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Dr. Frances Colón

@fcoloninfl.bsky.social
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climate action 🌊 , science diplomacy 🌎 , women in STEM 🧬 , 🇵🇷, Miami 🦩. Born at 330.2 ppm CO2.

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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🌊 Upwell is back June 2–3! We’re bringing together ocean leaders, advocates, and community voices to tackle the most urgent conversations in ocean conservation and justice. 🗓️ Join us online: greentwopointzero.org/events/upwel...
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Upwell 2026 – Green 2.0
Join us for Upwell 2026: A Wave of Ocean Justice! Following the last three years of overwhelming demand for Upwell programming, we are excited to convene the event in a larger venue and expand to a tw...
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Once again, the Trump administration has betrayed the American people to boost chemical industry profits, while putting the health and safety of families, workers and communities at risk. earthjustice.org/press/2026/h...
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Health and Safety Protections Against Chemical Emergencies Eliminated and Weakened in New Trump EPA Proposal
The agency is proposing to dismantle safeguards that were designed to protect public health, workers and the environment
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
While the threat of a chemical tank blast in CA has eased, 16K residents still can’t go home. ~180 million Americans live near a facility capable of causing a catastrophic chemical disaster. Instead of strengthening safeguards, the Trump admin has proposed to weaken them: apnews.com/article/cali...
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Thousands still evacuated near Southern California chemical tank despite eased explosion fears
Thousands of people who live near a damaged hazardous chemical tank in Southern California still can't return home, even as officials say the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
People need immediate relief from rising electricity prices. @americanprogress.bsky.social proposes: 1. A rate relief fund, 2. A national AI data center fair share policy, and 3. A program to build a better, bigger power system www.americanprogress.org/article/a-pl...
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A Plan for American Electricity Affordability
CAP’s plan is a combination of immediate relief and investment to lower electricity system costs and deliver more than $125 billion in residential consumer savings, or around $900 per household, over ...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
“Energy has become a cost-of-living issue, alongside food, housing and healthcare. So we see a lot of people in these communities making life-changing decisions, whether it is to buy critical food or medicine or paying their electric bill.” -Cleo Institute insideclimatenews.org/news/2704202...
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Trump’s Environmental Cuts Further Marginalize Vulnerable Communities - Inside Climate News
In Florida, majority Black and brown communities face hotter temperatures, rising seas and more damaging storms. One advocacy group is considering other ways of helping them.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has caused devastating health and environmental impacts on civilians, from mass displacement and polluted air and water to long-term health risks for future generations. @americanprogress.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Human and Environmental Costs of the War in Iran
Civilians have suffered devastating health and environmental costs as a result of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, from mass displacement and polluted air and water to long-term health risks for fu...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Clean energy was always the more affordable, more secure, and more competitive bet. The Iran war has simply made that impossible to argue with. Our @americanprogressaction.org latest: www.americanprogressaction.org/article/the-...
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The Clean Economy Imperative and the Fossil Fuel Reckoning: Why the Iran Shock Is Progressives’ Economic Moment
The Iran war makes irrefutable that clean energy has always been a more affordable, secure, and competitive bet than fossil fuels.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The Trump Administration will use $1B in taxpayer money to cancel two offshore wind projects for New Jersey and North Carolina. That’s 4 GW of clean energy, 37,000 jobs, and enough power for 1.3 million homes—all gone. www.americanprogress.org/article/trad...
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Trading Offshore Wind for LNG: A Lose-Lose for Americans
The Interior Department’s unprecedented deal with TotalEnergies redirects nearly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars away from reliable domestic electricity production and into volatile fossil fuels destin...
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
America's reliance on oil has created a self-inflicted affordability crisis. The solution? Investing in clean energy.
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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Suzie Wiles needs some help thinking of ideas to lower gas prices. Any suggestions? How about: • Don't bomb Iran. • Restore fuel economy standards. • Offer rebates to people who want an EV but can't yet afford one.
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
People want lower bills, safer homes and a future our kids can afford. But Trump's repeal of climate protections will leave families less health, less safe and with skyrocketing insurance, electricity and disaster recovery bills @cleoinstitute.bsky.social: www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/02/18/e...
