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Lela Nargi

@lelanargi.bsky.social
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Environmental journalist covering food + ag systems/food + water insecurity/climate science #SEJ Kids science author repped by @essiewhite.bsky.social #scbwi Clumsy on land lelanargi.com Signal: LelaNargi.67

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For alums or others who want to support student journalism, you can donate to the Cornell Daily Sun here:
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Cornell Daily Sun Alumni Association
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Made in Maine @kpjordan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 28/09/2026
i did a little Climate Week postmortem on data centers: co2 emissions are far & away the most alarming part of the buildout. but there hasn't been much of a reckoning beyond climate spaces kind of wondering when it'll enter the larger convo, if at all, and what that may look like
wired.com
The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...
scrippsnews.com
Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels
Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 11/09/2026
City-backed nonprofit grocery stores have come to Newark, with 30% discounts gothamist.com/news/city-su...
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City-backed nonprofit grocery stores have come to Newark, with 30% discounts
The discounts are similar to those NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans for city-owned grocers.
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules @hurwitz.bsky.social reports for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You might've heard about the Save Our Bacon Act. Turns out that the main group lobbying for it--Natl. Pork Producers Council--has taken $66M from a farmer fund intended to promote pork, & which legally cannot be used for lobbying. 40% of the $66M hasn't been previously reported. (Gift link below.)
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A Labor Day reminder: having a job is no longer enough to protect millions of Americans from homelessness. For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.
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Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
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RexLibris @rexlibris.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Edmonton adopted a harsh policy of removing encampments a few years ago, while Calgary did not. A study of the first year following that shift found a five-fold increase in emergency amputations in Edmonton over previous years with no change in Calgary's rate.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
SCOOP: After the Census Bureau issued a highly unusual report tied to a President Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, @npr.org has learned www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...
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Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report
After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 30/08/2026
Trump’s attacks on the press have led to an immeasurable chilling effect on journalists, especially freelancers without lawyers and resources. So why are publishers making it worse with oppressive freelance contract terms that don’t even protect them?
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Oppressive freelance contracts add to the chill on journalism
Passing legal risk to freelancers is not only harmful but pointless
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
With restrictive covenants, supermarket chains have made food deserts out of untold numbers of communities. But states and municipalities are starting to pass bans on the practice + there's interest in moving the needle federally. Read more in my latest for @theguardian.com
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This US city only has one supermarket for 45,000 people. New legislation seeks to fix that
Big grocery can use anti-competitive clauses to block other stores from entering a market. Rhode Island is the second state to ban that practice
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you are having a hard time keeping up with the ever-changing SNAP participation data, I hear you. I would also like the number of people losing SNAP to stop getting bigger with each additional month of data!
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 20/08/2026
🥵 If you’ve struggled through this summer’s heatwaves, spare a thought for the millions of farmworkers harvesting our food. ⚠️ Dangerous heat is now the leading health threat facing farmworkers. Coming soon: our report on labour exploitation in food systems. #ClimateChange #Farmworkers
Food and farm workers face rising dangerous heat worldwide. Map shows the rise in dangerous heat days since the 1970s, caused in part by climate crisis. Heat is th emost common health threat facing farmworkers.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 18/08/2026
"Government censorship is deeply un-American." So begins ABC's new federal lawsuit to stop Trump's FCC attack dog Brendan Carr from challenging its broadcast licenses.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
DON'T GET ALL EXCITED AND ASSUME GOOD WILL. This is an effort to rebrand already appropriated dollars and already developed programs before the midterms so they have something they can use against being called anti-science. THIS IS NOT NEW INVESTMENT. THESE ARE NOT NEW DOLLARS FOR SCIENCE.
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is a damning story on the erosion of food safety protections under the Trump administration.
nytimes.com
How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands (Gift Article)
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
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Rebecca Leber @rebleber.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Important New York Times story is out today on our investigation: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Piece I just wrote for Current Affairs. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
currentaffairs.org
The Massive Climate Lie That Will Destroy Human Civilization
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Michigan reports first 2 US deaths in outbreak of cyclospora
State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Vaccines save lives. And no, they do not cause autism.
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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
As the US looks to produce new protein-packed meat alternatives in combat zones #vegan options get a shout (despite Hegseth's phony manly-man rhetoric) @lelanargi.bsky.social reports Still, “The intent of the MRE is to eat the entire thing & if people don’t like what’s in them, they ratfuck them.”
ambrook.com
Vegan MREs for the Troops
Starting in 2027, the U.S. military will offer four plant-based Meals Ready-to-Eat. Troops asked for them.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The press dinner with Trump as the guest is tonight. The anonymous journalist below... kinda says it all for me. www.cnn.com/newsletters/...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Deplorable.
theguardian.com
‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining
Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Anyone with book-loving kids looking to fill an hour on July 14, please (virtually) join me at the NYPL for a reading of Miss Betti: What Is This?, along with a fun craft and a chance to ask me questions. Hope to see you there! globallib.nypl.org/blog/2026/07...
