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Lindsey Botts

@lkbotts.bsky.social
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Conservation enthusiast. Nature lover. digital editor at @Sierra_Magazine. Formal environmental reporter @azcentral. he/him/his - www.lindseybotts.com

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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Junk science strikes again! 🌎
sierraclub.org
Can Killing Wolves Save the Beef Industry?
Experts warn that a new executive order meant to help ranchers won't actually work
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Scientists estimate global warming more than quadrupled the odds of the West’s snow drought when compared to the preindustrial climate, before human greenhouse gas emissions. "The amount of snow we’re missing is about the size of Lake Mead." @mitchtobin.bsky.social waterdesk.org/2026/08/clim...
waterdesk.org
Climate change made the West’s snow drought far more likely—but it’s still not the new normal
Q&A with hydrologist Adrienne Marshall on why this past winter’s snowpack fell so low, how global warming increased the odds and what the future may hold
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Jean's Sands @jeans-sands.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Real talk
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Feds to Open Tens of Thousands of Acres of Colorado Wilderness to Oil Drilling Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in state’s biggest public land sale in modern history An area with exceptionally dark night skies but no more www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
earthisland.org
Feds to Open Tens of Thousands of Acres of Colorado Wilderness to Oil Drilling
Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in state’s biggest public land sale in modern history.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
How Argentina’s Getting Its Jaguars Back With the birth of a wild cub, a jaguar reintroduction project in the Gran Chaco Forest achieves its biggest milestone to date. by Lucila Pinto www.biographic.com/how-argentin...
biographic.com
How Argentina's Getting Its Jaguars Back - bioGraphic
With the birth of a wild cub, a jaguar reintroduction project in the Gran Chaco Forest achieves its biggest milestone to date.
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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This sucks. E&E News was a go-to outlet for everything climate, energy, and the environment. www.semafor.com/article/06/0...
semafor.com
Exclusive: Politico folds E&E News ahead of broader energy push
In September, Politico plans to launch a series of energy-focused newsletters.
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
My favorite part of this article is when the White House spokesman says they are keeping prices down by preventing the retirement of 17 GW of fossil fuel plants. Of course, they're also inhibiting at least 57 GW of clean energy, and delaying these retirements is increasing electricity prices.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Climate change affects what our food costs, whether our homes are safe from disaster, and whether we face increased risk of disease or premature death. Democrats should not be cowed by corporate hacks into being silent about it.
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Of Course Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change | Revolving Door Project
The question is not “if,” but “how.” And it has many answers. This newsletter was originally published on our Substack. Read and subscribe here. The sun in New York City obscured by smoke from…
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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
On Endangered Species Day, Team Wolf Chief Scientist Dr. Peter Kareiva made it clear in the WSJ: wolves are not driving America’s cattle crisis. Wolf kills account for less than 0.01% of livestock losses nationwide. Stop scapegoating wolves. Read: bit.ly/49PY86y
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Opinion | Stop Crying Wolf Over U.S. Livestock Deaths
Wolves often get blamed, but they’re responsible for a tiny fraction of total cattle losses.
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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Wyoming is cutting its regulated wolf hunt in half after disease drove wolf numbers to a 20-year low—exposing how fragile “recovery” is when wolves are kept at bare minimum numbers. Real recovery means resilience, not survival on the brink. Take action: TeamWolf.Org
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/05/2026
Another for instance! Down in Queensland, Australia, fossil gas used to provide all the peak power. Then batteries start nibbling at it. Then chomping on it. And now they've basically eaten it all up. No more gas. Look at this graphic! Glorious. reneweconomy.com.au/big-batterie...
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Martha @saaremartha.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@callmeglitter.bsky.social WE knew that!
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
So American auto makers are scared an invasion of Chinese EVs would wipe "out the nascent U.S. EV sector..." You mean the sector, the US auto market has turned its back on. So they don't want to make cheap EVs, and they want to prevent Americans from buying them from elsewhere? Hmmm
politico.com
‘The only thing that terrifies me is BYD’: Politicians quake at Chinese EVs
The question is when, not if, U.S. and European auto markets will open up to Chinese EV investment.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 22/04/2026
Republican lawmakers have introduced sweeping legislation to put Big Oil above the law. The bills would dismiss existing climate accountability lawsuits and prohibit new legal action against the fossil fuel industry, forcing all of the costs of climate change onto everyday Americans.
