Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Remind me again who was on this land first.hcn.orgBears Ears cuts also end first-of-its-kind tribal land commission - High Country NewsA presidential proclamation slashed the monument by 90% despite a promise to involve tribes. 000
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Off topic for me (but yes, Trump is a subject)ctmirror.orgA CT artist takes on COVID (and the world) one drawing at a timeDuring COVID, Connecticut artist Pamela Sztybel began drawing small satirical takes on Donald Trump and the news. And then she kept at it. 011
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Off topic for me (but yes, Trump is a subject)ctmirror.orgA CT artist takes on COVID (and the world) one drawing at a timeDuring COVID, Connecticut artist Pamela Sztybel began drawing small satirical takes on Donald Trump and the news. And then she kept at it. 011
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Deep breaths - if you can.ctmirror.orgTrump's environmental policies mean dirtier air for CTCT's air quality had improved over 50 years of increasingly rigorous federal regulations and enforcement. That progress is now under assault. 033
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Deep breaths - if you can.ctmirror.orgTrump's environmental policies mean dirtier air for CTCT's air quality had improved over 50 years of increasingly rigorous federal regulations and enforcement. That progress is now under assault. 033
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Appalling insideclimatenews.org/news/0504202...insideclimatenews.orgTrump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands - Inside Climate NewsAn Interior Department proposal would cancel BLM grazing leases for American Prairie's buffalo in Montana, but it could affect tribal and private herds across the West. 010
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 05/04/2026www.hcn.org/articles/the...hcn.orgThe public got one week to comment on Chaco Canyon drilling. It’s almost over - High Country NewsIndigenous leaders, New Mexico political leaders accuse feds of rushing a decision about the sacred site. 000
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Thinking about... snyder.substack.com?utm_source=n...snyder.substack.comThinking about... | Timothy Snyder | SubstackOpening the future by understanding the past. Click to read "Thinking about...", by Timothy Snyder, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. 000
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/04/2026The shopping list included luxury items like $6.9 million for lobster tail, $15.1 million in ribeye steak, and $2 million for Alaskan king crab, as well as musical instruments ($21,750 for a custom handmade Japanese flute), ice cream machines ($124,000), and sushi prep tables ($26,000).motherjones.comThe Trump administration is slashing food stamps. Here's what they're buying instead.A handmade Japanese flute. Fruit basket stands. Sushi prep tables. While four million Americans face losing food assistance, the Pentagon recently had its largest single-month spending spree on… 36663429
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. Chief to Headline Event by Group That Says There’s No Climate Crisis 011
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026No words www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comCBS News will end radio service as Weiss struggles to right shipThe troubled network is eliminating its century-old CBS News Radio division and laying off more staff. 000
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 19/03/2026And it's off to court again - likely SCOTUS-bound ctmirror.org/2026/03/19/c...ctmirror.orgCT helps lead legal challenge to repeal of endangerment findingA coalition of states and cities filed suit against the EPA contending that rescinding the so-called endangerment finding is unlawful. 001
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 19/03/2026And it's off to court again - likely SCOTUS-bound ctmirror.org/2026/03/19/c...ctmirror.orgCT helps lead legal challenge to repeal of endangerment findingA coalition of states and cities filed suit against the EPA contending that rescinding the so-called endangerment finding is unlawful. 001
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Well, well, well - or more to the point, no well. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...nytimes.comTrump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers 010
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 04/03/2026All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human rights violation, critics say. 912593
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/03/2026All DOJ lawyers are members of a state or DC bar, and subject to its ethics rules and penalties, up to disbarment. Subverting state bar authorities would give DOJ lawyers carte blanche to violate ethics rules. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comTrump DOJ Pushes to Sideline State Bar Ethics Investigations (1)The Justice Department has proposed a regulation seeking to authorize Attorney General Pam Bondi to suspend state bar ethics investigations into current and former DOJ lawyers—a step outside attorneys... 26352179
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 22/02/2026The answer is ...ctmirror.orgCan geothermal technology solve the CT electricity problem?A project underway in New Haven shows the potential of the system, which harnesses heat beneath the earth. But it's not suitable everywhere. 032
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 22/02/2026The answer is ...ctmirror.orgCan geothermal technology solve the CT electricity problem?A project underway in New Haven shows the potential of the system, which harnesses heat beneath the earth. But it's not suitable everywhere. 032
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Some important legal analysis in here.ctmirror.org'Endangerment finding' repealed; CT promises legal battleThe Environmental Protection Agency revoked its own determination that required it to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. 001
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Some important legal analysis in here.ctmirror.org'Endangerment finding' repealed; CT promises legal battleThe Environmental Protection Agency revoked its own determination that required it to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. 001
