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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 23m
“Climate change is on midterm ballots all over the country — even if those exact words aren’t being spoken — because of its connection to voters’ wallets,” writes @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2164...
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Climate Change Is on the Ballot—Even If Dems Aren’t Saying Those Words
The Democrats have been accused, fairly, of “climate hushing.” But they’re finding subtle ways to connect environmental issues with voters’ pocketbook concerns.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 45m
“Personal climate actions and collective change appear to travel together rather than pull in opposite directions, suggesting that helping people take small, meaningful steps at home need not come at the expense of the larger fight for systemic climate solutions.”
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21h
“After Republicans voted to undo much of the Inflation Reduction Act, a few cleantech professionals set out to exact electoral revenge. So far, it seems to be working,” writes Julian Spector for @canarymedia.com
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Meet the super PAC working to crush clean energy's political foes
After Republicans voted to undo much of the Inflation Reduction Act, a few cleantech professionals set out to exact electoral revenge. So far, it seems to…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21h
This year’s midterm elections could be pivotal in reshaping state climate and energy policy, reports @livingonearthradio.bsky.social. The often-overlooked elections for state legislatures and governors can also go a long way towards shaping the future of these issues.
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Living on Earth: State Elections and the Climate
Much is at stake for the climate and environmental protection when it comes to this fall’s Congressional and Senate races, in the middle of the second Trump presidency. But the often-overlooked electi...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21h
Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background, writes @dharna.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
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Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies
Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21h
“States play an outsize role in climate and energy policy. And when Democrats control state government, they often take substantial action,” writes @dangearino.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org
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These State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy - Inside Climate News
The prospects for state-level climate and energy legislation could hinge on the outcomes of just a few races.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21h
If you care about protecting nature and fixing the climate crisis, recycling isn't enough. It's time to realize that real political power begins at the ballot box. @chasecain.bsky.social talks with @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social of @environmentalvoter.bsky.social about why voting is the #1 solution.
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How Big Oil Convinced 11 Million Climate Voters to Stay Home
YouTube video by Chase Cain
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21h
Ahead of the midterm US elections, CCNow is sharing a collection of reports about how climate factors into local, state, and congressional races. After a summer of extreme heat, fires, and floods, will voters connect the dots between extreme weather, climate change, and the case for urgent action?
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Climate on the Ballot 2026 — Covering Climate Now
The economy, cost of living/affordability, and data centers are top issues in the November elections, and climate change and climate solutions are essential considerations for voters on all three. Ene...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/10/2026
The results of the Brazil elections are concerning Indigenous and environmental organizations, who say that Bolsonaro’s party, which won the most seats in Congress, threatens Indigenous peoples. buff.ly/2Ak7grF
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners
Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not led to success at polls
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 08/10/2026
Explore the intersection of climate change and toxic pollution in this live conversation. Hear from journalists who have reported on these rising toxic risks in some of the most vulnerable states in the US — Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and California. RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Talking Shop Live Conversation: Climate Change’s Toxic Hazards
Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 12pm ET

Explore the intersection of climate change and toxic pollution, hear from journalists who have reported on these rising toxic risks in some of the most vulnerable states in the US
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 11/10/2026
New Study Shows Personal Climate Actions and Collective Change Reinforce Each Other, Not Compete - @happyeconews.bsky.social buff.ly/NKB7o8m
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New Study Shows Personal Climate Actions and Collective Change Reinforce Each Other, Not Compete | Happy Eco News
