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Jason West

@profjasonwest.bsky.social
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Professor at #UNC Environmental Sciences and Engineering working on air pollution, climate change, global health, energy. Opinions my own.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 30/09/2026
The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...
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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. (Gift Article)
In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Recess!
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’ll believe that Trump controls the straight of Hormuz when he puts a hotel casino and golf course there.
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here is the check that Susan Collins' PAC got from a defense contractor's shell company in exchange for millions of dollars in government contracts ~ Meidas Touch
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If the UN Secretary-General can’t motivate world leaders to action on climate, who can? 🤷🏻‍♂️
theguardian.com
Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'He called on data center builders to commit to powering their facilities with clean energy by 2030, and said that the rush to build new gas plants for artificial intelligence infrastructure “has no future.”'
nytimes.com
A Departing U.N. Chief’s Dire Warning on Climate Change (Gift Article)
As he nears the end of his term as the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres looks back on his efforts to stop climate change.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We found the corruption!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year. Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
cbo.gov
Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran
CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.
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Christopher Callahan @ccallahan45.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Finally, a series of former leaders of the US Global Change Research Program argued that the amendment "would constitute falsification of research and a serious breach of scientific integrity": www.climate.us/news-feature...
climate.us
A response from former USGCRP leaders on proposal to revise the Fifth National Climate Assessment
Former executive director of the U.S. Global Change Science Program and several colleagues describe the rigor of the process that produced NCA5 and
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Christopher Callahan @ccallahan45.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The White House plans to amend the National Climate Assessment to question RCP8.5. Last week, I, @jsmankin.bsky.social, and @vsrikrish.bsky.social commented that this proposal is "scientifically unsupported and procedurally deficient". You can see our comment here: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10....
essopenarchive.org
Comment on Proposed Amendment to the Fifth National Climate Assessment | ESS Open Archive
This document is a public comment regarding the proposed amendment to the fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). The amendment directs any NCA5 results that are “dependent on RCP8.5, SSP5-8.5, or e...
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Who would have thought that a report by a bunch of scientists is so concerning to some of the worlds most powerful countries. (...or is this a proxy battle about other issues)
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is trying to take funds that save lives and instead use them to end lives. Sign our petition against this heinous plan: tr.ee/uQmeZi www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Revealed: inside the US military’s plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I’d expect at least some maga faithful to cheat at the presidents suggestion by trying to vote twice. Getting caught means significant fines and jail time in many states.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/09/2026
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that "we want honesty in our elections," he led them in a pledge to "cheat like hell" and "go out and vote" in the midterm elections. to.pbs.org/4yTjfzl
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WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vo...
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Bin Laden failed to attack the U.S. capitol. Trump succeeded. (It’s thought the plane that went down in PA was headed to the capitol but brave Americans stopped it.)
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Judge Luttig has again performed a great service to the U.S. Constitution and our republic by exposing the treachery the Trumpsters have planned for 1/3/27, the new 1/6/21, and wisely outlining what must be done to stop the evil coup in its tracks. judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/january-3-...
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January 3, 2027 - The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
House Republicans are poised to claim that the midterm elections were stolen from them when they meet on January 3 to decide which Members-elect will be seated in the 120th Congress
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Michael Warhurst @mwarhurst.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
Greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.7% to reach a record 54 billion tons of CO2 equivalent in 2025 - United States increased by 2.2% - Chinese emissions rose 0.1% - Indian emissions fell 0.2% - EU’s emissions fell by 0.2% #ClimateChange joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
The United States registered the largest absolute rise worldwide, increasing emissions by +2.2% compared to 2024. 
For the first time, China and India maintained or reduced their emission levels (+0.1% and -0.2%). 
Reductions were observed across major contributors. Six of the 16 major emitters (contributing over 1% of global emissions) achieved reductions in 2025, including Australia, Brazil and Japan. 
The EU reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (excluding LULUCF) by 0.2% relative to 2024, achieving a 35.6% total reduction from 1990 levels. The EU's share of global total emissions declined further to 5.8%. Additionally, the EU GHG emissions per capita (7.1 t CO2eq/cap) continued their decline towards the global average value (6.6 t CO2eq/cap). Note that the EDGAR figures have a different basis than those used to track progress towards EU targets, based on the EU GHG Inventory.
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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As of Sept 5 NC election deadlines: 34 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 40 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 45 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 56 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 59 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that ICE agents could enter polling places to make arrests this November, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration contemplating actions that federal law has long prohibited. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites
Under federal law, an official who orders, brings or keeps “troops or armed men” at a location where a general or special election is taking place can face up to five years in prison and disqualificat...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
They have every intention of rigging this election and trying to steal it And these are the same people who spent a decade falsely claiming elections are rigged It's the biggest, longest con in U.S. political history, and the whole country is its victim
cnn.com
USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public | CNN Politics
The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*...