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If the EPA walks away from science, Florida families pay the price   | The Invading Sea
Weakening federal climate protections will leave families paying more for insurance, electricity and disaster recovery.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
We deserve leadership that understands clean air, clean water and clean energy are not partisan ideals. They are safeguards people rely on every day. They are measured in insurance bills, emergency room visits, power outages, storm repairs and lives disrupted. www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/02/18/e...
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If the EPA walks away from science, Florida families pay the price   | The Invading Sea
Weakening federal climate protections will leave families paying more for insurance, electricity and disaster recovery.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The system is rigged in favor of fossil fuels. New @americanprogress.bsky.social analysis shows that cumulatively, fossil fuels have received 3X more federal subsidies than solar & wind, faster permitting timelines, cheaper land leases, and more. Read more ➡️ www.americanprogress.org/article/5-hi...
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5 Hidden Ways the Government Rigs the Market in Favor of Fossil Fuels
While renewables have received scrutiny from the Trump administration and congressional Republicans over subsidies, the administration’s narrative hides how fossil fuel industries reap the benefits of...
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
RFK Jr. claims the Trump administration has made progress on its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, yet Trump’s EPA is stripping away lifesaving protections—exposing more than 9.5 million Americans to toxins tied to cancer, autism, and other lifelong health concerns.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
When it comes to endangered species conservation, we need new ideas and a bold vision of abundant nature. Podesta and McConville describe: tinyurl.com/2x68vs55
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Reimagining Endangered Species Conservation in a Time of Crisis
The Endangered Species Act brought U.S. wildlife back from the brink, but new pressures—from a changing climate to anti-science ideology in Washington—threaten nature as never before. Instead of simpl...
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Trump is fighting the wrong fight in the Arctic—his focus should be on addressing climate change, not controlling Greenland.
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
NEW: President Trump promised to protect kids' health. Instead, EPA Head Lee Zeldin is rigging the system in favor of corporate polluters, exposing 2M+ kids to toxins & chemicals tied to asthma, autism, ADHD & cancer and delivering a gut-punch to MAHA goals: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health
The Trump administration’s actions to eliminate lifesaving environmental protections would allow corporate polluters to emit more toxins and chemicals, exposing more than 2 million kids to pollutants ...
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Excellent reporting by @theguardian.com on our new @americanprogress.bsky.social report and how EPA's corporate capture and environmental rollbacks are undercutting the MAHA agenda, endangering the health of kids, families and communities: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s environmental rollbacks contradict RFK Jr’s healthy America promise, report finds
Dismantling rules will make children vulnerable to chronic diseases ‘make America healthy again’ wants to eradicate
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Trump calls climate change "the greatest hoax in history" while rushing to control Greenland because...climate change is opening up the Arctic. His administration’s climate denialism is making Americans LESS safe from the very threats he claims to care about. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Trump Administration’s Fixation on Greenland Reinforces That Climate Change Is a Threat to Americans
Climate change is causing the Arctic to warm at an alarming rate, threatening to heighten geopolitical tensions in the region; yet instead of combating this threat, President Trump has halted all U.S....
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Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet @ordonezlancet.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“Marco Rubio’s reversal on Venezuela, from defender of democratic opposition to broker of oil deals with regime insiders, has left the Venezuelan people’s future dangerously uncertain.” 👏 @fcoloninfl.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/marc...
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Marco Rubio’s Deal: Trading Venezuelan Democracy for Oil
Despite claiming to be a champion of freedom in the Western Hemisphere, Secretary of State Rubio’s Venezuela strategy has traded a democratic transition for oil access for the United States, sidelinin...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Our ability to compete, respond, solve, and protect is diminished when our government science expertise is devalued by our leaders. www.science.org/content/arti...
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Today, President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement becomes official. It’s a step backward for American leadership.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Extreme cold + an aging grid infrastructure = blackouts and higher bills. Clean energy diversity and grid upgrades are how we keep the lights on. ❄️⚡️ Read more from @americanprogress.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/why-...
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Why Energy Diversification Matters as Extreme Cold Intensifies
Extreme cold leads to energy price spikes and strains infrastructure, putting American families at risk.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The Trump administration is putting Big Oil first once again with its plans to withdraw from the UNFCCC, the bedrock of all international climate cooperation—and Americans will pay the price.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Mi columna de opinión en @elpais.com sobre la guerra de Trump contra la ciencia climática y la generación que podemos perder a causa de ello. elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
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Trump puede costarle a EE UU una generación entera (si lo permitimos)
Mientras Estados Unidos aleja a sus mentes más brillantes, China redobla su inversión en investigación, posicionándose a la vanguardia de una transformación industrial
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The damage Trump is inflicting on American climate science will reverberate for decades; but states, cities, and universities demonstrate that American climate progress is resilient. My column for @elpais.com : english.elpais.com/climate/2026...