A four-year study of 2,778 Australians found personal climate actions and collective change reinforce rather than compete with each other, challenging fears that individual eco-habits reduce support…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 11/10/2026
How’d they do that? Journalists from Europe, South America, the Philippines, and the US who published blockbuster climate investigations that combined innovative data analysis with on-the-ground reporting to uncover critical environmental issues share their process. buff.ly/2J16dC0
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Behind the Scenes: How Four Journalism Teams Pulled Off Their Blockbuster Climate Investigations
These exposés from Europe, South America, the Philippines, and the United States combined innovative data analysis with on-the-ground reporting to uncover critical environmental issues.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 11/10/2026
Mothers at risk: At pre-COP meetings taking place this week in Fiji, attendees campaigned to put the maternal risks of climate change on the agenda at the upcoming talks in Antalya, Turkey, next month. buff.ly/GpfSkQd
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At pre-COP, UN climate chief warns of heat threat to mothers and babies
The spotlight on maternal health came on the first day of the pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji, where Pacific concerns are set to top the agenda as ministers gather for talks
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/10/2026
The results of the Brazil elections are concerning Indigenous and environmental organizations, who say that Bolsonaro’s party, which won the most seats in Congress, threatens Indigenous peoples. buff.ly/2Ak7grF
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners
Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not led to success at polls
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/10/2026
Event alert! @gijn.org’s online conference IJ WEEK (October 26–30) will present more than 100 speakers from around the world dedicated to investigative journalism. Learn more ⬇️ buff.ly/97QeHen
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TICKETS ON SALE: Online IJ WEEK Offers More than 100 Speakers Dedicated to Investigative Journalism Around the World
This multi-day remote event aims to reach more investigative journalists across the world, and will feature more than 35 panels, workshops, and networking sessions and 100-plus speakers.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/10/2026
“We’ve stopped naming what is happening to us.” – @leahstokes.bsky.social, lamenting the “silence from so many politicians and media outlets” as climate change drives humanity “toward an off-the-charts ‘Super El Niño.’” buff.ly/fKw97T1
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/10/2026
“Three Things to Know: El Niño and Global Temperatures” from @climatecentral.org buff.ly/1t19D7C
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Three Things to Know: El Niño and Global Temperatures | Climate Central
As a very strong El Niño develops on our overheating planet, Climate Central unpacks three key facts about the influence of both human-caused climate change and this natural cycle on global…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/10/2026
UK’s Reform Party is launching a “newsroom,” hiring people to staff “a modern operation designed around how audiences consume content today, and how they’ll consume it tomorrow,” Aaron Lobo, wrote on LinkedIn. buff.ly/iIFyGRx
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Reform hiring journalists to build national newsroom
At least 12 jobs on offer via new Reform content operation.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 09/10/2026
Media ‘behemoth.’ The Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger was completed this week after a nearly year-long battle. The new company Skydance will oversee US television networks CBS, CBS News, CBS Sports, CNN, TNT, TBS, Nickelodeon, and MTV, among others.https://buff.ly/9r4Y7JO
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 09/10/2026
In a New York Times op-ed, journalist and author Jeff Goodell writes about the evolution of attribution science and why it has oil companies “running scared.” buff.ly/2ldXorR
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 09/10/2026
Climate at SCOTUS: The US Supreme Court heard arguments in Suncor v. Boulder, one of dozens of climate accountability lawsuits brought by states, local municipalities, tribes, and people against oil companies for the harm climate change has wrought. buff.ly/kYvixEK
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The Supreme Court justices weren’t buying some of Big Oil’s arguments
“A little slippery,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of one maneuver.
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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 11/09/2026
Surprise! The strongest case for clean energy is lower bills. Our latest poll finds that what draws voters to clean energy more than anything else is the promise of lower monthly bills — that said, many don’t believe it. Here’s more from @jeva.bsky.social: heatmap.news/energy/renew...
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Why ‘Clean Is Cheap, Cheap Is Clean’ Isn’t Breaking Through
New polling by Heatmap and Embold Research shows where one of climate advocates’ favorite arguments for renewables is falling short.
