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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 14h
NEW: Plans for on-grid natural gas plants have tripled since early 2023, and are up 40% in 2026 alone. The main culprit? Electricity demand from data centers. frontiergroup.org/resources/da...
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Data centers are driving a surge in fossil fuel plants
Burning fossil fuels for electricity harms our air and water and disrupts the climate. But data centers are fueling an explosion of new natural gas plants.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The amount of food that we waste might surprise you... pirg.org/articles/tak...
pirg.org
Take our quiz: How much do you know about food waste?
Test your knowledge then take action to reduce food waste.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Faulty airbag inflators are back in the news, sadly. What to know: pirg.org/edfund/artic...
pirg.org
Deadly, banned air bags: Could your vehicle contain one?
U.S. government banned certain imported air bag inflators earlier this year after 10 drivers died from air bag shrapnel. An 11th driver died in August 2026. Now, eBay joins other online retailers in p...
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Abe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Press event happening at City Hall now: Thirty-eight alderpersons and state legislators representing Chicago sent a letter to state regulators Tuesday opposing the Peoples Gas rate hike. pirg.org/illinois/med...
pirg.org
State, local electeds release letter opposing Peoples Gas rate hike
Thirty-eight alderpersons and state legislators representing Chicago sent a letter to state regulators Tuesday opposing the Peoples Gas rate hike.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yet another issue where we should look before we leap (leap further in this case) pirg.org/articles/fcc...
pirg.org
FCC to officially end evaluations of potential environmental problems with satellite launches
As commercial space programs have rapidly expanded, advocates have called for a review of potential harms to no avail
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"the problem only seems to be getting worse. The FDA reported a 16% hike in sales of medically important antibiotics for use in animal agriculture... It’s not clear what’s driving the rise in sales, but it’s not due to farmers raising more animals." sentientmedia.org/mcdonalds-su...
sentientmedia.org
McDonald’s, Subway and Taco Bell Fail to Meet Antibiotic Reduction Commitments
The fast food giants are silent on whether they’re still pursuing targets set a decade ago.
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well-reasoned call for a data center moratorium from colleague @andredelattre.bsky.social. There's a case to be made that a moratorium at this moment would be good for - and maybe even necessary for - the development of AI that does the positive things people dream it might pirg.org/articles/dat...
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Data center moratorium now
The rush to build large data centers to meet demand for AI computing power is causing big problems. We need to hit the brakes on big data centers to make sure we can get this right.
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Southbound traffic could still get through if they weren't cowards
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
While overuse of antibiotics in chicken has been virtually eliminated, the beef industry and its largest restaurant customers have failed to make the progress that they've pledged. Hard to overstate the seriousness of this problem. www.thenewlede.org/2026/08/majo...
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Major fast food chains may still be sourcing beef raised with antibiotics, report asserts
Food health advocates say that failed commitments from fast food chains to reduce the use of antibiotics in their beef supply poses a serious threat to public health, putting Americans at risk of anti...
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Abe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Every dollar spent extending the gas network is a guarantee of more greenhouse gas emissions, more unhealthy air days and more summers like this one.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/23/l...
chicagotribune.com
Letters: Putrid smell at a Loop station is an example of the problems that plague the CTA
Who is monitoring the service and finding ways for employees to report problems firsthand?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
washingtonpost.com
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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Abe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This report is a BFD. It will be a key tool to end wasteful gas utility pipe replacement programs and the policies incentivizing them. 🙏👏🙌 to @justingundlach.bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social @mikeebloomberg.bsky.social and the Future of Heat Initiative team pirg.org/illinois/med...
pirg.org
NEW REPORT: Gas utilities wasting billions on pipe replacement
Gas utilities are wasting tens of billions of dollars on pipe replacement programs that are failing to deliver safety improvements.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Expiring software or server support is responsible for up to 1.7 billion pounds of e-waste over past decade. pirg.org/edfund/resou...
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Electronic Waste Graveyard
Expiring software or server support is responsible for up to 1.7 billion pounds of e-waste over past decade.
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Abe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"People with poorly controlled asthma may be able to breathe easier by swapping out their gas stoves for electric ones, according to a new study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice." www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S221...
jaci-inpractice.org
ASTHMA CONTROL BEFORE AND AFTER CHANGING GAS STOVES TO ELECTRIC STOVES
Cooking on natural gas stoves is a major source of indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure and may contribute to asthma exacerbations.
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Abe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Two Loyola students & leaders in the Illinois PIRG citizen outreach office made public comments against the Peoples Gas rate hike at today’s ICC meeting. Thank you Hillary and Lindsay for speaking up!
