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CAFE RCC Health & Extreme Weather @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Health and Extreme Weather Actionable Solutions Grants: CAFE is offering grants up to $20,000 to support innovative, solutions-oriented projects addressing health and extreme weather challenges. Apply by September 15. www.climatehealthcafe.org/opportunities

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Opportunities | CAFE RCC

CAFE RCC provides valuable opportunities to support climate and health research. Explore our offerings, including pilot funding, mentorship programs, and scholarships.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

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Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 18/06/2026

Plugin (or balcony) solar was illegal in all 50 states 18 months ago. Today it's legal in 8, and 89% of Americans support it. It's a panel you hang on a railing and plug into a wall outlet. No roof, no $30k, renters welcome. What it is and where your state stands👇

graphic showing a solar panel mounted on a small apartment balcony with red railings and potted plants. Large overlay text reads: “Balcony Solar Comes to America: What Plug-In Solar Is, Where It’s Legal, and How to Cut Your Power Bill.” The image highlights the concept of plug-in balcony solar systems for renters and apartment residents.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/04/2026

You'd never know from US media, captured as it is by deep RW narratives, but the US EPA is -- or at least was -- one of the wonders of the world. Sharp, credible independent science tied to serious regulatory & enforcement authority. China would *kill* for something like it. Trump is destroying it.

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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Scrapping offshore wind: The Trump administration says it will pay two more energy companies, including one developing a wind project off Morro Bay, to abandon their projects. The federal government will pay $885 million to end the leases. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Trump administration pays wind developer to walk away from California offshore lease

In the second such highly unusual move, the Trump administration is paying to make wind power go away

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I think most people are unaware of the extent to which the EPA has been destroyed in the past year. In a November 2024 poll, 76% of Trump voters opposed weakening the EPA (86% of all voters). People want environmental protection and decisions based on evidence. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A few reflections on Earth Day 2026, and why there are some glimmers of hope in spite of the federal assault on environmental regulation and research. www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

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Earth Day Forecast: Cloudy With a Chance of Optimism

Despite shifts in federal policies, Jonathan Levy, professor and chair of environmental health, sees signs of improvement in public acceptance of climate change.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Those of us in public health don't just have to become better storytellers, we need go out into our communities and co-create a better future for all of us. The story of public health in the 21st century should be one embedded in communities that need us most. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets

Too often, we reduce our outreach to distant communication. We have to embed ourselves in communities to make a real difference.

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Jean Chemnick @chemnick.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

EPA's endangerment finding and car rules repeal suggested that oil prices fall because of Trump policies. Lower future prices at the pump would mean consumers pay less for policies that keep demand high. But then came Trump's war... www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

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EPA tied its climate rollback to low oil prices. Then came the Iran war.

The Trump administration relied on rosy price estimates to argue that repealing emissions limits for cars would save consumers money.

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

For the low price of $1B in taxpayer money, we get higher electricity prices, more climate change, more air pollution, and greater dependence on fossil fuels. All this because the President didn’t like the view from his golf course (and to benefit donors). www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/c...

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Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Oil has been a stated or unstated cause of recent wars, and many of the impacts come back to oil. We notice the growing gas prices but may not see the growing health harms in Iran, the region, or the military. We pay a heavy price for our reliance on fossil fuels. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/w...

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Black Rain and Health Fears After Strikes on Iran Fuel Depots

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Gas stoves can degrade indoor air quality. For the past year, researchers including @jonlevybu.bsky.social have been partnering with the city of Boston on a program to replace gas stoves with electric. The team is also studying how indoor air quality differs before and after replacement.

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Bringing Cleaner Air to Boston Homes—One Stove at a Time

Boston University researchers have been partnering with the city to replace gas stoves with electric induction alternatives and measure the effect on air quality

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up! We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good. drawdown.org/news/project...

