Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Rather than being a force acting against history, fish were history—and unlike mill dams, they had a future." 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 051
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/20/n...npr.orgMonarch butterflies are on their way to Mexico. States are helping them on their wayEastern monarch butterflies are flying more than 2,000 miles south, through the central U.S., to overwinter in Mexico. We look at a project aimed to help the pollinators along their journey. 100
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Revolution Wind completes construction #offshorewind #renewables www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... @canarymedia.com 010
Reposted by Alison BowdenNuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026🔵 Call for proposals: the Blue Catalyst Fund seeks high-quality mangrove conservation and restoration projects globally! Lots of synergies with open call for proposals at @blueactionfund.org. www.faircarbon.org/blue-catalys...faircarbon.orgBlue Catalyst FundWe’re a team of passionate individuals coming together to harness the power of blue carbon. 096
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 08/09/2026The Amazon isn't just a rainforest. It's also the world's largest and most diverse freshwater ecosystem. More than 2,700 fish species are central to the basin's health, supporting forests, food webs and millions of livelihoods. Meet the Amazon's forgotten fishes. 🐟 nature.orgReport: Amazon Forgotten FishesCelebrating Amazonian fish biodiversity and its vital relationship with people and rivers. 03713
Reposted by Alison BowdenApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Erica Schwartz, the new CDC director, ordered agency officials to challenge two measles deaths reported by PA, shunning the agency’s normal procedure of accepting state data and amplifying comments made by her boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/h...nytimes.comC.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths (Gift Article)Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues. 62485270
Reposted by Alison BowdenMax Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Its one of 30 shortlisted preprints in Social Sciences (!!) for the Popular Preprints of the Decade Award 2016–2026. View the shortlist and vote: www.preprints.org/activity/awa... It's under social sciences. You have to sign in to vote. Voting is Sept 1-Nov 30.preprints.org 062
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/r... #sharks #capecod @nytimes.comnytimes.comHow Cape Cod Became a Destination for Shark TourismAs great white sharks have moved into Massachusetts waters, the Cape has changed to make room for them. 110
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This monarch caterpillar found a comfortable home on a single stem of common milkweed growing from a gap in our fieldstone foundation, behind the heat pump. #naturerocks #massnature #monarchbutterfly 020
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 28/08/2026Native oysters. Bull kelp. Thriving coastal waters. 🌊 What if growing food could help restore nature? A new assessment found Oregon's mariculture industry could support healthy marine ecosystems and coastal communities at the same time.nature.lyOregon’s coast holds huge opportunity for restorative mariculture, report findsExpansion into native shellfish and seaweed could boost environment and economy 04111
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Infinity and Deacon wondering what they're getting for #NationalDogDay 020
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/24/s... #sharks @bostonglobe.combostonglobe.comMore shark species are moving into New England. Experts say warming waters are a big reason why. - The Boston GlobeA close encounters with a shark typically found in temperate or tropical waters used to strike local scientists as an anomaly. Not anymore. 000
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Great white shark, Brewster Flats, Cape Cod Bay #sharks #oceanlife 041
Reposted by Alison BowdenDeborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"Dr. Bell removed two weeks of study about Viking men and women. He said Viking mythological poems often featured gender-changing gods like Loki and Odin, material he no longer felt comfortable teaching."nytimes.comA Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative Overhaul (Gift Article)Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare. 3228
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/c... @nytimes.com #waterislifenytimes.comLake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues (Gift Article)Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River. 000
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Thank you @GlobeOpinion.bsky.social for highlighting the benefits of nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction! "When it comes to protecting Boston from rising tides, we need everything in the toolbox" #naturebasedsolutions www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/14/o... @science.nature.orgbostonglobe.comBoston has a new plan to fortify its coastline. Let’s make sure we fund it. - The Boston GlobeThe city could face more than $54 billion in losses between 2040 and 2090 if it fails to act. Hospitals, businesses, critical roads, tunnels, and the airport would all be vulnerable to repeat flooding... 000
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 14/08/2026What a lovely morning in Salem to celebrate the Commonwealth's investment of $45M in community resilience & ecological restoration projects through ECO One Stop www.mass.gov/info-details... 100
Reposted by Alison BowdenDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 12/08/2026#Climate impacts can derail our efforts to mitigate emissions, delaying decarbonisation, thus leading to more warming. "According to energy intelligence firm Montel, inflows to reservoirs and run-of-river hydropower plants in Austria and Switzerland were nearly 50 per cent below average in July"euronews.comEurope’s drought is draining hydropower in the Alpine region“We are simply missing one-third of the water volume that our hydropower plants would normally process.” 1119