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 02/09/2026
Today marks one year since the administration began its unauthorized and unconstitutional boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific — killing over 200 people. One thing is clear: this military campaign, which continues with the latest strikes just last week, remains illegal and ineffective.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026
Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yeah so, if Fauci is going to be held in contempt of Congress for pleading the 5th, RFK Jr. had BETTER be held accountable for LYING TO CONGRESS. In any other administration, this would be grounds for impeachment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
49,000 arrests in July. 66,000 people currently in detention. ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted
As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
(not the main point but ...) By pressing charges isn't the Navy acknowledging that Trump and Hegseth lied about this last week when they said this was all overblown?
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"The U.S.’ resurgent passion for building new gas infrastructure is quickly putting the U.S. at risk of reversing any emissions cuts we’ve achieved so far — and it’s mostly down to data centers."
latitudemedia.com
The problem with the US gas bonanza for data centers
In 2026, the U.S. nearly doubled the gas capacity it’s developing for data centers, risking reversing any emissions cuts achieved so far.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"...we’re leaving out essential information. We’re only telling cadets part of the story. We’re lying to them, deceiving them. It would be like trying to teach the law without being able to even mention the Constitution" Read more at: www.stripes.com/branches/arm... Source - Stars and Stripes"
stripes.com
West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026
The disaster is linked to climate change, with experts noting the region's vulnerability to extreme weather. n.pr/4cvl1On
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8 dead, hundreds missing as Nepal avalanche triggers flash floods
The disaster is linked to climate change, with experts noting the region's vulnerability to extreme weather.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A huge and sudden tragedy. I’m hoping for limited loss of life.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tomorrow every grade school teacher should play and discuss Dolly’s Coat of Many Colors. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
nytimes.com
Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Outrageous
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/08/2026
Trump reported 1,051 trades in his June disclosure. These two stood out: — June 18: Bought $250K–$500K in Boeing, the same day the Navy awarded Boeing an $880 million contract — June 23: Bought $15K–$50K in SpaceX, the same day NASA recorded a $425.6 million award to SpaceX
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Knowledge and science are not conservative or liberal.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I’m starting to think now may not be a good time to invade Cuba, Canada, Panama, or Greenland.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is REALLY important. “Over 50% of Americans say climate change is a serious threat; only 10% think their compatriots feel the same That perception gap on the issue is among the highest in the world, per a new Gallup poll.” They want you to think you’re alone. You’re not. #ClimateCrisis
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Over 50% of Americans say climate change is a serious threat; only 10% think their compatriots feel the same
That perception gap on the issue is among the highest in the world, per a new Gallup poll....
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is so important No matter what your cause is, we won’t be able to fight for it without fair elections. And without taking the house and senate in November, there may not be fair elections after that.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
DOE announces it will continue to force ratepayers to spend $600,000 per day for unnecessary dirty power
energy.gov
Energy Secretary Keeps Coal-Fired Generation Operational in the Midwest
Emergency order keeps beautiful, clean coal generation available and reduces energy costs for Americans.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What Trump wants to be and what he wants for America.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ty Cobb, who served as a White House lawyer during President Trump's first term, warns about the road ahead: "I think we're in for a very dangerous time, and I think it's going to take a great deal of preparation and resistance and courtroom time to ensure that we get fair and free elections."w
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Don Jr must have just invested in a steam company.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“What we’ll see in 2027 is a sneak peek of what the new normal will be in 2035,” said Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit research organization. “We’ll see things that have never happened before in our history in terms of temperature, drought conditions, extreme heat”
nytimes.com
Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continents (Gift Article)
The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:
nature.com
NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Billionaire Epstein class vs normal people. (And don wasnt a billionaire until the presidential grifting started)
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"Climate change is not just a CO2 or a fossil fuel problem. It cuts across greenhouse gas types, modes of production, sectors, and reduction strategies. We need to look at the whole picture of GHG emissions. We need a portfolio approach. And we need to set priorities within the portfolio."
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
ted.com
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/07/2026
The FBI has ADMITTED it has the Epstein Files redaction TRAINING VIDEOS that an anonymous FBI source told me about last year. TODD BLANCHE was required to release these under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. TODD BLANCHE is unfit to serve as Attorney General. VOTE NO. @judiciarydems.senate.gov
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@katharinehayhoe.com and @globalecoguy.bsky.social advice to people who think it's too late to do anything about climate change? 🚨 Get offline and go outside! To learn more about actions you can take that are scientifically proven to make a difference, check out: jointheshift.earth
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Jason West @profjasonwest.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The smoke is horrible. But if the wind didn’t bring the smoke to the US, would anyone care that Canada’s forests are burning?
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