A worthless plan: “We found that there were only about 120 watersheds out of over 11,000 that would actually see a reduction in atrazine below … the level EPA has identified would harm aquatic ecosystems,” Nathan Donley of @biologicaldiversity.org said. www.thenewlede.org/2026/10/epa-...

EPA’s atrazine clean up plan is “utterly worthless,” study finds

A US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to reduce the amount of atrazine running off into US rivers, lakes and streams would leave 99% of watersheds contaminated at levels that exceed the agen...

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Aaron Regunberg, @publiccitizen.bsky.social: "The Massachusetts filings, he said, suggest 'that we have seen just a sliver of the evidence that they actually have that they’ve spent decades knowingly deceiving the public about this crisis. How many more reports are they sitting on?'”

New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil - Inside Climate News

Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.

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📣 NEW REPORT 📣 If it feels like the United States’ affordability crisis is at a fever pitch, that’s because it is. Dive into the data and learn about the corporate forces driving our country’s surging water bills in our research team’s new analysis: fwwat.ch/4jHJh3S

Health threats from fossil fuels and labor rights collide in restaurant kitchens. Another reason to #ElectrifyEverything! From @alisontakemura.bsky.social:

Gas stoves put restaurant cooks’ health at risk, new study finds

Dangerous amounts of heat and air pollution swirl in most commercial kitchens — even when the stoves are off. Switching

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Protesters had protected the tree for more than 70 days. It was cut down Monday to make way for a double border wall

Final “grandmother” cottonwood toppled, protesters arrested in Lochiel - AZ Luminaria

Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after pro...

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TODAY: U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Suncor v. Boulder. 🛢️ Big Oil is asking the Court to dismiss this landmark climate case. ✊ But communities facing fossil-fuel-driven climate harm deserve their day in court. We are at the Court and monitoring the hearing. Follow us for updates. #SCOTUS

Happening now: argument in Suncor v Boulder before #SCOTUS This is a big climate change liability moment: earthjustice.org/brief/2026/w...

What to Know About the Supreme Court's Big Climate Case: Suncor v. Boulder

The Supreme Court could rule that communities can’t seek compensation for climate damage caused by oil companies violating state consumer protection laws.

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Boulder’s lawsuit says the two oil companies, Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, should help pay for the damage to the state of Colorado — such as worsening heat waves and wildfires — caused by climate change, which is driven by the burning of fossil fuels.

A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins (Gift Article)

The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.

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BIG WIN FOR BIG BEND!! A federal judge just issued an emergency injunction to block border barrier and road construction across the #BigBend region. The injunction will remain in place while the court considers a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s waiver to fast-track construction.

"All #BorderWall and road construction across the entire Big Bend region is halted! What a massive, historic victory for everyone across #BigBend — the toughest, most beautiful souls I know. I’m a puddle of tears. More to come soon." - @laikenjordahl.bsky.social, National #PublicLands Advocate

NEW: The update of the public health effects section of our 9th ed. fracking science Compendium summarized (not a direct translation) in Spanish by our friends at Territorio de Ideas. 🙏 concernedhealthny.org/wp-content/u... @psr-la.bsky.social @psr.org @sfbaypsr.bsky.social @standla.bsky.social

"'People don’t breathe one permit at a time,' said Michael Cork, a Harvard-trained environmental health scientist who founded EmPower, and Lackawanna County [PA] amounts to 'a major proposed infrastructure build-out, concentrated in one county.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/c...

When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers. (Gift Article)

An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.

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"'Our best estimate is that the [62 gas-fired] generators emitted about 140 tons of NOx,' said Xiaomeng Jin, an assistant professor at Rutgers... Her analysis would rank DataOne in the state’s top five NOx polluters of 2025, per EPA data." #DataCenters are an unfolding #PublicHealth crisis.

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US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits

A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort. trib.al/dkJLZ2X

Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research

A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.

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Bay Area chefs are going all-electric. ⚡ @kqednews.kqed.org's latest story looks at why: faster boiling, precise temp control, cooler & safer kitchens, and better air quality. BDC Chefluencer Katie Chin shares how induction has improved her cooking all-around. bit.ly/4iWeVuk #EnergySky

Here’s What All-Electric Bay Area Restaurants Have Learned From Ditching Gas | KQED

Electric kitchen conversions are expensive, but as California weans itself off fossil fuels, these chefs say it’s good for food quality, climate and health.

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🌎 Climate VICTORY! @nypirg.bsky.social applauds @governor.ny.gov's approval of legislation to create a statewide electric lawn equipment rebate program, which will reduce air, climate, and noise pollution and support NY small businesses. 📰 News release: nypirg.org/pubs/202609/...

