Reposted by Mayajen ramos-eisen @jenramose.online · 18/05/2026Alex was an invaluable resource when I was in Atlanta last summer for the ASG and does a lot of important reporting. please read this thread and help if you're able to. 0166
Reposted by MayaTwilight Greenaway @twyspy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The latest research on the current system in the Atlantic is, for lack of a better word, scary. "The most dramatic and drastic climate changes we see in the last 100,000 years of Earth history have been when the Amoc switched to a different state." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas 033
Reposted by MayaLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 16/04/2026First, the NAACP challenged xAI's permit to build a giant, nat. gas-burning power plant in Southaven, MS. Then, they sued xAI alleging Clean Air Act violations. Now, Dem. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is investigating the EPA over apparent inattention to xAI's pollution. Bkgd: www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...cnbc.comNAACP sues Elon Musk's xAI over Memphis data center air pollutionElon Musk, who is the world's richest person, has been counting on the greater Memphis area to serve as the backbone for xAI's buildout. 6621197
Reposted by MayaEJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 16/04/2026#Chemical Threats Nearby? Trump’s #EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know. @lizagross.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list insideclimatenews.org/news/1404202...insideclimatenews.orgChemical Threats Nearby? Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know. - Inside Climate NewsClimate change is making the risk of disastrous chemical accidents more likely. But the EPA wants to gut recently enhanced safety requirements for hazardous facilities. 011
Reposted by MayaArizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 10/04/2026“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva said. “It is frightening in there. It is disgusting.” story via @jerodmacevoy.comazmirror.comSurprise inspection finds ICE stuffing migrants 'like sardines' into a facility with no bed, showersThree lawmakers visited a Mesa ICE facility unannounced and found overcrowding, with 250 detainees packed into rooms "like sardines" 401281659
Reposted by MayaToastie @btoastie.bsky.social · 16/03/2026apnews.com/article/ariz...apnews.comApache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper miningThe transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete. 052
Reposted by MayaThe Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 17/03/2026NCAR sues itself to to block Trump administration’s “arbitrary and capricious” selloff of Boulder labcoloradosun.comNCAR sues itself to to block Trump administration’s “arbitrary and capricious” selloff of Boulder labScientific consortium that runs the Boulder federal lab says retribution is only reason for dismantling the climate, weather research agency 16833
Reposted by MayaWIRED @wired.com · 16/02/2026Documents show that more than 150 leases and office expansions have or would place new facilities in nearly every state. This gives us a clear picture of where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/ice-ex... 49562
Reposted by MayaNitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 13/02/2026essential reporting from @brandontensley.bsky.social 094
Reposted by MayaJohn R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Stunning reporting: 'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations @floodlightnews.org floodlightnews.org/thermal-dron...floodlightnews.org'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulationsImages confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers. 133
Reposted by MayaThe Uproot Project @uprootproject.bsky.social · 09/02/2026🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @politico.com is hiring an editor to guide coverage of California energy, environment, climate and transportation policy. politico.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/politi...politico.wd108.myworkdayjobs.comCalifornia Energy, Environment and Climate EditorJob Description: POLITICO is seeking a creative, ambitious and enterprising editor to guide our coverage of California energy, environment, climate and transportation policy, with a focus on how the w... 025
Reposted by MayaLiza Gross @lizagross.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Colliding climate change risks from dirty air and extreme heat compound the disparate burdens many residents of a N. Calif. county already face. A new report from #PSEHealthyEnergy breaks ground by asking community members how to reduce those harms. Read more at @insideclimatenews.orginsideclimatenews.orgMapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County - Inside Climate NewsLow-cost air pollution sensors reveal stark disparities in exposure to extreme heat and air pollution in Contra Costa County, a major traffic corridor and oil refinery hub near San Francisco. 066
Reposted by MayaIan James @ianjames.bsky.social · 05/02/2026"The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world." www.theguardian.com/environment/... @dpcarrington.bsky.social @theguardian.comtheguardian.comFlawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warnStates and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points 184
Reposted by MayaMary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Every American needs to watch this: 5972080910428
Reposted by MayaArlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️ @abecenti.bsky.social · 31/01/2026From me: Navajo Council urges ICE, DHS to recognize tribal ISs, honor statusazcentral.comNavajo Council urges ICE, DHS to recognize tribal IDs, honor statusTwo weeks after a Navajo man was held by ICE agents even after presenting tribal ID, the Navajo Council is calling on the feds to honor those IDs. 1389
Reposted by MayaCapital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Capital B is building an archive of Black oral history, powered by you, with stories told in your voices and words. capitalbnews.org/oralhistoryprojectcapitalbnews.orgHelp Preserve Black History by Sharing Your StoryCapital B is building an archive of Black oral history, told in your voices and words. 196
