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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

BREAKING on MS NOW: MS NOW White House reporter Laura Barrón-López has been denied entry to the White House despite the court order restoring press access.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just emailed 26,000 people about snail facts advent calendars. This better result in 500 snail sales. Snales. Wait that just sounds like snails. Is that a good omen?? Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Byron Sher is the godfather of California environmental law”: Clean Air Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, saved old-growth redwoods, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco Bay, rivers; cleaned up leaking chemical storage tanks, curbside recycling, renewable energy, e-waste. www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/13/b...

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Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98

Former Palo Alto mayor was a Stanford University law professor renowned for his collegiality and preparedness

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On Musk, Bezos, etc. “... however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” - Naomi Klein www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’

She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nice news that my entry for the Ashfield Film Festival has been *selected* for screening 🥂💥 "The Storm" chronicles #wildlife movement forced by a nor-easter that dumped 5" of rain on our region This clip shows just a bit of what I captured via #trailcam on a beaver dam, watch as the water rises:

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

And now I want to know where else this is happening (in which other national parks/forests etc.)

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

www.latimes.com/environment/... Citing "environmental extremism," Trump officials want to end California's ability to challenge offshore oil, floating nuclear reactors and rocket launches. 🌎🦑🧪

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Trump is attacking California’s ability to protect its coastline. The consequences may be dire

Citing "environmental extremism," Trump officials want to end California’s ability to challenge offshore oil, floating nuclear reactors and rocket launches.

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Arizona Daily Star @tucson.com · 12/08/2026

A Tucson environmental group is suing state wildlife officials over mountain lion hunts it claims are causing the cougar population to collapse.

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Lawsuit: Hunting in Arizona driving cougars to decline

A Tucson environmental group is suing state wildlife officials over mountain lion hunts it claims are causing the cougar population to collapse.

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Thanks to Koen van Seijen for our chat on the Investing in Rengenerative Agriculture and Food podcast. Learn about the Great Drying's contribution to drought, fire, heat, and flood -- and the good news that people can restore health to their local land as protection. Youtube youtu.be/s4pi5RBVH00

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Water, land and climate: why restoring water cycles can cool the planet | Erica Gies

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Common loon coming in for a landing TT: @harrycollinsphotography

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Macro photography by explore with Dara. Incredible

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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A pigeon built a nest for her kitty friend when the cat became pregnant. This unusual act of interspecies care highlights the remarkable capacity for empathy and connection that can exist between different animals. 😍❤️❤️🐈🐦‍⬛

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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Cannot think of anything that could go wrong once the United States establishes a precedent that one country can seek reprisals for how another country affects its climate

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

ICYMI: The proposal to overhaul federal government grantmaking is the latest step in Vought's quest to wrest control of spending from Congress and hand it to the president - a potential outcome that should alarm us all: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/russell-voug... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

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Russell Vought wants complete control over the $1.1 trillion in federal grants handed out each year

Local and state governments, scientists, and research institutions are alarmed by a Trump administration proposal that would give political appointees across federal agencies the power to kill grants ...

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Ashoka Mukpo @shokes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A longform piece I did on the conversion of rainforests in Liberia into cacao plantations, the economic incentives driving it, and an upcoming collision with EU rules that it’s going to provoke.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 19/07/2026

The U.S. government will lease nearly 127,500 square kilometers of seabed near American Samoa for deep-sea mining. While the Trump administration argues it secures critical minerals, Indigenous communities and environmental groups warn of irreversible harm to Pacific marine ecosystems.

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US government announces plans to lease deep-sea mining rights in American Samoa

The U.S. government has taken another definitive step toward launching a deep-sea mining industry, starting in the waters of American Samoa, despite public opposition. On July 17, the Marine Minerals…

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

People have been asking me this question for decades. The answer is in most places, reducing demand by improving efficiency and cutting waste, and recycling and reusing wastewater, are cheaper, easier, and more environmentally beneficial than desalination. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/19/o...

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The world needs more fresh water. Why isn’t desalination the answer? - The Boston Globe

There is obvious demand for the technology. And solar power should be making it more economical. If only it were that simple.

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species "Cuts" is a massive understatement. "Under the rule, destroying an endangered species’ nest or habitat would no longer be considered illegal." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We lost Kongjian last year in a tragic accident. But his vision lives on.

