straight up misinformation from Politico Power Switch today: "The Clean Air Act was never designed to regulate planet-warming pollution." the definition of air pollution in the 1970 Clean Air Act deliberately mentions weather and climate, in part because carbon dioxide was known to be dangerous.

It got overshadowed by the pipeline news, but NYS’s deal to allow Greenidge Generation to keep operating an upstate gas plant *for the sole purpose of mining bitcoin* might be almost as big of a reversal gothamist.com/news/upstate...

Upstate NY Bitcoin mine agrees to slash emissions, will get air permit from the state

The move comes days after Hochul’s administration paved the way for a new natural gas pipeline in New York Harbor.

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Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park has been engineered to remove most pedestrian crossings and amenities, to speed up traffic. A thread with 8 examples of things that have been lost, with historical images. South to north. 1. A staircase from the river trail to the Girard Ave Bridge, and Brewerytown:

A bit of happy news! After years of work from many people, and in response to a petition from my organization Delaware Riverkeeper Network, EPA finalized revised water quality standards for the tidal Delaware to support all life stages of aquatic life, including Atlantic Sturgeon! 🐟

This whole thread!

Civic Grit@civicgrit.bsky.social · 12mo ago

One of the arguments I often see conservatives make is that public transit should be privatized. That might work, but only if roads, highways, and parking were privatized as well! In Japan many transit companies are private but so are expressways and so is parking.

45/ ⚖️🌱The Court. "The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is therefore inherent to other human rights. Under international law, the RtHE is essential to the enjoyment of other human rights."

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice. 🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability 📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇 #ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

Resources for covering today's 6-3 SCOTUS decision on Tennessee's ban on medical care for transgender youth: www.transjournalists.org/2025-skrmett...

What journalists should know in advance of the U.S. v. Skrmetti U.S. Supreme Court decision

In advance of what will likely be a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the U.S. v. Skrmetti case, the Trans Journalists Association offers the following guidance to reporters, newsrooms, and othe...

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Seven County just released . . . www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Request your free street tree today! Get in line for the fall, why wait til 2026? Fill the form out. If you have a pavement, a contractor will cut a space for the tree. It's a great program! pg-cloud.com/phs/?openfor...

This is your occasional reminder that typing “-ai” before your search term is pretty effective at preventing the often-inaccurate Ai summaries (Yes, I know there are other ways: this is the quickest and easiest to remember)

Disgraceful.

Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋@charlierichmond.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Majority-Black Alabama Communities - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

I’ve been thinking about this pivot a lot. What should be the response to those who say climate disruption doesn’t need to be avoided?

Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · last yr.

A philosophical problem I want to express (which I know may not sit well with many of my colleagues. But fuck it, what's tenure for, eh?) There's a growing tendency in climate social sciences to conflate "climate minimization" with "climate denial". I think that's a mistake. 🧵

The White House is clearly scared of the power states have to build the clean energy economy and is resorting to blatantly unconstitutional tactics. The Trump administration is hoping that pro-climate state governments back down in fear. How should states respond? Simple. Ramp up instead. 🧵

David Roberts@volts.wtf · last yr.

This new White House executive order says that the US Attorney General is going to prevent states from implementing democratically passed laws regarding climate change and clean energy. It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit.

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

State constitutions for the win! www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf...

ACLU@aclu.org · last yr.

BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. This is a critical victory for trans rights.

Great opinion piece by Pamela Darville of @powerinterfaith.bsky.social about Philadelphia's gas distribution system and how the Pennsylvania #GreenAmendment plays a role in the management of municipally-owned gas utilities.

Philadelphia’s decaying gas lines are a ticking time bomb beneath our streets | Opinion

These disasters are not accidents. They are symptoms of PGW’s failure to prioritize safety over profit, leaving communities hostage to pipelines older than most grandparents.

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Since Trump's inauguration, his EPA had announced no major step to address water or air pollution. That changed today. Trump's EPA BOASTED it plans the biggest rollback of safeguards for health, land, water & air quality in US history. To INCREASE harmful pollution to water, air, to your community.

Today's #SCOTUS decision begs the question (posed by the dissent)--how will #EPA issue permits that ensure water quality standards are met? Ends-based limitations at least nominally met that requirement.

Come hear me talk about the right to a healthy environment this Friday!

PIELC

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Administrative law in the 1970s: how much peanuts in the peanut butter? Administrative law today:

arnold schwarzenegger from terminator says come with me if you want to live .

Alt: arnold schwarzenegger from terminator says come with me if you want to live .

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If you’re wondering, like I was, what’s “illegal” about DEI efforts in the eyes of the new administration, this thread is a helpful explainer.

Katie Eyer@katieeyer.bsky.social · last yr.

For those who haven't seen it, here is DOE's "Dear Colleague" letter on SFFA: www.ed.gov/media/docume.... Most concerningly, the letter states that Ed views actions taken to "increase racial diversity" as unlawful race discrimination, even when they don't treat individuals differently based on race.

In a court filing, Rio Grande LNG is citing a Trump executive order on environmental justice as a reason why the company's legal problems should be moot gasoutlook.com/news/rio-gra...

Petition for rehearing en banc of Marin Audubon denied--concurrence acknowledges violation of party presentation principle but denies rehearing because discussion of CEQ regulatory authority was not necessary to disposition of the merits. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...

I'm going to attempt to track jobs in my line of work (administrative law, litigation-y) that open up over the next stretch and post them here. Let me know if I miss something.

We're hiring for an experienced attorney fired up to hold the line against the oncoming Trump onslaught up here in Alaska. Come join our team or share with your friends! biologicaldiversity.bamboohr.com/careers/111

Staff or Senior Attorney

Salary Range: Staff Attorney: $69,000 - $85,000; Senior Attorney: $85,000 - $125,000 Location:  This is a remote position. Applicants residing anywhere in Alaska strongly preferred and will be given p...

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Bluesky gets a shoutout at the Supreme Court

Fantastic explainer by @propublica.org on the stealthy ways that old oil and gas wells are almost never fully decommissioned and permanently plugged—including how they get repurposed for subsided *waves hands in the air* scammy carbon sequestration operations. www.propublica.org/article/oil-...

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.

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Carbon capture+pipes, synthetic direct air carbon capture and pipes, blue hydrogen, and non-H2 electro-fuels are all net sources of CO2 and air pollution into the atmosphere and should be eliminated in the same way fossil fuels should be eliminated. web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...

Mark Z. Jacobson@mzjacobson.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Carbon capture will increase fossil fuel production, there’s no doubt about it..It does not help climate one bit.” @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/c...