Meta is using a radical interpretation of a tax credit for “research and experimentation” to get billions of dollars off GPUs for its A.I. data centers. My latest with Jesse Drucker, @elitan.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)

Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

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‘Canada, come get your people’: Namibian communities reported abuses to the human rights watchdog Canada built. Two years later, the complaint is still unanswered and the office is gone. by Rob Parker

‘Canada, come get your people’: Namibian communities reported abuses to the human rights watchdog Canada built. Two years later, the complaint is still unanswered and the office is gone. - Halifax Exa...

In their rush to remove any remedy for victims of abuses by Canadian mining companies overseas, the corrupt Liberal Party left at least 36 cases, including ours about ReconAfrica in Namibia, in perman...

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☢️The fracking company CNX is expanding a voluntary radiation monitoring program. We are skeptical that "Radical Transparency" can be achieved through voluntary industry initiatives, and think we need much more scrutiny of radioactive dangers fractracker.org/2026/09/cnxs...

CNX's Expanded Radiation Monitoring and Disclosure Fall Short - FracTracker Alliance

Press Release: CNX’s Expanded Radiation Monitoring and Disclosure Fall Short. FracTracker calls for comprehensive radiation testing and enforceable public reporting requirements across Pennsylvania’s ...

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"The Trump administration on Monday finalized its plan to significantly weaken fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, scaling back Biden-era rules meant to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the shift to electric vehicles." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...

Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars (Gift Article)

The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.

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Researchers w/ Wildlife & Climate Consensus have a new study out, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... In July I solicited this op-ed for @mongabay.com by them about bringing #wildlife into #climate conversations Good to see it's now 350+ signatories strong, here's why it's captured attention:

Wildlife helps regulate the climate & this belongs in policy discussions (commentary)

When we talk about climate change and wildlife, most people think about the impact of climate change on animals. We see individual organisms struggling to find food and being pushed into new places an...

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New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused

New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused

Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production

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#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...

Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

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This CDCer is absolutely exhausted. Working in public health during this hostile time for science takes more out of me than I can say. BUT the people who keep showing up, supporting us, and the science remind me that this fight is worth it. We’ll keep going for those who can’t. ✊ Goodnight 💚✨

A USDA plan would push national forests toward more off-road and motorized traffic while removing the standards that protect wildlife, water, and other forest users. PEER and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics submitted comments opposing the plan. https://ow.ly/7L1O50ZQBar

FSEEE and PEER Oppose USDA Plan to Weaken National Forest Protections and Expand Motorized Use

Rollback Would Strip Wildlife and Watershed Safeguards from 193 Million Acres of Public Land as the Forest Service Faces an $11.44 Billion Maintenance Backlog and Plans to Cut Two-Thirds of Its Permanent Workforce

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EPA admitted that two of the most widely-used forms of “forever chemicals” are still being manufactured and imported in the U.S. This admission comes In response to a PEER complaint. https://ow.ly/YvgM50ZQZ9g #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

EPA Retracts Central Claim of PFAS Progress

Agency Makes Grudging Admission That PFAS Are Still Being Manufactured and Imported

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“Y’all are going to need a bigger hospital.” Already burdened by petrochemical plants, Louisiana is facing a wave of gas-powered AI data centers—and their pollution. Dorothy Slater, an oncology nurse, writes for @dissentmag.bsky.social about nursing her patients at the frontier of AI buildout.

Death by Data Centers - Dissent Magazine

I’m an oncology nurse in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. My patients and I breathe the same polluted air, and we can’t afford the toxic exposure from the gas-fired plants set to power the state’s proposed A...

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Oil spills from war are spreading towards coral reefs and mangroves in the Strait of Hormuz. Fossil fuel dependence puts people, nature and economies in harm’s way. It's time to end that dependence and build a future powered by clean, decentralised renewables.

Strait of Hormuz attacks spill oil into Persian Gulf

As war disrupts one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, satellite images reveal that oil is spreading toward protected coral reefs and mangrove forests.

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New from Justin Nobel, in collaboration with @truthdig.com: We previously reported on homes and a school built atop a former drilling waste site. Homeowners still want to know, did they have a right to be informed of the land's filthy past?

Did These North Texas Developers Have a Duty to Disclose Oil and Gas Waste History?

A housing development and school was built atop an old drilling waste site in Johnson County. New test results came back safe, but it’s unclear what the homebuyers had a legal right to know.

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NEW RESOURCE 📝 A detailed guide to protecting your community's #water —quality and quantity—from developments such as #DataCenters and #CarbonCapture. Help accomplish transparency and the rule of law for the use and protection of precious water. www.sehn.org/sehn/2026/9/...