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 08/07/2026
Janae Walls lost access to food stamps, and her kids have noticed: They ask her, “Why don’t we have a bunch of food in the house like we used to?” Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is at fault: bit.ly/4f3FI45
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The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps
New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Yes it’s climate change, stop asking
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Anna Patton @annapatton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"If we continue to allow the fossil fuel industry to profitably poison us to death, this will be the coolest summer for the rest of our lives" coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-stor... @coveringclimatenow.org @patrickgaley.bsky.social
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“The Coolest Summer for the Rest of Our Lives” — Covering Climate Now
Fifty years ago, the recent deadly heatwave that shattered temperature records across Europe would have been “virtually impossible.” That’s according to a new scientific study by the nonprofit, World ...
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The UN on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. 18 people died while in ICE detention in the first five months of this year.
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Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigra...
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Anyone who writes about agriculture in the U.S. has butted their head up against farmers who won't say the words "climate change." In my latest for @foodprintorg.bsky.social, political ecologist Margiana Petersen-Rockney explains why foodprint.org/blog/margian...
foodprint.org
Researcher Margiana Petersen-Rockney on Farmers’ Resistance to “Climate Change”
Petersen-Rockney’s “Farmers and Climate Change” examines the factors behind climate reticence in agriculture.
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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today is the last day of Prime Day... which means... it's a ✨prime✨ day to think about supporting science journalism the world desperately needs, instead of putting more money in Jeff Bezo's pocket 💫 Perhaps consider donating to @knowablemag.bsky.social? 🤗 👇
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NEW: The US is about to deport a 78-year-old retired and sick pastor to Uganda - a country near the center of the Ebola crisis, where the CDC has recommended against travel. This is horrific, plain and simple. read @telliotter.bsky.social
wired.com
The US Is About to Deport an Immigrant to the Center of the Ebola Crisis
Edward Nalwamba is a 78-year-old retired pastor whose health has rapidly declined while in detention, his attorney says.
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Don Carr @doncarr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"cuts to research funding and federal agencies like NOAA have already undermined the federal government’s essential role in monitoring, responding to, and understanding harmful algal blooms...just as climate change helps them proliferate."
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Trump’s Algae Problem Is a Lot Bigger Than the Reflecting Pool
The Trump administration is trying to further defund the monitoring of harmful algal blooms. It’s fitting that the president would be faced with an algal bloom in his own backyard.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: The US Supreme Court shields Bayer from claims that its Roundup herbicide should have been labeled as a cancer risk
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Supreme Court Shields Bayer From Roundup Cancer-Warning Suits
The US Supreme Court shielded Bayer AG from tens of thousands of claims that its Roundup herbicide should have been labeled as a cancer risk in a ruling that will help end a decade-long flood of lawsuits that have cost the company more than $10 billion.
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
That's right, friends! STARLOG is back and I'm the editor-in-chief. We have so much good stuff for you in our first issue, coming this November!! Science! Sci-fi! Fantastic weirdness! Plus you can subscribe now to our podcast hosted by @jhoffman.bsky.social and @da7e.com!
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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026
Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Ugh.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22/06/2026
California legislators are considering a dangerous bill that would undermine public records access and allow requesters to be sued. As California goes, so goes the nation. Don't let AB 1821 set an ugly precedent for government accountability across America.
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Fees for public records? A bill could kneecap state transparency laws
Oakland City Council backed a draft of the bill that would give governments more time to respond to requests.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/06/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who rode on a float wearing a Knicks jersey during the ticker-tape parade for the team, told the crowd outside City Hall to savor the moment. Follow updates. nyti.ms/44jIrS2
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 15/06/2026
Officials have banned reporters covering protests at Delaney Hall from wearing gas masks and carrying bags with other protective gear. These kinds of bans are dangerous and wrong. We spoke to journalists who told us why.
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PPE bans not only risk reporters. They risk the public’s right to know
Journalists who cover protests across the U.S. told us how personal protective equipment keeps them safe and helps them report the news
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I'm soooo thrilled to announce that my book The Lonely Goose, illustrated by @annehunterstudio.bsky.social, is a Bank Street best children's book of the year! educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/36/
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The Best Children's Books of the Year [2026 edition]
Includes more than 600 titles chosen by the Children’s Book Committee as the best of the best published in 2025. In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and ...
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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
A school nutrition director will remove bananas from her lunch program next year because of the farm bill's Buy American mandate, which will become more stringent if wording in the House-passed version makes it through the Senate. My latest for The Guardian US www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Bananas could vanish from school lunch menus. Here’s why
New Farm Bill places caps on non-US foods; nutritionists say it restricts availability of healthy meals for kids
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Should be screaming national headlines everywhere that one of the most respected journalists in modern era goes ON RECORD with accusation of corporate bribery of Trump.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Offshore wind power cables can affect sensory system of sharks and rays: studies
news.mongabay.com
Offshore wind power cables can affect sensory system of sharks and rays: studies
As offshore wind farms expand rapidly in the global renewable energy transition, scientists are studying how these large marine infrastructure projects affect ecosystems beneath the waves. Research…
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