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Roger Hodge

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Author of Texas Blood and The Mendacity of Hope. Editing at Drop Site. Former climate policy editor at The Washington Post. Former editor of The Intercept, Oxford American, and Harper's Magazine. Signal: hedtk.88

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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 09/04/2026
“It Seems Like Blind American Ignorance”: The New U.S. War on Iraq, by Nir Rosen In the shadow of its wars in Iran and Lebanon, the U.S. has conducted devastating attacks on the security forces of its Iraqi ally. www.dropsitenews.com/p/iraq-us-wa...
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“It seems like blind American ignorance”: The New U.S. War on Iraq
In the shadow of its wars in Iran and Lebanon, the U.S. has conducted devastating attacks on the security forces of its Iraqi ally
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 19/03/2026
Afghans Search for Missing Family Members After Strike on Rehab Center Kills At Least 400 by Fazelminallah Qazizai and Emran Feroz www.dropsitenews.com/p/kabul-afgh...
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Afghans Search for Missing Family Members After Strike on Rehab Center Kills At Least 400
Story by Fazelminallah Qazizai and Emran Feroz
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 18/03/2026
Grieving Parents in Iran Spend Every Night at the Graves of Their Children, Killed by U.S. Strike, by Mahmoud Aslan www.dropsitenews.com/p/minab-iran...
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Grieving Parents in Iran Spend Every Night at the Graves of Their Children, Killed by U.S. Strike
As Ramadan comes to a close, families in Minab, Iran struggle to come to terms with the scale of death, one of the deadliest single attacks on children in memory.
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Nabil Salih @nabilsalih.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
My latest from Baghdad in @dropsitenews.com, with edits from @hedtk.com. www.dropsitenews.com/p/iraq-al-ma...
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As the Gulf Burns, Political Uncertainty Looms Over Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki, the former prime minister, is grooming himself for another stint in power as war consumes Iraq.
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Drummond era!!! Proud to be part of team!! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...
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Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 09/03/2026
Iran weighs tactical shift in Persian Gulf strikes while intensifying attacks on Israel www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us-is...
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Iran Weighs Tactical Shift in Persian Gulf Strikes While Intensifying Attacks on Israel
A senior Iranian official told Drop Site that Iran has achieved most of its tactical aims against U.S. military infrastructure, but warned it will still respond to attacks launched from Arab states.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 09/03/2026
Israel Assaults Lebanon With Ground Incursions, Relentless Airstrikes, Mass Displacement Orders www.dropsitenews.com/p/lebanon-he...
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Ground Troops, Airstrikes, and Displacement: No Guarantee of Safety in Lebanon With Relentless Israeli Assaults
As Lebanon’s strained shelter system struggles to cope, Israel is focused on “collective punishment” and pitting the Lebanese government against Hezbollah.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 04/03/2026
Mass expulsion in Lebanon as Israel expands war: "We don't know where to go" www.dropsitenews.com/p/lebanon-he...
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Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go”
Israel issued a sweeping displacement order for the entire region south of Litani River as it escalated its bombing campaign across Lebanon.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 04/03/2026
Syngenta will stop making paraquat, weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease that's been banned in 70 countries www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease
Company will halt production of controversial paraquat weed killer by end of June as it faces thousands of lawsuits
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
CBP's misconduct scandal is so long-running that today it would be old enough to drink.
In total, according to CBP's own discipline reports, over the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 - the last year numbers are available
- at least 4,913 CBP officers and Border Patrol agents have been arrested themselves, some multiple times. (In 2018 alone, a single CBP employee was arrested five times.) To put that number in perspective:
• The population of CBP agents and officers who have been arrested would make it roughly the nation's fourth largest police department - equal to the size of the entire Philadelphia police.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12/02/2026
The 2024 H1B visa record showing The Washington Post CEO being paid $3 million can be seen here. (There's no similar record for 2025, including under variants of the company name.) h1bdata.info/index.php?em...
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Wp Company Llc H1B Salary 2024
Wp company llc H1-B Salary
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” And before he oversaw running the paper’s finances into the ground, while attacking its staff when he was in touch at all
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The right wing Cato Institute has released a paper showing that, over 30 years, immigrants to the US created a fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion, and that without immigrants, US public debt would be twice its current level.
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Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 05/02/2026
Don't call the Klansman who killed Medgar Evers a racist in Donald Trump's America. mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
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Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/02/2026
One more comment on the Post debacle: this hurts journalism broadly. Good journalists will go do something else. The rest will be fighting for fewer jobs and everyone will earn less. Fewer people will take up the career. The damage done is to the ecosystem, as well as the paper.
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
as a journalist, the gutting of wapo makes me anxious; as an american, it makes me terrified
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/02/2026
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Among the other outrages in today's news from the @washingtonpost.com, management has gutted the Pulitzer-winning climate team, according to @sammyroth.bsky.social. Their work has been so important — one more reason to be heartbroken today. And pissed. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Terrible day for many amazing, hard-working, intelligent journalists at the Washington Post. I'm still here and trying to figure out how to best support my colleagues who have lost their jobs. If you feel able to share or contribute, please do: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/02/2026
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 29/01/2026
EPA’s proposal to repeal the landmark “endangerment finding,” which established a legal basis for most of the agency’s climate actions, has stalled over concerns it’s too weak to survive a court challenge. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court
Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 27/01/2026
More history exhibits pulled from national parks, including Grand Canyon www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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More history exhibits pulled from nationals parks, including Grand Canyon
A new wave of takedown orders from Trump officials targets signs about climate and Native Americans at several national parks, including Big Bend and Glacier.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 22/01/2026
Park Service erases "the dirty business of slavery" in Philadelphia www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Park Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about George Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 20/01/2026
The world has entered a new era of "water bankruptcy" www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy,’ U.N. report says
Researchers say this is not merely a temporary crisis, but a permanent failure that requires rethinking the world’s approach to water scarcity.
