So great to work with @ryankrugman.bsky.social and team up with @insideclimatenews.org on this 💚

There’s something in the air in South Portland, Maine (and it’s not good) - The Boston Globe Residents of South Portland, Maine, are concerned about high levels of benzene, a carcinogen, measured near petroleum storage tanks in close proximity to their homes.

Years ago, I brought my baby with me to a City Council meeting to learn about the risks of emissions from South Portland's petroleum tank farms. Now that she's in first grade, we're getting some answers about what's in the air here, and it's not good. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/11/s...

I used to use this as a resource for finding archival video for Frontline. Worth a look. tvnews.vanderbilt.edu

Supreme Court to decide on throwing out dozens of climate change lawsuits The Trump administration and energy producers urged the Supreme Court to throw out lawsuits seeking to hold the companies liable for the costs of global climate change.

Supreme Court to decide on throwing out dozens of climate change lawsuits

I have devoted much of my weather & climate career to engaging with journalists--including 200-300 news media interviews per year, many of which involve recurring conversations to facilitate timely & contextually accurate coverage. This recent collapse has been stunning and deeply disconcerting.

Where are my east coast migraine people at?? You also feel this storm coming? 🫠

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.

i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts

‘We’re not safe right now’: A nurse’s dramatic ICE arrest ignites fear in Maine’s immigrant communities - The Boston Globe When ICE arrested of Fátima Lucas Henrique, the video of her screaming as agents pulled her from her vehicle resonated across the state.

The video of Fátima's arrest haunted me when I saw it last Friday because her screams captured the fears of the people I'd speaking to all week. No criminal record. Pursuing the legal process for asylum from Angola. A CNA heading off to work. And now — detained.

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Tell us: How is your heat pump holding up in the cold? - The Boston Globe Do you live in New England and have a heat pump in your home? Tell us about your home heating situation.

It's that time of year again. We want to hear how your heat pump is holding up in the cold. Let us know! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/10/m...

‘The level of panic was very high’: As ICE arrived in Portland, neighbors mobilized to support immigrant families - The Boston Globe Residents have stepped in to bring their children to school, run errands, deliver meals, and are even patrolling neighborhoods in search of immigration agents.

Mr. Rogers said to look for the helpers. As ICE surges into Maine, it hasn't been hard to find them. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/23/m...

... because I write for a newspaper with a paywall? Which pays my salary?

Maine officials denounce ‘secret arrests’ in latest ICE operation - The Boston Globe Officials from Lewiston to Portland expressed a common frustration that they are contending with as the administration remains steadfast in its determination to carry out its immigration agenda.

I don't have the words for how intense it is to live in the Portland area right now. Thankfully, I get paid to ask questions, listen to people, and pass their words along. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...

Overcharged: Mass. consumers say energy supplier is ‘soaking’ them with high bills - The Boston Globe A class action lawsuit is targeting CleanChoice, a third-party energy supplier, alleging that the company is using deceptive practices to overstate how “clean” its energy supply is, while overcharging...

82-year-old resident Charlotte Ikels was getting energy from a third-party electric supplier and paid double what she could have paid with a city program. It's time to end energy scams once and for all. Read more from
@shankman.bsky.social in @bostonglobe.com. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...
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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material

Absolutely not.
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A judge overturned Trump’s permitting freeze for wind projects. Will that be enough to get the industry back on track? - The Boston Globe Here in New England, where offshore wind had been on the cusp of taking off before Trump was elected, will this week’s ruling make any difference?

Over here "well, actually ..."-ing my way through the news cycle. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/09/s...

Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.

A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing ‘the crazy card.’ - The Boston Globe Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.

I read this with my heart in my throat. Highly recommend @yabraham.bsky.social's series on what led Latarsha Sanders to murder her children and how the justice system failed her. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/m...

Found this in my 6-year-old's backpack this morning.

"I like the Earth because it's a healthy world. I hope people take care of it."

Same, girl.

Happy holidays to you as well, and thanks for the kind words!

I'm with you! Team Snow all the way.

New England is one of the fastest warming regions in the world, new study finds - The Boston Globe A new study finds that New England is among the fastest-warming places on the planet, and the pace of warming and snow loss is picking up.

the story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/s...

Live dangerously. Write a story about the loss of cold and snow in New England and put it on the front page as extreme cold rolls through.

Despite the cold & snowy start this season. #NewEngland is warming faster than most regions worldwide, especially during winter. Check out the state-by-state breakdown below, AND the solid read from @shankman.bsky.social

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/s...

#mawx #riwx #nhwx @bostonglobe.com

Northern Lights peaking now in Mass! Get out there folks and look north!

#mawx #riwx #nhwx #boston @bostonglobe.com

Boston officials flummoxed by Trump administration’s rejection of federal funding for flood protections - The Boston Globe A plan to prevent flooding in Fort Point is in limbo after FEMA denied Boston’s $10 million grant for a flood wall following six years of collaborative planning.

For 6 years, Boston and FEMA have been working on a plan to protect the Fort Point neighborhood from flooding.

Now, FEMA has rejected the grant application, blaming Boston, saying the city failed to send the right documents. Are they being gaslit?
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Thanks, Phil!

Dirty water, indeed: New proposal would allow continued sewage in the Charles - The Boston Globe The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has proposed reclassifying the Charles River to allow for continued releases of sewage.

New proposal would allow sewage and rainwater to be released into the Charles in perpetuity.

It's "like it’s the 1700s and we don’t understand modern sanitary management," @emnorton.bsky.social told me.

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Your favorite whale is an orca? Loser. Orcas are dolphins.

‘The water is pushing back’: A Globe reporter on how rising seas and heavy rains threaten Mass. communities - The Boston Globe Climate change is bringing about a wetter New England. In some Boston neighborhoods and Massachusetts towns, that future is already here.

“For hundreds of years we’ve been bending water to our will,” my colleague @shankman.bsky.social told me for today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point about the threat that flooding poses to Massachusetts. Now “the water is pushing back.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/n...

‘The water is pushing back’: A Globe reporter on how rising seas and heavy rains threaten Mass. communities - The Boston Globe Climate change is bringing about a wetter New England. In some Boston neighborhoods and Massachusetts towns, that future is already here.

The floods are coming; the floods are here. I spoke with @ianprasad.bsky.social for today's Starting Point newsletter about a new project from @bostonglobe.com, "When the floods come," that's out today.

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