environmental justice” communities is back online, after a Trump administration purge of federal data forced its removal. But the new map excludes race, ethnicity and language dat...

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