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Award-winning independent not-for-profit investigative journalism in the public interest. https://watershedinvestigations.com/ Watershed is: @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social Posts by Chloe
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · Jan 16
Vast swathes of UK farm fields are spread with sewage sludge - a mix of human & industrial waste. We tested some, & found levels of PFAS & fire retardants that wouldn't be considered safe for use on allotments. Our article in the Guardian:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmland being contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancers, report finds
Levels of PFAS chemicals found in sludge destined for British land would not be considered safe for allotments
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 2h
Political parties' positions on climate, conservation + pollution often seem to align more closely with their donors' wishes than voters'.

Remind me who Reform's big funders are...
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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3h
Most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy:

"Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Poll suggests most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy
Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts, according to investment body.
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 23h
'Many, especially women, speak of a sense of suffocation and dread; fearing their bodies won’t cope or that a loved one will collapse' - the brutal reality for people enduring climate-driven extreme heat:

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How extreme temperatures strain minds and bodies: a Karachi case study
Sleeplessness, anxiety and invisible care work show why extreme heat is a public-health emergency.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 1d
As positive as it is to build new cycle + footpaths, green space, SuDS, runoff filtration systems, rain gardens - it's all a waste of time, money + effort if you don't plan for maintenance
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Evie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 2d
How can I possibly applaud the flashy ribbon cuttings and shiny promises when wheelchairs, kids, babies and bikes have to wade through a scratchy, unsafe forest along Tucker? Why can't we take care of basics, #STL?
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6h
UK #plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

- Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows
Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’
www.theguardian.com
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 2h
Pretty interesting development. The Saudis are trying to flood the world with oil and doing a pretty good job. However, China is buying a lot of oil to store so the Saudis aren't lowering prices as much as expected.

"China accelerates oil reserve site build amid stockpiling drive"

paywalled
www.reuters.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6h
Plans to weaken protections for England's national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

- Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
www.theguardian.com
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 6h
🎣 "Overfishing is a political choice. It’s the ministers that are signing off these quotas [...] Without strategic action based on science, collapse for some of these stocks could be imminent”

— Our Director @hugotagholm.bsky.social in today's Herald Scotland
www.heraldscotland.com/news/nationa...
Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse
Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.
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Climate Analytics @climateanalytics.org · 7h
"Asia is at a crossroads: while these countries haven't yet gone down a high carbon capture and storage (CCS) route, many have tailored their CCS policies to protect their fossil fuel industry, especially in Japan, South Korea and Australia," @billhare.bsky.social told The Times of India.
Asia’s CCS plans could add 25 billion tonnes of extra emissions by 2050, risking the Paris Agreement’s warming limit goal: Report - The Times of India
Environment News: A Climate Analytics report warns that deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Asian countries could add 25 billion tonnes of extra GHG emissions
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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 6h
30,000 troops in Vietnam race to rescue families after record floods e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Typhoon #Matmo #Flood #Hanoi #Vietnam
30,000 troops in Vietnam race to rescue families after record floods - VnExpress International
Vietnam's military has mobilized over 30,000 troops, helicopters and rescue boats to rush aid as floodwaters surge across northern provinces in the wake of Typhoon Matmo.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 19h
Desertification and drought threaten lives and livelihoods across the planet.

Globally, 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water at home.

Urgent and meaningful #ClimateAction is needed to create a sustainable future for generations to come: www.unep.org/topics/clima...
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Anne Schechinger @anneschech.bsky.social · 21h
"The findings suggest that only about a quarter of climate articles in 11 major US outlets, including the Guardian, mention food and agriculture as a cause. And of the 940 articles analyzed, only 36 – or 3.8% – mentioned animal agriculture or meat production." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions
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Clean Air Fund @cleanairfund.bsky.social · 4h
"Every dollar spent on fossil fuels pushes [our health and climate goals] further out of reach."

🗣️ @janeburston.bsky.social for @airqualitynews.bsky.social on the State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 report, out today 👉 bit.ly/4gXEAjm

airqualitynews.com/headlines/cl...
Clean air funding falls, while aid for fossil fuel projects soars
Global funding to tackle air pollution is falling, even as the world faces mounting health and economic costs from toxic air, according to this year’s State of Global Air Quality Funding report, produ...
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 4h
Having spent the last ten years reading about the energy industry on a daily basis it is wild to see how it's playing out. Much faster than expected. And different solutions.

"Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage."
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Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 1d
1/ New research @lut.fi presents the first global analysis of inter-annual storage for #100RE systems in 145 regions doi.org/10.1016/j.ap.... Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 4h
I like that this oil industry trade publication can no longer ignore the obvious but also uses a pun.

Anyway, going to be a bad year for your oil investments.
headline: Glut punch: policy, geopolitics fuel 2026 oversupply concerns
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 2h
Climate targets are dead. Long live climate targets! www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/08/o...
Climate targets are dead. Long live climate targets!
Understanding where their emissions are coming from and having a plan to reduce them will put companies ahead of the regulatory game, improve access to capital, open new markets and create cost saving...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 8h
I lived in Himachal Pradesh and the rains were already often torrential but it's getting worse across South Asia.

"Flash floods swept away an entire village in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand in August & at least 44 people were killed in Nepal over the weekend due to mudslides & flooding".
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h
The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch in Himachal Pradesh when a landslide struck after days of torrential rains.
Landslide hits bus in northern India, killing 15, as rescue continues
The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch in Himachal Pradesh when a landslide struck after days of torrential rains.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3h
Most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy:

"Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Poll suggests most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy
Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts, according to investment body.
www.independent.co.uk
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 4h
🐟"Only 41% of the UK’s commercial fish populations have been found to be healthy. 1/4 are being fished beyond sustainable limits. 1/6 are both critically low & yet still being overfished"

@profcallum.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com on our latest report 🚨
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Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived
Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14h
“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.
Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists
The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 11h
New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 10h
BBC News - Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution
www.bbc.com/news/article...
River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit
Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d
EAST ASIA HISTORIC HEAT
MINIMUMS
25.2 Jeju,25.1 Sogwipo
HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT IN KOREAS

Record High max:30.5 Wando

In CHINA Absolute madness
October Record High Minimums:
27.0 Shanghai
27.8 Hangzhou
28.9 Jinhua
28.5 Nanchang
27.2 Fuzhou
Shaoxing, Jiaxing,Ningde...
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Clean Air Fund @cleanairfund.bsky.social · 8h
📢 NEW: Governments continue to funnel billions into fossil fuel-prolonging projects - while clean air gets just 1% of #GlobalDev finance.

Explore the findings of our report, The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025, out today 👉 bit.ly/4gXEAjm
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Oceana in Europe @oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 8h
🌊Big win for ocean conservation! Spain has just approved 5 new marine protected areas and 1 special protection area for birds—covering 17,000 km².
🇪🇸 This brings protected waters to 22.45%
Next step: ensuring effective management!
Oceana contributed data from our at-sea expeditions: bit.ly/4mTzohE
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