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ESIP - Earth Science Information Partners @esipfed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What's new in #EarthScienceData? 🚀 Get the weekly Update to your inbox: buff.ly/ubB4Sz5 👀 Go to our Community Calendar to find all ESIP Cluster Meetings ➡️ buff.ly/GglssKH 💫 More about Collaboration Areas: buff.ly/RLBZPPv 🧵
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 27/09/2026
📣Help shape the future of knowledge about the ocean! Submit your comments about the importance of ocean observations to NSF by Sept. 30! 📲Read NSF's Dear Colleague Letter and submit your response: www.nsf.gov/funding/information/dcl…
An oceanographic buoy is seen close-up at sea during twilight. The yellow and blue hull of the buoy, bearing a dark blue logo that reads "OOI" and "OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE" in capital letters, occupies the right side of the frame. 

Mounted on top of the buoy is a complex, white metal structure consisting of concentric rings and spokes supporting various scientific instruments, sensors, and a small solar panel. Several ropes—two blue and one yellow—stretch from the left side of the frame toward the sky. 

In the background, the calm ocean meets a clear sky featuring a gradient sunset that transitions from a bright orange horizon line to a deep indigo night sky above.
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 15/09/2026
Have you visited @eos.org's science policy tracker lately? It's the place to keep up with the latest news on the environment, academia, and the federal workforce. spklr.io/63326ETn72
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Tracking Science Policy Decisions and Approaches - Eos
The new administration has taken an array of decisive actions with far-reaching consequences for Earth and space scientists. Use our new tool to help sort them out.
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Louisiana Illuminator @lailluminator.com · 09/09/2026
How a Louisiana law is paving the way for other states to weaken community-based efforts to monitor air quality near industrial sites ... from @amesalex.bsky.social and @bradracino.bsky.social with @floodlightnews.org
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America’s air monitors are disappearing, along with the power to expose polluters • Louisiana Illuminator
Since 2024, lawmakers in Louisiana, Ohio and Kentucky have passed strikingly similar bills — backed by chemical or manufacturing trade groups — that curb the use of community-collected data in enforce...
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ESIP - Earth Science Information Partners @esipfed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Overheard at ESIP July 2026: “My brain is so full”💡 and "When is more coffee coming?"☕️ Bridging divides in Earth science data takes serious brainpower, fueled by industrial quantities of caffeine. If you missed the action (or need a refresher), catch up with the highlights in our newest blog!
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Bridging Divides In Earth Science Data At The 2026 ESIP July Meeting
Highlights from the July Meeting in Austin, TX
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can also leave a comment opposing the Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions by August 31st at www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can leave a comment opposing the Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions by August 31st at www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can leave a comment opposing the Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions by August 31st at www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can leave a comment opposing the Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions by August 31st at www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can leave a comment opposing the Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions by August 31st at www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can also leave a comment opposing the Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions by August 31st at www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I contacted all my reps today
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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Yikes. In Jan '91 me and 2 buddies biked from NOLA to Laredo and back. Saw more birds at once in Rockefeller than anywhere else (and I've been to the Okavango Delta.) On Pecan Island were taken in by a real swamp family - fish and game regs didn't exist for them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash
Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystem
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Janelle Zetty @janellezetty.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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COLUMN: What may happen if SpaceX invades Pecan Island
Let’s say the rumors are true, and SpaceX does build a new launch facility in Vermilion Parish. What kind of an impact might this actually have?
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
And then he lied some more
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Eos @eos.org · 09/01/2026
The ocean keeps getting hotter: In 2025, it absorbed 23 zettajoules (that’s 23 * 10²¹ joules) of heat, breaking a record for the ninth consecutive year. 🧪🌎🌊 eos.org/research-and...
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In 2025, the Ocean Stored a Record-Breaking Amount of Heat, Again - Eos
The ocean soaked up more heat last year than any year since modern measurements began around 1960, according to a new analysis published in Advances in Atmospheric Science.
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ESIP - Earth Science Information Partners @esipfed.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Take a look at these session highlights for the final day at the ESIP January Meeting. We're excited to see you online in a little over a week! ➡️ 2026januaryesipmeeting.sched.com ~~~ 📣 Sessions: -CDF Session: Data Facility Support in Changing Times -Federal Partner Engagement on OGDAs 🧵
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Stelvio national park: Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Vaccines are nanny state but we’re gonna micromanage your eating habits
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Wes Muller @wesmuller.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
As of last Wednesday, there were 59 animals found covered in oil and several others found dead. So far, 29 have been rehabbed and released back into the wilds of Louisiana. lailluminator.com/2025/12/08/a...
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Dozens of oil-covered animals recovered from Smitty’s Supply disaster
A spokeswoman for the Center for Biological Diversity called the report “deeply troubling.”