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Point Source News @pointsourcenews.org · 06/10/2026
Attorneys for Big Oil and Trump tried to convince SCOTUS yesterday that climate lawsuits should be stopped. Their arguments could reach into state-level cases against powerful industries beyond just oil and gas. @emdashsanders.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social report on how it went
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The Supreme Court justices weren’t buying some of Big Oil’s arguments
“A little slippery,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of one maneuver.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 08/10/2026
Panelists: ⭐ @ninardietz.bsky.social, Freelance Journalist (2026 CCNow Award winner) ⭐ @jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.com, Investigative Journalist ⭐ @halleparker.bsky.social , Health Reporter, @veritenews.org ⭐ Trinity Webster-Bass, Reporter, @thefloridatrib.bsky.social
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 08/10/2026
It’s estimated that over half of the nation’s heavily polluted Superfund sites, nearly a thousand in total, are at risk of extreme weather and climate impacts that could spread hazardous material into nearby communities, waterways, and farms.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 08/10/2026
From worsening storms flooding toxic waste ponds, wildfires threatening nuclear research sites, and rising seas spreading industrial chemicals into marginalized communities along the Gulf coast — climate change is increasing the risk of toxic pollution across the US.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 08/10/2026
Explore the intersection of climate change and toxic pollution in this live conversation. Hear from journalists who have reported on these rising toxic risks in some of the most vulnerable states in the US — Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and California. RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Talking Shop Live Conversation: Climate Change’s Toxic Hazards
Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 12pm ET

Explore the intersection of climate change and toxic pollution, hear from journalists who have reported on these rising toxic risks in some of the most vulnerable states in the US
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"But the bigger lesson from California is political. For too long, the clean energy industry has assumed that having the better idea—and friends in office—was enough. It isn’t," says @jigarshahdc.bsky.social www.deploy-action.org/newsroom/bei... via @deployaction.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Being Right Isn't Enough: Jigar Shah on What Clean Energy Should Learn from Big Wins in Virginia and California — Deploy Action
These wins show “what is possible when our industry invests in political execution with the same seriousness that it invests in technology and policy,” writes Jigar Shah.
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Nathaniel Stinnett @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I think @chasecain.bsky.social is one of our most talented climate voices, so I was THRILLED to have this super-fun conversation with him. 🏀 What does Michael Jordan have to do with behavioral science? 🏦 Why is the Monopoly Man laughing at us? Watch & find out! youtu.be/4I3iAX9GmzQ?...
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How Big Oil Convinced 11 Million Climate Voters to Stay Home
YouTube video by Chase Cain
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 07/10/2026
Watch the full conversation here. coveringclimatenow.org/event/climat...
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Climate on the Ballot: Voters Want Candidates to Talk About Climate Change — Covering Climate Now
Climate change might not be dominating headlines, but it’s on voters’ minds. A new poll from the non-partisan nonprofit Environmental Voter Project finds that 59% of likely midterm voters in eight bat...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 07/10/2026
Starting at noon! Join us for a discussion about climate on the ballot in November. Get fresh polling, story ideas, and keen insights from our expert panel. RSVP below ↓
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
Climate change might not be dominating headlines, but it’s on voters’ minds. Join CCNow & experts for a timely conversation digging into recent polling, which races to watch, and what elected officials are — and aren’t — saying about climate action. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
@kylepope01.bsky.social, CCNow’s executive director of strategic initiatives, will moderate. RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
Panelists: - @mattomildenberger.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC-Santa Barbara & director of @the2035initiative.bsky.social - @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social, Founder & Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project - Kate Yoder, Senior Staff Writer, @grist.org
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
Among the 81% who said that they wouldn’t rule out a candidate who makes transitioning away from fossil fuels a top priority, seven out of 10 said they would be more likely to vote for them.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
A new poll from the non-partisan nonprofit @environmentalvoter.bsky.social finds that 59% of likely midterm voters in eight battleground states want politicians to talk more about climate change and pollution.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
Climate change might not be dominating headlines, but it’s on voters’ minds. Join CCNow & experts for a timely conversation digging into recent polling, which races to watch, and what elected officials are — and aren’t — saying about climate action. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
So looking forward to the conversation! It’ll be a rich conversation for journalists on the hunt for great story ideas.
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Nathaniel Stinnett @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm honored to join this @coveringclimatenow.org briefing on Wednesday at 12pm ET. Please join me, Matto Mildenberger, and Kate Yoder for what should be a deeply nerdy and interesting discussion of climate politics and public opinion! coveringclimatenow.org/event/climat...