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Scientists were frustrated by a piece in the Guardian earlier this week that seemed to call into question the science on microplastics in the body. I wrote about why researchers are certain microplastics are in the human body -- and what we still don't know: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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A scientist questioned new microplastics findings. Then other researchers fired back.
A prominent scientist criticized microplastics research methods. Others are defending the work.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 09/01/2026
"America-first pricing" has begun at 11 big national parks, causing confusion and long lines as staff ask visitors if they are U.S. residents. Many foreign tourists are refusing to pay the $100 per person surcharge. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Immigration checks at national parks cause delays and confusion
President Donald Trump’s $100 surcharge on foreign tourists is causing long lines and delays at some national parks.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 06/01/2026
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has said she wants to reduce FEMA’s staff by half. Drafted plans show how it can happen. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
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Files outline potential cuts affecting thousands of FEMA disaster responders
Any FEMA terminations are likely to come in waves, according to three people familiar with the plans.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 02/01/2026
These American dams are sinking. More could be at risk. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking. More could be at risk.
Researchers detected subtle shifts in the height of all 41 structures they studied in 13 states and Puerto Rico.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 19/12/2025
The New York subway system’s vulnerabilities underground are exacerbated by surging moisture in the skies above, a Washington Post analysis shows. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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The race to protect New York’s subway from extreme rainfall
As the planet warms, subway systems around the world have struggled to cope with floods far beyond what they were originally designed to handle.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 18/12/2025
Trump's social media / fintech / streaming / prediction market company, which lost $400 million last year, is getting into the fusion power business. Don Jr., not known for his experience in nuclear energy, will get a board seat. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @evanhalper.bsky.social
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Why Trump’s social media and crypto company is merging with a developer of fusion power
The parent of Truth Social will combine with TAE Technologies with the aim of bringing fusion power plants online quickly.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 17/12/2025
How toxic chemicals in plastics migrate into your food www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals
See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 16/12/2025
Amazing reporting from @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social on India's mysterious Mullaperiyar, a 130-year-old dam that few have ever seen in person. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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One dam shapes the fate of millions. Extreme rain puts it at risk.
Climate change threatens to push the world’s infrastructure to a breaking point.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 03/12/2025
White House plans to roll back fuel efficiency rules for cars and trucks www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump plans to weaken fuel efficiency rules for cars and trucks
Executives from Ford, GM and Stellantis will be at the White House Wednesday as Trump rolls back rules pushing automakers to sell more electric cars.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 03/12/2025
These companies want to dim the sun. What could go wrong? www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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These companies want to block the sun to cool the planet
The world’s most controversial climate solution is becoming a private industry.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 02/12/2025
Forty years after an EPA scientist named Earl Gray discovered the reproductive harms of phthalates, they're still in our food and in our bodies. Great reporting here from Jake Spring. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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How the U.S. let ‘everywhere chemicals’ threaten your health
These chemicals continue to contaminate Americans’ food, decades after scientists recognized their dangers.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 21/11/2025
The new plan out of U.S. climate talks doesn’t even mention fossil fuels www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Draft agreement at U.N. climate summit makes no mention of fossil fuels
Many countries and environmentalists expressed outrage that the main cause of climate change was not included in a draft deal as the U.N. summit draws to a close in Brazil.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 20/11/2025
Trump officials think new drilling off the coast of California would be a fine idea www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump officials unveil plan to drill off California, sparking a fight
The Interior Department proposed a five-year plan that would allow offshore oil exploration off the coasts of California, Alaska and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 20/11/2025
The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 20/11/2025
Overfishing menhaden will collapse the Atlantic foodchain www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | It’s the ‘most important fish in the sea.’ And it’s disappearing.
If the menhaden decline continues, striped bass could be next to vanish.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 20/11/2025
"There were so many ways to die in the wilderness — and now fewer staffers to stand guard." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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They retired from the government. Now they’re back, protecting forests Trump abandoned.
The U.S. Forest Service lost thousands of workers under Trump. Volunteers and retirees are trying to help — but things are breaking.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 19/11/2025
Trump administration announces plans to weaken Endangered Species Act www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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This law saved the bald eagle. Trump officials want to weaken it.
The Trump administration announced plans to roll back protections for plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 19/11/2025
One of America’s most dangerous volcanoes will soon power homes www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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One of America’s most dangerous volcanoes will soon power homes
Tapping energy from “superhot rock” could produce cheap, clean, constant energy almost anywhere — if drills and wells can survive infernal heat and pressure.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 17/11/2025
EPA moves to roll back federal wetlands protections www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump proposal would limit protections for U.S. waterways
The EPA proposed curtailing broader definitions of wetlands embraced by the Obama and Biden administrations, removing protections under the Clean Water Act.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 17/11/2025
In search of better bread, beer and bourbon, these makers focus on healthy soil www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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Better bread and booze start with healthier soil
Bakers, distillers and brewers are looking for grains grown with old-school techniques that help the planet and bring more flavor to your plate or glass.
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Roger Hodge @hedtk.com · 14/11/2025
Welcome to the frog apocalypse www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
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