Reposted by Alison BowdenClimate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026US: In a summer of climate misery, businesses confront the need to adapt Repeated heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms are solidifying the understanding that new investments are unavoidable.. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/b...nytimes.comHeat, Fire, Smoke and Storms Are Wreaking Havoc on the EconomyBusinesses are reckoning with the financial toll of this year’s brutal climate shocks. 022
Reposted by Alison BowdenDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The costs of this summer's extreme weather are expected to wipe out the EU's economic growth for all of 2026. "The biggest drag is expected to come from people struggling to work in extreme heat." Agricultural output could fall by between 3 and 7 percent. #ClimateChange 17374186
Reposted by Alison BowdenDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Mass evacuations in Beijing as #TyphoonDolphin brings more torrential rain to China - Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comMass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to ChinaForecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours 02213
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026What?! Greenland could grant permission for oil drilling (in a Ramsar wetland) or refuse and, "some worry, give T*ump a pretext to advance his imperialist agenda". @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... #Greenland #sovereigntytheguardian.comGreenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drillIsland’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling 002
Reposted by Alison BowdenCatherine Machalaba @catherinemachalaba.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Join us for the conference on Biodiversity and Health in Galway! Oceans, Food and Nutrition, Pandemic Prevention, Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban and Rural Health, and more - human rights, state of knowledge, and synergies and coherence dimensions throughout #Biodiversity #PlanetaryHealth #Solutions 001
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026www.nhpr.org/environment/... #oysters #oceanoptimism @science.nature.orgnhpr.orgThe oysters demand Aerosmith! Researchers investigate if local sounds can help restore Mass. oyster reefsThe New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollution, development and climate change. Aran Mooney, who studies underwater acoust... 011
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We walked the dogs 15 min too early and got drenched by this last cloud of today's storm #rain #summerinnewengland @efisherwx.bsky.social 100
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026New piece by @chrisbaraniuk.com #offshorewind #climatesolutions #oceanoptimism atmos.earth/science-and-... @science.nature.orgatmos.earthThe Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms | AtmosOffshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit. 032
Reposted by Alison BowdenLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 03/08/2026I see we've reached the point in this particular summer of extremes where we are now having to BLOW UP rocks in drought-striken rivers to help send water towards gasping nuclear power plants www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comSouth-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe liveExplosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plant 7187109
Reposted by Alison BowdenClimate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Rhine water level drops to around record lows, costs for industry rise Shallow water after this summer's heatwave and scarce rainfall means cargo vessels are often only able to sail around 20% loaded on the river, increasing costs for cargo owners. www.reuters.com/business/env...reuters.comRhine water level drops to around record lows, costs for industry riseWater levels on the Rhine river in Germany fell to near record lows on Friday as a heatwave and prolonged dry weather gripped the region, the country's navigation agency said, though cargo vessels c... 021
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Warming oceans bring new shark species to New England coastlines | WBUR News share.google/leyzq4SNtXKV... #MarineHeatWave #sharksshare.googleWarming oceans bring new shark species to New England coastlinesSpinner, tiger and smooth hammerhead sharks have all been spotted either by research teams or by members of the public off the coast of New England this year and in the past few years. They’re likely ... 010
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 27/07/2026What if the secret to feeding the world isn't more production? In her new TEDx talk, Saswati Bora, TNC's Global Director of Regenerative Food Systems, explores how reconnecting food systems can help heal our planet. 🎥 Watch now: nature.ly/3TkysK9 0194
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Throwing away $2.8 billion in taxpayer money to cancel offshore wind leases doesn't help working families struggling with rising costs. And it costs good union jobs. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com #climatesolutions #renewableenergytheguardian.com‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on windWorkers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense 020
Reposted by Alison BowdenKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/07/2026“A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration, several of them sellers of experimental peptides, dismissed the concerns of the agency’s scientists on Thursday, voting in favor of allowing broad production of poorly understood peptide treatments.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.socialnytimes.comA Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With R.F.K.’s AgendaAgency scientists are advising against allowing widespread use of several peptide injections. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has said people should be free to experiment. 5282140
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 23/07/2026"I've never seen this level of agreement in my 30‑year career as a pollster. Across party lines, Western voters are clear—public lands should stay in public hands." nature.orgNew Bipartisan Research Shows Western Voters Strongly Oppose Selling or Transferring Public LandsNew bipartisan polling commissioned by The Nature Conservancy shows overwhelming support for protecting public lands across the West. 14217