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Climate on the Ballot: Voters Want Candidates to Talk About It — Covering Climate Now
RSVP HERE Climate change might not be dominating headlines, but it’s on voters’ minds. A new poll from the non-partisan nonprofit Environmental Voter Project finds that 59% of likely midterm voters in...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
A new air quality analysis from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social: “Atmosphere Watch: new analysis tracks global air quality and transboundary pollution in 2026” buff.ly/GXefonz
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Atmosphere Watch: new analysis tracks global air quality and transboundary pollution in 2026
Today, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) launched the inaugural Atmosphere Watch review to enable greater understanding of transboundary air pollution and its potential impacts on…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 04/10/2026
From Climate Impact Lab: "451,000 at Risk: Where Action Can Save Lives During the Super El Niño" buff.ly/7YkI7ER
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451,000 at Risk - Climate Impact Lab
Scientists project that global land temperatures will be 1.2°C/2.1° F above normal in the coming months due in large part to the current “Super El Niño” that began in June and is expected to last…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 04/10/2026
Spotlight on Women in Global Climate and Environmental Leadership from @gwlvoices.bsky.social read it below ⬇️ buff.ly/CYjLFCP
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Spotlight on Women in Global Climate and Environmental Leadership | GWL Voices
GWL Voices are global women leaders who have demonstrated a deep commitment to the improvement of conditions for humanity through our contributions in a multilateral environment and we have joined…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 04/10/2026
Methane rule delay: EU officials say they are considering delaying a new rule for imported fuel, which will require foreign oil and gas companies to track and report their methane emissions. The rule is supposed to go into effect January 1, 2027. buff.ly/Vby93Q8
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 04/10/2026
Visualizing heat 🔥 Bologna photographer @michelelapini.bsky.social took pictures with his iPhone and a thermal sensor to document temperatures in homes, offices, and public spaces this summer to highlight the invisible injustice of extreme heat. buff.ly/eWXZa5f
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Revealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat - Inside Climate News
Thermal imaging shows how people experience scorching heat varies depending on their circumstance.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 04/10/2026
📅 Event Alert: October 26–30 GIJN’s online conference IJ WEEK will present more than 100 speakers from around the world dedicated to investigative journalism. buff.ly/97QeHen
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TICKETS ON SALE: Online IJ WEEK Offers More than 100 Speakers Dedicated to Investigative Journalism Around the World
This multi-day remote event aims to reach more investigative journalists across the world, and will feature more than 35 panels, workshops, and networking sessions and 100-plus speakers.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 03/10/2026
Looking for resources on wildfire smoke? Check out @climatecentral.org’s “20 Years of Wildfire Smoke in the US” buff.ly/a6ROTLe
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20 Years of Wildfire Smoke in the U.S. | Climate Central
Wildfire smoke can travel far and harm health. People in the U.S. are breathing in more of it because of climate change.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 03/10/2026
Ocean waters surrounding Europe reached the highest temperatures on record this summer. The warm water is “transforming marine ecosystems” with devastating consequences for fisheries in the region. buff.ly/HKBtwgI
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 03/10/2026
Holly Buck is a sociologist and energy policy researcher who was named a MacArthur “genius” fellow this week buff.ly/rarxfQ9
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Holly Jean Buck
Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 03/10/2026
“I don’t think people are against the energy transition, but some of them are against the idea that other people are going to tell them how to live. It really has to be a voluntary adoption.” - @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social, in an interview with Resources Radio buff.ly/yzzOgof
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100 Conversations on Carbon Removal, with Holly Buck
Holly Buck discusses awareness in communities across the United States about approaches to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and what policymakers can do to foster support for…
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 03/10/2026
“Why School Districts Say They Love Their Electric School Buses” by @worldresources.bsky.social buff.ly/ers6v9G
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Why School Districts Say They Love Their Electric School Buses | Electric School Bus Initiative
WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative aims to build unstoppable momentum toward an equitable transition of the entire U.S. school bus fleet to electric by 2030, bringing health, climate and economic…
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