Reposted by MayaHigh Country News @highcountrynews.org · 28/01/2026The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights.buff.lyAn EPA proposal would make it harder for tribes to protect their water - High Country NewsThe agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights. 13020
Reposted by MayaGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 28/01/2026EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available. We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found. www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...npr.orgThe Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rulesThe rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust. 22600425
Reposted by MayaTed Zukoski @tedzukoski.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Kavanaugh stops come to Indian Country. Horrible. Predictable. 011
Reposted by MayaLiza Gross @lizagross.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Hundreds of workers who finish luxury countertops now have #silicosis, a deadly, irreversible but preventable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust. But it’s the manufacturers Republicans want to protect. More at @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1701202...insideclimatenews.orgAs Artificial Stone Countertops Kill Workers, House Republicans Discuss Protections—for Manufacturers - Inside Climate NewsSponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even more workers, experts warn. 033
Reposted by MayaAndrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 17/12/2025The timing matters a lot on this effort to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research. New reporting -- www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...cnn.comThe Trump admin is closing a critical climate research center. Officials believe it’s really trying to punish a governor | CNNThe Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research, an organization responsible for improved weather models to tools that aid hurricane safety. ... 22211
Reposted by MayaNational Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · 16/12/2025DUE FRIDAY: Are you an early-career journalist who is pursuing - or do you have a strong interest in pursuing - a career in science, health and/or environmental reporting? Apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship by December 19. Learn more:healthjournalism.orgNational Science-Health-Environment Reporting FellowshipsThe SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting. 005
Reposted by MayaFreelance Solidarity Project @fspnwu.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Today, we join unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country as they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality, and accuracy of our journalism. 1159
Maya @mayalkapoor.bsky.social · 05/12/2025This reminds me of @petridishes.bsky.social's hilarious and devastating piece in @theatlantic.com on Florida's elimination of vaccine mandates www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comFlorida Decided There Were Too Many ChildrenThe state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids. 020
Reposted by Mayajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/12/2025worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants 282413496
Reposted by MayaRadio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Evidence that the people killed by the U.S. were actually drug traffickers is expected to be released with unredacted records of Epstein Files, Trump’s tax returns, and Bigfoot shooting JFK. #RadioFreeAmerica www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...cnn.comExclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN PoliticsThe two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device... 96521
Reposted by MayaIan James @ianjames.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Negotiators for 7 states say they’ve made progress in talks on how to share the shrinking Colorado River, but they’ve missed an initial federal deadline. “Conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.comThe clock is ticking on the shrinking Colorado River as Western states miss a key deadlineNegotiators for seven states say they're making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River's chronic water shortages. But they missed an initial deadline. 03517
Reposted by MayaVirginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025If any researchers--particularly early career scientists--would like to share their experiences trying to secure a PhD, postdoc, or asst prof position in the current funding/political environment, please let me know. I'm working on a story to run in January. You can be on the record or anonymous. 0129
Reposted by MayaZoya Teirstein @zteirstein.bsky.social · 11/11/2025So thrilled to share the launch of this new project, Vital Signs, with climate desk readers. @who.int says climate change threatens to erode 50 years of public health gains. What does that look like? We’ll be reporting from five continents. First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...grist.orgIn Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policiesWhat one Arizona doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease. 03021
Reposted by MayaArlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️ @abecenti.bsky.social · 11/11/2025This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport. This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...azcentral.comDoubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo NationPeople who live along the uranium transport route say they want assurances that they are not at risk. 01912
Reposted by MayaThe Uproot Project @uprootproject.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Call for Applications: Press On’s Freedomways Reporting Fellowship is accepting applications for its 8-month fellowship from March to Oct 2026, for 6 reporters and storytellers from the South. form.jotform.com/252935798928...form.jotform.comCall for Applications: 2026 Freedomways Reporting Fellowship // Convocatoria de solicitudes: Beca de Periodismo Freedomways 2026Please click the link to complete this form. 024
