Scan your local news today. How many stories are about something climate change is making worse...without saying so? I counted 8 of those in my feed today, vs just 1 that named climate change directly. Why does this matter? Research shows that making this connection changes how people see it.

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Ian James@ianjames.bsky.social · last mo.

"The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat" www.latimes.com/california/s...

A work-at-home moment: some folks just paused in their afternoon walk to marvel at the cuteness of the bumblebees pollinating the lavender in front of my house.

📣 BIG NEWS! 📣 We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit! As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world. More details below 👇

"Data centers are a rare issue that unites Americans across the political spectrum, with 75 percent of Democrats and 63 percent of Republicans opposed to building data centers in their area, according to polling from Gallup." some great reporting from Kate Yoder grist.org/protest/clim...

Climate activists take on a new foe: Data centers

As climate action stalls, the movement is finding new energy in local fights to stop polluting, power-hungry facilities.

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As many experience lethal, unlivable heat, it's a good time to remember that there is no such thing as a climate refugee under the law. Climate breakdown was not understood when the UN convention was written. In the US, there is one way for extreme weather to be the basis for legal status: TPS.

The Trump administration is trying to permanently kill off one of the most unambiguously successful public policy instruments of the last half-century.

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances

And not for the first time.

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This July heat wave in the US "would have been so extreme as to be virtually impossible"--if not for climate change, according to World Weather Attribution, which is a scientific collaboration hosted at Imperial College. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuels...

A reminder that urban trees literally save lives during heat waves. They are a climate solution on many levels. But some of the hottest and most vulnerable places are losing their greenery. (1) www.nature.com/articles/s42...; (2) dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...; (3) www.asla.org/news-insight...

The hottest areas in U.S. cities are losing the most greenery - npj Urban Sustainability

npj Urban Sustainability - The hottest areas in U.S. cities are losing the most greenery

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I find this work inspiring!

Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.

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"We should call this action what it is – blatant union-busting. ... We also have reason to believe that the sale was motivated by fear [of] repercussions from the Trump administration. On multiple occasions the company has sought to quash or tone down political or sensitive stories."

Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth.bsky.social · last mo.

Statement by @sciamunion.bsky.social on Springer Nature's sale of Scientific American and massive editorial layoffs right before a successful union vote is counted. www.wgaeast.org/wgae-scienti...

I've been off social media for a little while to clear my head. Returning here reminds me that my struggles with journalism right now are not mine alone. We need science journalism, and we need some radical creative rethinking to keep it alive. Very sorry to hear the news about SciAm.

Michael Greshko@michaelgreshko.bsky.social · last mo.

Journalism is in crisis—including science and environmental journalism. The industry is in really rough shape, and this blow makes matters worse.

As I said to @danvergano.bsky.social, these days more good writers and editors seem to be outside the publishing establishment than in it.

Kate Wong@katewong.bsky.social · last mo.

Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!

I wrote about one specific way AI is ruining my life defector.com/ai-animal-vi...

AI Animal Videos Are Ruining One Of The Internet's Last Good Things | Defector

Recently while picking up a banh mi in my neighborhood, I found myself transfixed by a TV in the restaurant showing what I assumed was a nature documentary. At first the footage soothed: Gentle humpba...

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For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal

For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal

Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago.

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We just crossed 10% of the ocean protected. Up from 0.7% in 2000. At this pace we hit 30% around 2055. The deadline is 2030. I wrote about how we close that gap — and why it pays for itself: https://wp.me/pfuM3b-3e 🌊

Reimagine the Ocean: Why Protecting It Is the Smartest Investment on Earth

This World Ocean Day, the ocean just handed us two pieces of good news worth celebrating — and one honest reason to keep pushing. Here’s the case almost nobody makes: a protected ocean isn&#8…

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If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

Support Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In May

Alex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS.

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1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men. So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening. My colleagues and I started to count:

BREAKING: FEMA this week officially called back staffers who have been on administrative leave for *8 months* after signing a whistleblower letter last August. Some of the disaster workers started back today. Story @bloomberg.com, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FEMA Reinstates Staffers Who Had Criticized Trump Cuts to Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week told more than a dozen staffers to return to work after placing them on administrative leave eight months ago for signing an open letter criticizing t...

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‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more

Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.

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I urge people to get this book. Katharine is one of the best thinkers, writers, and humans I know. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Climat...

Climate Wayfinding

When maps come up short and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way? Visionary climate leader Katharine K. Wilkinson offers a compassio...

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In our book Calling Bullshit, we talked about some of the ways people create misleading narratives by judiciously choosing how to calculate percentages. "Making up utterly nonsensical shit" was not among the methods we addressed. Gift link,

RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims

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“We’ve lost out on the ability to continue to improve this work to make it more effective, and to explore how to apply it to other areas…There are a lot of different ways that genetics has been used to justify prejudice and…that human-made social categories interface with biological categories“🧪

A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career

Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught.

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Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Today is a good day to remember that Carl Sagan was as outspoken about the dangers of war and nuclear weapons as he was an advocate of space exploration.

🦫 Happy #NationalBeaverDay! Beavers aren’t just busy, they’re also saving the planet. @emilyfairfax.bsky.social and Cherie Westbrook discuss how beaver ecosystem engineering is an ally against climate change. Fun fact: Emily was a beaver sci consultant for Disney-Pixar’s Hoppers! 🎬 bit.ly/4mjZJqE

The Ecology and Evolution of Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers That Ameliorate Climate Change

Beavers, Castor canadensis in North America and Castor fiber in Eurasia, are widely referred to as nature's engineers due to their ability to rapidly transform diverse landscapes into dynamic wet...

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For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US Border

We wrote this checklist to help journalists prepare for transit through a U.S. port of entry while preserving the confidentiality of your most sensitive information, such as unpublished reporting mate...

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"The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years," according to new @carbonbrief.org analysis: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-... #ClimateSky

Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low - Carbon Brief

The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in...

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