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
250 recommendations of beautiful places in America as we celebrate 250 years environmentamerica.org/resources/am...
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America is beautiful
A photo gallery of the places we love shared by our friends, members and staff in honor of America's 250th anniversary
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
What GDP actually measures: Everything with a price tag. What it ignores: Clean air, clean water, healthy soil, community, time. If it’s free and vital, GDP says it’s worth zero.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
TLDR; Bad #AI #datacenters yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/how-...
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How bad is AI for the environment? » Yale Climate Connections
The data center boom is slowing the clean energy transition in the U.S.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Car culture needs to start paying for itself entirely.
wdrb.com
Indiana gas tax suspension could mean less money for local road repairs
While the extension of Indiana's gas tax suspension is helping Hoosiers save money at the pump, officials in southern Indiana said it could also mean less funding for road repairs
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Proponents of opening our last remaining wild forests to road building and logging claim it is necessary to protect us from wildfires. Nothing could be further from the truth, as this report shows: frontiergroup.org/articles/rem...
Map of western US roadless forests, and the sites of wildfires that caused greatest damage shows that none of those fires began in the roadless areas
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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 09/06/2026
The bike ride and “die-in” in memory of fallen Complete Streets Planner Riley O’Neil was a life-affirming event. "No more people should die in the streets because their lives are not valued as much as driver convenience," said one organizer. @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
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The bike ride and "die-in" in memory of fallen Complete Streets Planner Riley O'Neil was a life-affirming event - Streetsblog Chicago
Riley was doored in a non-protected bike lane. "No more people should die in the streets because their lives are not valued as much as driver convenience," said one organizer.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Excellent! apnews.com/article/repa...
apnews.com
Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
Repair Cafes are part of a new brand of anticonsumerism. The cafes and other efforts try to offer an alternative to mass-produced, disposable goods that have dominated the economy for the last half-ce...
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A company that makes a no-tech, repairable tractor is having trouble keeping up with demand from farmers sick of John Deere's repair monopoly and simply want a tractor that turns on and works: www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...
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Demand Is Booming for New No Tech, Repairable Tractor
"There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks."
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Louis Rossmann graciously encouraged folks to support PIRG's work on Right to Repair, so Nathan lays out our plans... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWoT...
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How we can take Right to Repair forward
YouTube video by Nathan Proctor
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R.J. Cross @rj-x.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
AI companies are letting anyone with a credit card use their models to make products for kids - the same models that the #AI companies themselves have said are not for children. A video version of our recent research: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbG0...
youtube.com
How AI models not for kids are ending up in toys
YouTube video by PIRGvideos
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 26/05/2026
John Deere won't let farmers repair their own tractors. The US Air Force can't fix its own fighter jets. These absurd situations stem from copyright protections designed to stop people from recording movies on VCRs 40 years ago, extended onto new technology.
theconversation.com
Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping
Efforts to use technology to police copyright evolved into companies using copyright law to lock people out of repairing their own devices.
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Nice bit of accountability journalism in Tennessee using data from our State of Renewable Energy dashboard. Not so great to see TVA's chief financial officer celebrating keeping 3GW of "beautiful, clean coal" online. wpln.org/post/tenness...
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Tennessee ranks worst in the nation for solar and wind. Why?
Tennessee ranks last in the nation for solar, wind and geothermal energy.  The state produced the equivalent of 1% of the electricity it uses from solar
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Pope Leo XIV previews his encyclical by attacking Silicon Valley’s “unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity.”
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Prince Clash Replacements Aretha Franklin John Lee Hooker Johnny Cash James Brown The Wallets Buckwheat Zydeco
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This is the kind of thing we warned about a couple of weeks ago. With the grid facing strain and lots of dirty generators sitting around at data centers, the temptation to use them to meet electricity supply crunches (at risk to nearby residents) will be strong. frontiergroup.org/resources/fa...
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False emergencies, real pollution
Data centers use backup generators powered by dirty diesel fuel to ensure near perfect reliability. They are only supposed to be used in emergencies, but pressures to expand their use are mounting.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
He should also have to tell us which road repairs will be halted or delayed, since this will reduce funding for roads. Tho, we should keep in mind that the gas tax doesn't come close to paying for roads... pirg.org/articles/fre...
pirg.org
Freeways aren’t free
How we pay for transportation, why it’s not working, and how to fix it.
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kscottz @kscottz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I have had a hardware startup idea stuck in my head for awhile now. A consumer electronics / durable goods company (TVs, washers, etc) that builds high quality and low tech products with 30 year lifetimes and serviceable parts. Maybe it has legs. wheelfront.com/this-alberta...