Reposted by MayaLisa Sorg @lisasorg.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Asheboro pours a toxic chemical into the drinking water supply, does not play well with others & seems to have the municipal version of oppositional defiance disorder insideclimatenews.org/news/2710202...insideclimatenews.orgAsheboro, North Carolina, Is Under Pressure to Control Discharges of a Toxic Chemical Into Drinking Water Supply - Inside Climate NewsThe EPA wants the city of 28,000 to rein in an industrial solvent, 1,4-Dioxane, from its wastewater discharges. So far, Asheboro has refused. 185
Reposted by MayaThe Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 28/10/202512 months $6,600 stipend Connection to editors and a community of journalism professionals. Deadline to apply to become an early career fellow of the The Open Notebook, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social: October 31. 🧪theopennotebook.comEarly-Career Fellowship Program - The Open NotebookEvery year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests ... 034
Reposted by MayaHuman Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 21/10/2025When I asked why I had been arrested, they answered ⬇️ "We have killed all the journalists. They died once. But we brought you here and you will die hundreds of times." 🙏🏼🇵🇸 🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...theguardian.comAt least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officialsDocuments indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths 15440
Reposted by MayaAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go." The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:propublica.orgMore Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near... 9735081641
Reposted by MayaCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.socialpropublica.orgMore Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near... 8726931681
Reposted by MayaThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17/10/2025📣 Job alert! 📣 The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word! thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s... 17376
Reposted by MayaThe Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 07/10/2025How to: 🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care 🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans 🔘 Report on polls about trans issues From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo... 01313
Reposted by MayaArlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️ @abecenti.bsky.social · 07/10/2025‘US Supreme Court turns down Oak Flat copper mine case for a 2nd time’ by @debkrol.bsky.socialazcentral.comUS Supreme Court turns down Oak Flat copper mine case for a 2nd timeThe Supreme Court declined to hear Apache Stronghold's case a second time, but more cases are still on lower-court dockets. 1134
Reposted by MayaWyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 07/10/2025On the Colorado River, there is no more water. That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future. My latest: insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...insideclimatenews.orgAs Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate NewsA new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall. 24224
Reposted by MayaAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 02/10/2025Oscar Guevara said he and his younger brother will head to El Salvador to bring their father cameras, clothes and other personal belongings. “At least he is not dead, and that’s the only thing giving us hope,” Oscar Guevara said in Spanish. 16536
Reposted by MayaThe Uproot Project @uprootproject.bsky.social · 26/09/2025The Uproot Project stands with the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association and the Committee to Protect Journalists in calling for the safety and freedom of journalists in Gaza, Yemen, and beyond. 095
Reposted by MayaInstitute for Journalism & Natural Resources @ijnr.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Workshop announcement! Join us in November for a hybrid workshop investigating the potential impacts in the Great Lakes Basin of shifting federal policy and spending. Applications due October 15. Learn more about what we have planned and how to apply! www.ijnr.org/2025-great-l... 011
Reposted by MayaNPR @npr.org · 22/09/2025Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."n.pr400 entertainers co-sign ACLU letter supporting Jimmy KimmelCelebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers." 492243649
Reposted by MayaColin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Here's the deal folks. We haven't yet hit our fundraising goal. We have one more campaign planned for the year, but the long-term existence of this magazine hinges to a decent degree on readers signing up as recurring donors. If you value what we are making, it would mean a lot if you signed up 01211
Reposted by MayaTruthout @truthout.org · 16/09/2025A United Nations commission of inquiry has determined that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, concluding in a 72-page report that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, just one of which would legally constitute a genocide.truthout.orgUN Inquiry Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide and Calls for Arms EmbargoThe findings could be used by the International Court of Justice, which has a pending genocide case against Israel. 111364
Reposted by MayaSiri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2025If you're an early-career journalist, consider applying for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's paid, mentored fellowship and follow in the footsteps of @katherinejwu.com, @janehu.bsky.social, @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, @1juliarosen.bsky.social, @celiaford.bsky.social and many more! Deadline: 10/31. 02123
Reposted by MayaDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Are you a science or environment journalist who has covered (or may cover in the future) ocean conservation stories, including but not limited to stories about sharks? I'm always available for a background briefing to teach you key topics before you pitch or write a story. 23112