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2... @acknoyes.bsky.social @wcai-npr.bsky.social @science.nature.org #OceanOptimism #oysters #NatureBasedSolutionscapeandislands.orgWe’ve all but wiped out wild oysters. Bringing them back could help solve some big problems.Between nutrient pollution, climate-fueled severe storms, and warming ocean waters, our estuaries are at risk. But restoring wild oyster habitat could help. 051
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026'How Can Massachusetts Stay Climate Resilient?' from 'The Curiosity Desk - Most Recent' on GBH News. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr... @wgbh.org @science.nature.org #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateSolutionsplay.prx.orgThe Curiosity DeskJuly 22, 2026We’re exploring what it means to be resilient in the face of climate change, in Massachusetts and New England. Joining is Katherine Antos from Mass.' Executive Office of Energy and Enviro... 001
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 21/07/2026Nature is health, and it’s time we treated it that way. By protecting, restoring and enhancing nature, we can support thriving communities and economies across the U.S. Learn more about the benefits of nature in our Nature’s Dividends report: nature.ly/4vHCxFH 🎨 Mikhaila Markham/TNC 2376
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 21/07/2026www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/20/s... #climaterisk #Boston #NatureBasedSolutions @bostonglobe.com @kateselig.bsky.socialbostonglobe.comBoston unveils a $10b coastal flood defense plan. But who will pay? - The Boston GlobeThe Army Corps of Engineers developed a $10 billion draft plan to protect Boston's coastline from flooding. 000
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 19/07/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/... @dharna.bsky.social @theguardian.com #ClimateCommunication #ClimateRisk #ExtremeWeathertheguardian.comMajority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study findsTop Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’ 073
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 18/07/2026www.lowellsun.com/2026/07/17/d...lowellsun.comDespite court order, Billerica Historic Districts Commission rejects Talbot Mills Dam removal againBILLERICA — After defying a court order and once again voting to reject a project to remove the Talbot Mills Dam from the Concord River, members of the Billerica Historic Districts Commission could be... 000
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 15/07/2026Now is the time for more, not less, protection of public lands. We are disappointed by the decision to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly 90%. Read our statement: nature.ly/3RFA4NY 24817
Reposted by Alison BowdenBen Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Threads like these are why we write. 2334
Reposted by Alison BowdenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Really interesting points in here about how Trumpworld is split between those pushing for a "kinder, gentler, less visible fascism" to avoid another Minneapolis and those who want to go full fasch as a statement in and of itself: 12517222
Reposted by Alison BowdenThe Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 04/07/2026Public lands are where many of us first fell in love with nature. But millions of acres could be at risk. We've stopped these efforts before, and we can do it again. This #4thofJuly, let's celebrate by telling Congress to keep public lands in public hands. 🌎 nature.ly/3SXNwwV 15422
Reposted by Alison BowdenBen Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026"Stories of optimism about coral reefs are more effective at getting the public to care: 'When the graph is going up, people want to be a part of that story. When the graph is going down, everybody wants to get off that ship.'" via @biographic.bsky.social www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...biographic.comThe Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphicBeneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems. 04322
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 02/07/2026www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... We caused the climate warming behind this heatwave, and we have a choice about how much worse things get in the future. We have all the tools needed -- ☀️💨🔋. @katharinehayhoe.com @science.nature.org on @hereandnow.bsky.social #heatdome #climatesolutionswbur.orgDangerous heat wave to last through Fourth of July weekendMillions are facing dangerous and potentially record-breaking temperatures. 100
Reposted by Alison BowdenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Gross: Trump is now directly linking grants of disaster aid to states right to local GOP candidates in the midterms, giving them a boost. He's crediting *them* for his decisions. This is supposed to be a neutral process! On the pod, @stevebenen.com lays it all out: newrepublic.com/article/2126... 23714304
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 29/06/2026bluedotliving.com/our-coasts-p... #NatureBasedSolutionsbluedotliving.comOur Coasts Protect Us, and We Should Protect Them, TooThe Nature Conservancy (TNC) is working to advance the use of living shorelines to help protect coastal communities. 000
Reposted by Alison BowdenCatherine Machalaba @catherinemachalaba.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#WorldFemaleRangerWeek starts tomorrow. Learn more about why it's important to celebrate the vital contributions of female rangers, the risks they face in their work, and how we can help to support their essential Planetary Health efforts: adventure.com/world-female...adventure.comThese female rangers risk their lives to protect nature. But who’s protecting them?To mark World Female Ranger Week 2026, founder Holly Budge shares why more needs to be done for the women on the frontlines of conservation. 022
Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 20/06/2026showyourstripes.info/l/northameri... #ShowYourStripes @edhawkins.org #Bostonshowyourstripes.infoShow Your StripesVisualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe 000