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Trump’s climate war could cost America a generation, if we let it
While the United States drives away its brightest minds, China is doubling down on its investment in research, positioning itself at the forefront of an industrial transformation
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Last night, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational 1992 treaty that established the entire framework for international climate cooperation. This is unprecedented and dangerous.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
"In essence, U.S. military power is being used as a de facto security force for the president’s corporate donors and their oil interests, leaving the American taxpayer to effectively subsidize a security force for Big Oil..." www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Military Intervention in Venezuela Serves Big Oil, Not the American People
The Trump administration’s recent military actions in Venezuela risked the lives of American service members at a steep cost to the American taxpayer, all in an effort to benefit the president’s Big O...
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
ALERT: EPA was created 55 years ago to protect our health & environment. The Trump admin is slashing EPA’s staff, budget & protections to make it easier for polluters to cut corners, emit more toxins & chemicals & boost their profits. ajustclimate.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Trump Administration’s Attack on Environmental Protections Will Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution
The Trump administration’s plan to torpedo air pollution limits and cancer prevention programs while ripping away health care and cancer treatment and canceling clean energy investments will increase ...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
To address the harmful impacts of floods, the US should: 🌊Invest in resilience and nature-based solutions 🌊Adequately fund scientific research and access to disaster relief 🌊Improve risk assessment, pricing, and planning The newest from our team at @AmProg www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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How Climate Change Is Fueling More Deadly and Destructive Floods
Fossil-fueled climate change increases the intensity of floods, worsening the impacts on public health, the economy, and communities.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The return of the climate COP to a democracy could not come at a more decisive moment. Progressive leaders must show that climate action is national strength. My oped w/ collaborator @johanhassel.bsky.social for @elpais.com: t.co/kbA0WU16uA English: english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Inspiring week in Rio de Janeiro at the #COP30 Local Leaders Forum where US mayors, governors, and businesses showcased how we are still in the climate fight by lowering emissions, cutting energy costs, strengthening resilience, and creating jobs— no matter what happens in DC.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
⚡️Most consumers will see their electricity bills climb even higher. New research from @americanprogress.bsky.social and @nrdc.org finds that 65% of electric utility customers across 49 states + DC face rising rates within two years 💸. www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
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Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
This updated utility rate tracker shows rate increases or proposals set to go into effect over the next two years that, coupled with Trump administration actions, could mean that households and busine...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Agradecida de ser nombrada en esa lista de 100 Latinos comprometidos con la accion climática. Me queda claro que hay miles de cebrebros y corazones más que luchan todos los días. Gracias a esta gran comunidad. Seguimos uniendo esfuerzos. efeverde.com/100-latinos-...
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Estos son los 100 latinos 2025 que impulsan la acción climática global en tiempos de desinformación - EFEverde
El 24 oct conocermos a los integrantes de lista de los 100 latinos más comprometidos frente a la crisis climática 2025.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Los demócratas quieren proteger los créditos fiscales que reducen ⬇️ los costos de los seguros de salud 💊 🩺 para las familias.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
In just the past year, electricity prices have jumped more than twice the rate of inflation—and this is only the beginning. The Trump administration should be protecting our wallets, not paying off his billionaire buddies.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
NDCs 3.0 aren’t just numbers—they are insights into how countries plan to cut emissions, phase out fossil fuels, and adapt to climate impacts. Ambitious NDCs = safer communities, cleaner air, and stronger economies. Read more from our intl climate team: ➡️ www.americanprogress.org/article/nati...
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Nationally Determined Contributions: The Action Plans Behind Global Efforts To Fight the Climate Crisis
Successive climate pledges have lowered projected warming, and NDCs 3.0 offer countries a chance to get even closer to achieving the Paris Agreement’s goals of combating climate change.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The Trump administration has taken actions that would eliminate existing protections from about 88 million acres of public lands. Including the removal of wildlife habitat protections, the total impact of the rollbacks stretches across more than 175 million acres of U.S. land.

