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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world

@ericagies.bsky.social
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Author of "Water Always Wins," National Geographic Explorer awardee, TEDx speaker, independent journalist for Scientific American, Nature, NYT, the Atlantic, bioGraphic, and others. Fan of critters, plants, democracy, kindness.

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NPR @npr.org · 05/10/2026
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate. n.pr/4xYf8kj
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Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thanks for the reprint @sierramagazine.bsky.social! We truly believe that syndication and collaboration is vital in this journalism era, and that everyone deserves to read accurate journalism about the natural world. That's why all our stories are available to read and reprint for free.
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Restoring Watersheds One Dam Removal at a Time
The benefits of decommissioning reverberate across the Northeast as thousands of tiny dams come down
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Condors are a rewilding miracle. As we recover this highly endangered species, illegal lead ammunition puts their existence in jeopardy. Still these holy giants are wilder every year, traveling further. They need wild places protected to be truly free baynature.org/magazine/fal... @baynature.org
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California Condors Return to the East Bay
As the population recovers, they've been making test flights northward. Here's where to (possibly) see them.
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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 · 17/09/2026
So cool!
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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 · 15/09/2026
Me too! Thank you, Colin. I hope you find work you like soon. 💚
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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@colinschultz.bsky.social is a smart, kind, dedicated editor. Please hire him!!!
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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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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've used this washroom! It's right on our local bike path. A john named for a John. cheknews.ca/donald-j-tru...
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'Donald J. Trump Memorial' sign mysteriously appears above Victoria public washroom
A public washroom along Victoria's Galloping Goose Regional Trail is attracting some unusual attention after a wooden placard declaring it the "Donald J. Trump Memorial" appeared above its entrance.
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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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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yes! And my friend was writing about in in NM during the Bush years. Poor animals.
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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My audiobook publisher is offering 60% off Water Always Wins right now! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
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60% OFF Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge
Nearly every human endeavor on the planet was conceived and constructed with a relatively stable climate in mind. But as new climate disasters remind us every day, our world is not stable—an...
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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
Also on: Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/i... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5iim...
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436 Erica Gies - Water always wins, and we can still cool the planet if we let it
Podcast Episode · Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food · 11 August · 53min
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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
YouTube video by Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food
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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is my backyard. This is happening. Great reporting by ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG for AP News: apnews.com/article/defo...
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British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
Activists on Vancouver Island are once again trying to stop the logging of old growth forests, some of the rarest and most carbon rich ecosystems on Earth.
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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Wow, yes! And the tail feathers!
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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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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @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 @handle.invalid · 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 · 08/07/2026
Oo, congratulations!!!
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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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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thanks, Miriam!
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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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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Have you been to the one in Barre? It was a stone carver town, so they all made super elaborate headstones for each other. It's like an art gallery. Highly recommend!
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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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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
OMG, I love these guys! I've seen them when diving and they are so, so cute.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
www.latimes.com/california/s... Trump administration takes aim at California Coastal Commission, sparking alarm 🦑🌎🧪
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Trump administration takes aim at California Coastal Commission, sparking alarm
The Trump administration has initiated a review of the California Coastal Commission and other powerful state coastline watchdogs.
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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 · 26/06/2026
Post your Mt St Helens story, please?
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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Beautiful story on Glen Canyon's reslience by @jbrookelarsen.bsky.social @waterdesk.bsky.social waterdesk.org/2026/06/as-l...
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As Lake Powell drops, a thriving ecosystem is emerging
“We’re entering beaver land!” Zanna Stutz yelled joyfully. Stepping lightly over slick, wobbly mud and splashing through ankle-deep water, she approached a small dam created by nature’s engineers. A W...
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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 · 22/06/2026
Thanks, Judy!
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