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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 01/12/2025
MuckRock's latest guide explains how to use FOIA requests to track opioid settlement funds in your state.
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How are opioid settlement funds being spent in your state? You can use FOIA to find out
Over the last six months, MuckRock teamed up with a class of investigative journalism students at West Virginia University to request opioid settlement spending documents from all 55 counties in West…
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 19/11/2025
In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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The Carpentries @carpentries.carpentries.org · 07/11/2025
We are thrilled with the renewed attention that The Carpentries has received for deciding to withdraw a $1.5 million proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF), thanks to a recent similar decision made by the @python.org (PSF) and the generous shout-out they gave us when they announced it. 🙏
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
… to own the libs
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.” www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
And I’m not sure what I would have done in the moment, not wanting to make a scene and giving deference to the woman, but I like to think I’d at least have called him out for being rude.
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I’m so sorry that happened!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We can’t let this happen. And any Republican who refuses to renew health care subsidies for hardworking American families, saying we can’t afford it, needs to explain how they found $1 trillion in tax cuts to give away to the wealthiest people in America.
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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 09/10/2025
I would love to know at what point the right wingers will finally accept that fossil fuels are dying, but never underestimate the power of obstinance I guess lol www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
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baldavenger.bsky.social @baldavenger.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
The dedication to visually representing each of the 4,304 deliveries in the background scroll is admirable and conveys the loss to food banks. The personal interviews and portraits are concise but powerfully relate these cuts’ impact on peoples' lives. Everyone’s’ “must read” today.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 30/09/2025
People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2025
Think of the waste this involves
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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Hi all, Some fun news...I have a new podcast coming out about why perceptions of crime rarely meet reality and what can be and is being done about it! Ep 0 was just released & Ep 1 will be released on Oct 1. Download & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! jasher.substack.com/p/the-jeff-a...
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The Jeff-alytics Podcast Is Coming!
Episode 0 is here! Episode 1 drops next Wednesday!
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.
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Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.
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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
New this week: I wrote about how people seem to always perceive that crime is rising -- a problem that goes back at least a century -- and what I'm hoping to do about it. Check it out! jasher.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
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What To Do About Crime's Persistent Perception Problem?
A new-ish poll and some ideas for the future.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year. Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
“A lot of times with #pollution, you hear anecdotal evidence of how it might be increasing cancer rates or it might be causing fisheries to fail...Here, we have an actual, measurable impact of nutrient pollution in the watershed.” eos.org/articles/cru...
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Cruise to Measure Gulf Dead Zone Faces Stormy Funding Future - Eos
Funding cuts are affecting The Pelican’s annual hypoxia cruise to investigate the environmental conditions off the coast of Louisiana.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/09/2025
Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq
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ESIP - Earth Science Information Partners @esipfed.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
What's new in #EarthScienceData? Here are some upcoming events this week, pulled from the ESIP Update. 🧵 👀 See our Community Calendar to join ESIP Cluster Meetings. ➡️ www.esipfed.org/community-calendar 🚀 Get the weekly Update to your inbox: esipfed.org/subscribe
ESIP Community Calendar for the week of September 1, 2025.
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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Murders through August in Baltimore, Detroit, Dallas and Philadelphia, 1960 - 2025:
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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
RFK, Jr. May 13 2025, before Congress: "I don’t think people should be taking advice, medical advice, from me" By his own admission he is unqualified for his job. Stop the quack. @standupforscience.bsky.social will hand deliver petition to Congress. www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...
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Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...
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Opinion | The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 12/08/2025
First RFK said he was killing research on mRNA vaccines because they don't work and aren't safe. Now NIH director Jay Bhattacharya claims it's because the public doesn't trust them. Story by @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/m...
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NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 12/08/2025
RFK could reduce vaccine access by changing how the government handles claims of vaccine injuries. Story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social & @apoorvanyt.bsky.social nyti.ms/4ovXj8H
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Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court
The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Welp
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
The degree to which the US economy now runs on open bribery continues to amaze
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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
"This campaign to weaken the federal civil service has targeted the very people who keep our government running and provide essential services that we all rely on ... . Of the roughly 2.3 million employees who make up the civilian workforce, more than 80% work outside the Washington, D.C., area."
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Federal Harms Tracker -Cost to Your Government
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 10/08/2025
After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears. Story by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social nyti.ms/459fNV5
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C.D.C. Workers Say Shooting Manifests Worst Fears About Anger Among Public
Employees expressed horror at a shooting at the agency’s headquarters, and some said they viewed it as part of a pattern of threats and assaults on health workers.
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katerla.bsky.social @katerla.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
👍 and all government contractors should be certified B Corps
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maninthebooth.bsky.social @maninthebooth.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
This supports what Mark Maron is saying. Free speech has nothing to do with public criticism of comedians ridiculing vulnerable people.
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