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Republican lawmakers introduce bills to put Big Oil above the law | Center for Climate Integrity
The House and Senate bills would block laws and lawsuits that aim to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the climate crisis.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 20/04/2026
All federal wind power R&D at the Department of Energy is $0.137 billion. So the government is paying 7x the amount it spends on all wind power R&D just for a fee to kill one wind project. Seems bad.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/04/2026
A milestone in March: for the first time ever, renewables provided more power on the US grid than natural gas.
canarymedia.com
In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month
It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Solar saved Europe €3bn in fossil fuel imports in March: A new analysis found that Europe’s solar capabilities could save the continent €67.5 billion by the end of the year if gas prices remain high. www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/s...
euronews.com
Solar saved Europe €3bn in March. Which country is leading the race?
A new analysis found that Europe’s solar capabilities could save the continent €67.5 billion by the end of the year if gas prices remain high.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It's hard to keep track of all the public land news. There are lots of great tools launching to help but here's one of my new favs—a map that tracks every fed land under assault. It includes what's happening, when it started, and what you can do. Way to go @morethanjustparks.bsky.social team 🌎
morethanjustparks.com
Threatened Public Lands Map
Track every threat to America's public lands. Interactive map with real-time updates, call scripts, and action tools.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Just as most democratic governors are trying to lower utility bills by scaling cheap, renewable energy, NYs gov, Kathy Hochul, is trying to extend the life of oil and gas, which will lock New Yorker in the the most expensive fuel for years to come.
sierraclub.org
Why New York’s Governor Is Sinking Her Own Climate Policy
Kathy Hochul seeks to hook the state on fossil fuels while forgoing cheaper renewable energy
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 27/03/2026
Guessing we fired too many rec techs in general, especially ones who know how to use and maintain crosscut saws (that are used in Wilderness Areas, because they don’t have an engine).
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
New Yorkers showing up for the states climate law, which the governor is trying to sink.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 15/03/2026
“Just because [climate change is] not being talked about in the media doesn’t mean that it suddenly disappeared or it’s been wiped out of [the American people’s] memory banks,” says Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication:
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The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away?
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Today, @biographic.bsky.social published its first special issue: Conservation Enters a New Era One year after the Trump administration slashed biodiversity protections at home and abroad, people and organizations are figuring out where to go from here. www.biographic.com/conservation...
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Conservation Enters a New Era - bioGraphic
One year after the Trump administration slashed biodiversity protections at home and abroad, people and organizations are figuring out where to go from here.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Getting solar can be up to three times more expensive in the US because of unnecessary regulations. These companies are working to cut the red tape so that ppl can buy and build solar faster, while cutting costs.
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The Solar Industry Has Been Bogged Down by Red Tape. Digital Tools Are Changing That.
These new technologies are making it easier to power up via the sun
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Love a good late season snowfall!!! ❄️
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 11/03/2026
Let them eat crab legs!
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Mike Lee's legacy will be playing the role of the Grim Reaper when it comes to public lands. We all knew this was coming, but somehow it's still shocking 🌎 substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com
Mike Lee Attacks Grand Staircase-Escalante With the CRA, While Harriet Hageman Goes After the Roadless Rule
Two new fronts opened up in the battle for our public lands and waters
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 26/02/2026
Mexican gray wolves are rebounding 🐺🐾 Last year the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest grew by 33 bringing the wild population up to 319 individuals. This is an amazing feat considering just three decades ago there were zero roaming the wild! Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4sj9xmx
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
If you love public lands and want to stay current on all the shenanigans this administration is up to, Wes Siler is a must read. 🌎
wessiler.substack.com
The Maddening Myopia Of Republican Public Lands Policy
If not death cult, why death cult shaped?
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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This is the innovation that cross-country skiing has long been searching for to break through to a mainstream sports audience
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Roland Pease @peaseroland.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Neat way of framing climate change.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Did you know that way back in 1962 Big Oil bragged about the fact that they could melt 7 million tons of a glacier every day They knew they were destroying our climate back in 1962 We are just beginning to pay the price as Big Oil profit $2.8 billion every single day as Earth #climate collapses
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
A program meant to expedite environmental review for logging was being abused?? No Wayyyyy!!!🙄 insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
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Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court - Inside Climate News
The Forest Service didn’t make a ‘reasoned decision’ in using a categorical exclusion to exempt timber harvests from environmental reviews to ease wildfire mitigation and habitat improvement, the judg...