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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

An "Object at Rest" is an animated cartoon by Seth Boyden. He says, the cartoon "follows the life of a stone as it travels over the course of millennia, facing nature's greatest obstacle: human civilization." It was his final thesis film at CalArts. Well done, Seth! I feel bad for the rock though.

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I just signed this too. SciAm has been educating the public about science for 180 years, and the editors I've worked with there are at the top of the field. They deserve to be treated fairly, and the magazine's reporting is needed now more than ever.

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Brian Goggin's building-sized installation, "Defenestration," in San Francisco, charmed me every time I saw it. Here's a worthy description of the piece and its artist: metaphorm.org/portfolio/de...

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Brian Goggin » Defenestration

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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

One of my favorite annual traditions is creating a list of important new books (and films). Some of them are acclaimed, while others are still under the radar and deserve more promotion: www.thegreenspotlight.com/2026/06/book... #books #authors

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Books and Films, 2026 — The Green Spotlight

BOOKS A few recently published books that you might want to check out, read, and/or share with others: Your Guide to Climate Action: How to move beyond your footprint and make a BIG impact, by Ryan Ha...

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cara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

are you interested in toad calls, cemeteries, walking around at night, and/or what the wood frog has in common with Jesus Christ? you can learn about all these things and more in my new essay for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/listening-fo...

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Listening for Life Among the Dead - bioGraphic

A local chapter of a national frog survey convenes at a storied Massachusetts cemetery.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📣 BIG NEWS! 📣 We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit! As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world. More details below 👇

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The email you’ve been waiting for—what’s next for bioGraphic

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Miranda C. Spencer @mirandacspencer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The height of irresponsibility. Part of the larger phenomenon of "#climate hushing."

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What Bethany said. SciAm has been one of my best clients for many years. Its coverage was deep, its editors fantastic, its vision bold. The loss of core science media publications is of a piece with the loss of government science institutions. Both make society less scientifically literate.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

On this day in 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught fire, helping to ignite a nationwide environmental movement to clean up our waters. (This photo is from the 1952 fire, just one of many previous times pollutants on the river burned.) #water

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

What is the Great Drying? Human activities have degraded 75% of land on Earth, spreading drought. But we can fix it. Water isn't just a physical system. It needs life to work. Slow water enables life, rebalances rain -& even helps stabilize the climate. My TEDx talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vKu...

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We broke the rain meddling with the planet's cooling system. What now? | Erica Gies | TEDxBoston

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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WIRED @wired.com · 08/06/2026

The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.

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Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

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Traqua.be 💧🧪🔦 @traqua.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026

Rainwater management, flood risk assessments, and NBS* are not frivolous. They are meant to address increasingly common rainstorm events. Sponge cities, or "slow water", as described in @ericagies.bsky.social 's 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀, are the only way forward. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2166...

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No. 1722 hotline activated for storm or flood risk

The Interior Ministry has activated Hotline 1722 for persons in need of assistance with storm damage or flooding.

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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Bitter Honey is officially out w/ @princetonupress.bsky.social! It began with a question: why are bees struggling when we need them so badly? The answer led me into a bigger story about food, farming, and how we care for the living world. I hope you’ll check it out! #bees #farming #savethebees

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

From the full story linked in comments: "The beavers have also allowed the city to scrap expensive plans to dig a reservoir and levee. 'We said the beavers can do it for a fraction of the cost, certainly more sustainably,' McCormack says."

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Thanks to Pauline Holdsworth for including me in her CBC IDEAS podcast about the Cowichan efforts to restore the Cowichan Estuary in B.C. I’m featured in Pt 2 Pt 2 | What the River Wants to Be: app.magellan.ai/listen_links... Pt 1 | What the River Wants to Be: app.magellan.ai/listen_links...

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

After the Dixie Fire, I noticed that burned areas in Lassen National Park were green with life. Forest Service lands outside remained a hellscape. @paperwords.bsky.social finds one reason why in this disturbing expose for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @paperwords.bsky.social

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/05/2026

When Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid last year, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks. Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange. From Pulitzer finalist “The End of Aid”:

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Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.

Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Ugh, this hurts! bioGraphic, its editors, and reporters are telling great an important stories. Foundations and philanthropists: please step up!!!

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/05/2026

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

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Lorraine Boissoneault @lodrinkswater.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Love to see indie bookstores offering great deals on release week!

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