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This Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price
This Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price .Read automotive and aftermarket news today on Wheel Front
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Senator Pete Harckham @senatorharckham.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NY gets a D for solar permitting. That's why I'm sponsoring the Solar App bill, to use technology to speed local permitting like other states and countries have done. environmentamerica.org/center/resou...
environmentamerica.org
Solar permitting scorecard
A majority of states have done little to adopt common-sense practices that reduce the costs and delays that permitting and inspection requirements impose on families wishing to install solar panels an...
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Sure, I could go finance a $70,000 pickup truck for the occasional landscaping chore, or I could have some fun with my life and money and live locally with my e-cargo bike at a fraction of the cost.
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The U.S. has cut climate-warming pollution by 18% since 2005. Most of those cuts were due to a steady reduction in the use of coal-fired power plants. But last year that changed - electricity production from coal increased 13%. We wanted to find out what was happening … and what it meant. 🧵
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21/04/2026
The front page of the Star Tribune on April 22, 2016, following the passing of Prince.
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"Fast food doesn't have to mean processed, complicated, or artificial. It used to mean real, simple, and delicious — and it can again" In the context of fast food, that's not a bad goal. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
and in the meantime, ask Mastercard to stop selling your data: pirg.org/articles/mas...
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Mastercard, don’t sell my data
Mastercard sees how much you spend, where and on what days - and it sells that information to companies you’ve never heard of.
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Mpls Music History @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Really great feature on Fox 9 News yesterday about the former Stinson home that appeared on the cover of the Replacements “Let It Be” album. So awesome that the owner of the home appreciates and fosters its significance. @chrissteller.bsky.social @djgloverepair.bsky.social
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The Replacements house: How a rooftop photo became one of indie rock's most famous images
A Minneapolis house once used for a legendary album cover continues to attract fans and music history buffs from around the world.
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Coal plant retirements in the U.S. are slowing to a crawl, which is terrible news for our health and efforts to reduce climate pollution. We're releasing new analysis next week taking a deeper look at the trends and possible implications for air quality. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
eia.gov
U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retired in 2025 was the least in 15 years - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This was the most fun I've had on a podcast in a long time. Enjoyed talking with Chuck Marohn at @strongtowns.org about the past, present and future(?) of transportation funding and policy in the U.S. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Gas Taxes, Freeways, And What Washington Should Fund Now
Podcast Episode · The Strong Towns Podcast · April 6 · 1h 3m
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Pesticides makers: We know what we're doing and don't need to do more testing for safety Also pesticides makers: "“It continues to grow faster than our original models,” Ioana Tudor, Syngenta’s head of crop protection marketing, said about weed resistance. www.wsj.com/business/pes...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Pesticide Giant Syngenta Readies New Weapon Against Superweeds
The chemical, launching first in Argentina, is designed to fight grass weeds in soybean crops.
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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 03/04/2026
"Who's the U-boat commander?" - Chicagoland-set film "Risky Business," 1983 CDOT has a new site where you can report flooded bikeways. "This will help us track which bike lanes experience the worst flooding and are most regularly flooded." airtable.com/app2kZnzP9be...
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R.J. Cross @rj-x.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Had a fun convo w/ @cyberguy.bsky.social about #AI companies letting 3rd parties use their models -that aren’t for kids- in kids’ products & not vetting the people doing it. If you've got kids in your life (or just find this stuff as wild as I do), this one is fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trwr...
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AI toys aren't safe for kids – AI companies are cashing in anyway | Beyond Connected
YouTube video by KurttheCyberGuy
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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 02/04/2026
When you encounter flooding in Chicago bike lanes, help the city track where this is happening. Bike lanes need to clear and safe no matter the weather! airtable.com/app2kZnzP9be...
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Abe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Peoples Gas is doubling down on its expensive, unworkable pipe replcaement plan. Join us tomorrow to rally against the rate hike and for safer cleaner energy. pirg.org/illinois/edf...
pirg.org
Rally Against the Peoples Gas Rate Hike
Join us to oppose the Peoples Gas rate hike on Wednesday, April 1, at 5:30 p.m. in Daley Plaza!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
These machines fight traffic. Our @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social billboard is live.
Purple billboard with two bikes: 

These machines fight traffic
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A hopeful trend www.usatoday.com/story/news/l...
usatoday.com
Florida sees record birthing season of North Atlantic right whales
Every single female North Atlantic right whale and calf are vital to this endangered species’ recovery, as they're facing an "Unusual Mortality Event"
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andredelattre.bsky.social @andredelattre.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Drive less, live more!
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