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Project Drawdown launches Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support scientists working in the public good

Fellowship seeks early- to mid-career researchers based in America who are committed to science and public expertise

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 12/02/2026

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

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There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding

The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

"To really make America healthy, in our view, the nation should acknowledge the facts behind the endangerment finding and double down on our transition from fossil fuels to a healthy, clean energy future." -- @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social @jonlevybu.bsky.social

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/02/2026

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Today we won. A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding. The science still matters. We won't stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...

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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

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Daniel Horton @danethan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

New research out today in #ScienceAdvances, in which Kyan Shlipak et al. explore the health impacts of burning wood for heat across the U.S. Of note: ~8600 premature deaths w/ more urban impacts than expected, disproportionate impacts to POC www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

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Ambient air quality and health impacts of PM2.5 from US residential wood combustion

Air pollution from residential wood burning contributes to thousands of premature deaths annually, with unexpected urban impacts.

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars

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Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Dr. King is often misquoted as having said “Of all of the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” He actually said “injustice in health”. Although the quote was about medical care discrimination, Dr. King understood that health was more than health care.

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John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Now Trump EPA head, Lee Zeldin, enters the scene with rank dishonesty & theatrical indignation to dispute the NY Times' correct, accurate reporting. But I've read the EPA smoking gun document, I'm a 30+-year clean air lawyer, I understand its meaning better than Zeldin, & I have the receipts. 1/

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The fact that air pollution protections save lives (and thus dollars) has long been an inconvenient fact for those who want polluting industries unfettered. This move is indefensible and dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

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Nick Mailloux, PhD @nckmllx.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The Trump administration is proposing to value the cost of air pollution deaths at $0. It’s no wonder that Trump’s EPA would take this step: avoided premature mortality is regularly the largest category of monetized benefits used to justify Clean Air Act regulation.

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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Since deaths from particulate matter and ozone are the vast majority of monetized benefits from air pollution regulations, this move will effectively stop most clean air regulations. This is totally unsupported by science, economics, or common sense.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This is so incredibly heart-breaking. To Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli at NIH--you have betrayed the entire scientific community. Deeply committed staff are leaving in droves--because you are destroying the institution. Shame on you. www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...

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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left

“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.

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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances. citylimits.org/nycha-to-rep...

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NYCHA to Replace Gas Stoves in 100 Apartments Under Energy-Efficiency Pilot Program - City Limits

Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances.

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Unfortunately this skeet aged well…

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/12/2025

The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14

Portrait of Marina Vance, a scientist, sitting in a Colorado grassland.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/12/2025

Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices. “This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes. Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪

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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

It brings me no pleasure to report that my beat — offshore wind power — skyrocketed to the top of new sites today. I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes. Here's a mega🧵 🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop 🎁 last post is a gift

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Thank goodness there are no national security issues or geopolitical challenges related to oil or gas…

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

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Interior pauses construction of all offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns

The halts of five projects is a major ramp up of the administration's hostility toward the industry in the United States.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Are you one of the 38% of U.S. households with a gas or propane stove? If so, spend the $50 needed to get an induction stove! New study: "if you use a gas stove, you’re often breathing as much nitrogen dioxide pollution indoors from your stove as you are from all outdoor sources combined.”

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Switching to electric stoves can dramatically cut indoor air pollution

A new study links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%.

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Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 02/12/2025

While the administration has said it is cutting “woke programs” that “poison the minds of Americans", it actually funded fewer grants in every area of science and medicine. “They brought everything to a stop,” said Sarah Kobrin, a branch chief at the N.I.H.’s National Cancer Institute

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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

With this proposal, the Dept of Ed excludes social work, nursing, public health, and other fields as “professions” meriting better loan access. This is because these fields pay less. Clear disdain for people dedicated to helping others even if they make less. Maybe better pay is a better solution?

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Today is Health Day at #COP30. Unfortunately for many communities every day is health day given a warming climate. But smart climate policies can improve health in the short run while mitigating climate change in the long run. Some thoughts and ideas ⬇️ theconversation.com/want-to-make...

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Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change

From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.

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