A map of the western United States. It shows large areas of land in green, orange, and purple, indicating areas where public land protections are being dismantled. The key indicates that green areas are National forest roadless areas, orange areas are Resource management plans, and purple areas are Lands withdrawn from mining or drilling. The title of the graphic reads, "The Trump administration is dismantling 88 million acres of public lands protections."
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The OBBBA will nearly triple ICE’s budget with this infusion of additional funding while taking away valuable support for vulnerable populations. www.americanprogress.org/article/cong...
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Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act Creates an Unaccountable Slush Fund for the Trump Administration’s Deportation Force
The OBBBA pumps $75 billion into ICE with no guardrails, supercharging the Trump administration’s massive, indiscriminate deportation agenda that is operating without accountability and threatening lo...
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
With the increased frequency and intensity of climate change-driven extreme heat and cold events, Americans can no longer rely on natural gas and coal. Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...
A graphic with a light blue background and a cityscape illustration featuring wind turbines and solar panels. The title is "Clean energy." Text describes fossil fuels' vulnerability to extreme temperatures and argues that clean energy improves reliability and helps consumers save money, protecting against extreme temperatures.
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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 15/09/2025
Working people are being poisoned while billionaires are getting richer—make that make sense.
A swirling, oily puddle with rainbow colors reflecting on the surface. White text is overlaid on the image. The text reads: "The same people who promised to “Make America Healthy Again” are making it easier to poison our air and water with cancer-causing toxins (Could it have anything to do with their Big Oil donors?). On top of this, they've cut funding for cancer prevention and treatment, ripped health care away from millions of people, and fired public health experts at the CDC. What could go wrong?"
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Have you noticed your electricity bill rate has gone up? 📈💡 If so, you're not alone–nearly half of the nation’s electricity customers may be impacted by increased rates going into effect this year and next. Find out if you’re affected: www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
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Residents in at Least 41 States and Washington, D.C., Are Facing Increased Electric and Natural Gas Bills
Energy bill tracker documents rate increases and proposals that would go into effect in 2025 or 2026. The Trump administration’s actions to discourage clean energy projects could send rates even highe...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Congratulations to Community Neuroscience Initiative at @cornellbctr.bsky.social for publication of “Science Democratization for Rigor, Relevance and Resilience” and for allowing me to contribute to the workshops that shaped it alongside community members. bctr.cornell.edu/projects/com...
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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 02/09/2025
Who is THIS keeping safe?
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Extreme temperatures continue to threaten grid reliability and the health and safety of families. Americans can't rely on fossil fuel-fired power plants vulnerable to temperature-induced power outages... www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...
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Clean Energy Is Essential To Preventing Blackouts During Dangerous Extreme Heat and Cold
A wide variety of clean energy resources can strengthen the electric grid and help protect Americans from the increasing health threats and power outages fueled by climate change-driven extreme heat w...
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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The National Weather Service is hiring. Here is part of the application.
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Thank you @aaas.org for profiling our story of boricuas 🇵🇷 in science diplomacy — years dedicated to honoring our community through public service and advancing science to ensure the competitiveness of our country. www.aaas.org/news/global-...
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Global Impact, Island Origins: STPF Alumni with Puerto Rican Roots in Science Diplomacy | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Cat Abreu @cat-abreu.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I’m in New York for UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ special address on climate. He has a hopeful story amidst the chaos and loss of climate disaster. Stick with me to follow his speech, and check out the report his comments are based on! www.un.org/en/climatech...
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Dr. Frances Colón @fcoloninfl.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
"The move to dismiss longtime public servants could also dissuade a new generation. I fear we will lose talent, now and in the future, and that this is a feature, not a bug, in the Trump White House plan,” said Colón, who leads international climate at @americanprogress.bsky.social.
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E&E News: State Department’s gutting of climate staff hamstrings US agenda, former diplomats say
Friday's mass firing included climate and energy staff, potentially thwarting U.S. global engagement as China grabs the reins on clean energy development.
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Margaret Cooney @savestomatopods.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
NEW @americanprogress.bsky.social piece by me & my colleague @codyhankerson.bsky.social to highlight the dangers of cutting jobs, budgets, & research for NOAA and NWS, as climate disasters like the TX floods are getting more frequent, intense, & catastrophic: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
The Trump administration’s cuts to NOAA and NWS staffing and research capabilities are hindering the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond effectively to extreme weather events—such as the recen...
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