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Thin natural gas will be cheap? Probably not. 000
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Or the rest of the northeast.ctmirror.orgTrump favors natural gas. What does that mean for CT?In some circles natural gas is viewed as the holy grail. In others it's a climate change nightmare. And then there’s everything in between. 001
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Or the rest of the northeast.ctmirror.orgTrump favors natural gas. What does that mean for CT?In some circles natural gas is viewed as the holy grail. In others it's a climate change nightmare. And then there’s everything in between. 001
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelEmily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The guy dismantling air pollution regulations at EPA has cystic fibrosis, a condition severely worsened by air pollution 12311
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 22/12/2025No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision. 511357284
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.” 8574122199
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Read this. And then read it again. And again. It gets more shameful each time.wapo.stTrump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias trackerA new White House webpage presents a “Hall of Shame” for news reports that the president disagrees with, coming after Trump voiced personal attacks on female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times ... 040
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 23/11/2025SMRs may be all the rage - it would help if they existed.ctmirror.orgCould CT have a nuclear energy future? Not if you’re in a rushThe owner of the one nuclear station in CT sees the challenges of building new nuclear here. If those could be overcome, it would be a long way off. 032
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 23/11/2025SMRs may be all the rage - it would help if they existed.ctmirror.orgCould CT have a nuclear energy future? Not if you’re in a rushThe owner of the one nuclear station in CT sees the challenges of building new nuclear here. If those could be overcome, it would be a long way off. 032
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelCaitlin Kelly @caitlinkelly.bsky.social · 19/11/2025NEW: In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant. She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency. Then she died. www.propublica.org/article/texa...propublica.org“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. 5223921223
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/11/2025“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”kffhealthnews.orgWielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health NewsThrough shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America. 41811419
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelBen Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comShutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith SearchesSenators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government... 1481375821
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 29/10/2025This --->>>nytimes.comWhen This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying 010
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.ctmirror.orgCT plans its energy future amid shifting offshore wind, solar policyFrom politics to federal policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT's future energy needs. 020
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.ctmirror.orgCT plans its energy future amid shifting offshore wind, solar policyFrom politics to federal policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT's future energy needs. 021
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.ctmirror.orgCT plans its energy future amid shifting offshore wind, solar policyFrom politics to federal policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT's future energy needs. 021
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Anyone shocked?capitalandmain.comOil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky MountainsOne of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals. 000
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 07/10/2025www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...axios.com"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protestsPress groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters. 830884
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Back to the futuretheguardian.comTrump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the worldAs well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects 000
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 30/09/2025It won't make climate change go away.politico.comEnergy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words listIt is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change. 020
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2025While 🇺🇸 farms go under… 2869117994564
Reposted by Jan Ellen SpiegelJan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 16/09/2025It's simple - climate changectmirror.orgCT battling Trump EPA proposal to end greenhouse gas regulationConnecticut officials and advocates are in the thick of a fight over it, with emissions levels and air quality hanging in the balance. 031
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 16/09/2025It's simple - climate changectmirror.orgCT battling Trump EPA proposal to end greenhouse gas regulationConnecticut officials and advocates are in the thick of a fight over it, with emissions levels and air quality hanging in the balance. 031
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Thisnytimes.comAn Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions 010
Jan Ellen Spiegel @janellens.bsky.social · 25/08/2025And there's more --->>>ctmirror.orgBlumenthal: Trump decision to halt offshore wind project is 'insane'Roughly 50 workers were told not to show up for the planned start of a 2-week shift assembling the turbines for the Revolution Wind project. 010