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 07/02/2026
30x30 aims to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. The recently enacted High Seas Treaty could help us achieve that for the ocean: therevelator.org/30x30-ocean
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How to Transform 30x30 From a Political Slogan Into an Ecological Reality • The Revelator
The recently enacted High Seas Treaty offers an opportunity to protect the ocean like never before.
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Ban Wildlife Killing Contests Everywhere. @bankillcontests.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Wolf crossing the road in Yellowstone National Park. 🐺 It was the most incredible morning working in Yellowstone National Park #wolf #wolves #wolvesoftiktok #ynp #yellowstonenationalpark #yellowston...
TikTok video by BrookBabbles
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The sudden temperature drop
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Republicans in Congress are trying to force mining and gas extraction using a tool that has never been used for public lands management. The process could set the stage for a single lawmaker to undo any public land plan they don't like. And it looks like national monuments could be next. 🌎
sierraclub.org
This Backdoor Legislative Tool Could Unravel Public Lands
Congress continues effort to erase protections for America’s shared lands and waters
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Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Mountain Goats? Noooo! An iconic species is declining in Glacier National Park www.sfgate.com/national-par...
sfgate.com
An iconic species is declining in Glacier National Park
Researchers found Glacier National Park's mountain goats have declined by 45%.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against major oil companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron, accusing them of engaging in a decades-long conspiracy to block the development of clean energy and electric vehicles.
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Did Big Oil Conspire to Kneecap the EV Industry?
The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against major oil companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron, accusing them of engaging in a decades-long conspiracy to block the development of clean energy and electric vehicles.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Remnants of a snow moon
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Congress is up to it again. Look for sneaky language that would provide a less public way to sell off public lands in the coming year.
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The Flimsy Numbers Behind The GOP Push To Sell Off Federal Properties
House Republicans say they want to offload "underutilized" federal buildings. Their math isn’t mathing.
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Dana Drugmand @danad1012.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
As Trump continues to try to shut down wind energy here at home while maligning it on the world stage, Europe is embracing it as a key instrument for not only decarbonization, but energy security at a time of rising geopolitical instability www.oneearthnow.org/p/european-c...
oneearthnow.org
European Countries Plan Offshore Wind Buildout in the North Sea, Defying Trump
The deal to deliver 100 gigawatts of clean power through cooperative projects is a key step towards enhancing energy security and reducing fossil fuel dependency.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Saving threatened and endangered species is always really popular until the numbers are discussed. Here's a way to fund conservation and keep common species common. 🌎
hcn.org
Would you pay 1% more for wildlife? - High Country News
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would tax tourists for conservation.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Clear slopes and grey skies!! Making the most of winter!! ❄️
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Just out by me - wolverines could be on their way to Colorado soon!
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Let it snowww, let’s snow
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 20/01/2026
Over 150,000 people visit the breathtaking #BoundaryWaters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern #Minnesota there every year, drawn to its vast network of pristine lakes and rivers, beautiful boreal forests, rare wildlife like #wolves and Canada lynx, and the sheer solitude of its unspoiled landscapes.
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Not even wildlife refuges are safe under this Congress. In its first year, this administration and Congress have proven to be one of the most anti-public land cohort of leaders in recent history. 🌎 wessiler.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges
The Fish and Wildlife Service’s over-holiday review, and what it means for 850 million acres of public land and water
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Lindsey Botts @lkbotts.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Despite the update, this is a clear sign that republicans are trying, once again, to set the stage for a public lands sell off...
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Republicans Move To Sell Off 'Federal Properties'
The Republican Study Committee says the policy proposal doesn’t target federal public land, but rather “underutilized” federal buildings.
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Tory Stephens @torystephens.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The biggest US solar-storage project yet takes shape in California. Westlands Water District approved 21 gigawatts of solar and batteries on water-parched fields in the Central Valley, giving farmers a way to profit from fallow land. bit.ly/4qOdtuz #California #Solar #Batteries
canarymedia.com
The biggest US solar-storage project yet takes shape in California
Westlands Water District approved 21 gigawatts of solar and batteries on water-parched fields in the Central Valley, giving farmers a way to profit from…
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