Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

The latest research on the current system in the Atlantic is, for lack of a better word, scary.

"The most dramatic and drastic climate changes we see in the last 100,000 years of Earth history have been when the Amoc switched to a different state."
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NAACP sues Elon Musk's xAI over Memphis data center air pollution Elon Musk, who is the world's richest person, has been counting on the greater Memphis area to serve as the backbone for xAI's buildout.

First, the NAACP challenged xAI's permit to build a giant, nat. gas-burning power plant in Southaven, MS. Then, they sued xAI alleging Clean Air Act violations. Now, Dem. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is investigating the EPA over apparent inattention to xAI's pollution. Bkgd: www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...

Chemical Threats Nearby? Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know. - Inside Climate News Climate change is making the risk of disastrous chemical accidents more likely. But the EPA wants to gut recently enhanced safety requirements for hazardous facilities.

#Chemical Threats Nearby? Trump’s #EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know.

@lizagross.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

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“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva said. “It is frightening in there. It is disgusting.”

story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete.

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NCAR sues itself to to block Trump administration’s “arbitrary and capricious” selloff of Boulder lab Scientific consortium that runs the Boulder federal lab says retribution is only reason for dismantling the climate, weather research agency

NCAR sues itself to to block Trump administration’s “arbitrary and capricious” selloff of Boulder lab

Documents show that more than 150 leases and office expansions have or would place new facilities in nearly every state.

This gives us a clear picture of where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere.

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essential reporting from @brandontensley.bsky.social

'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.

Stunning reporting:

'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations @floodlightnews.org floodlightnews.org/thermal-dron...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @politico.com is hiring an editor to guide coverage of California energy, environment, climate and transportation policy. politico.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/politi...

Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County - Inside Climate News Low-cost air pollution sensors reveal stark disparities in exposure to extreme heat and air pollution in Contra Costa County, a major traffic corridor and oil refinery hub near San Francisco.

Colliding climate change risks from dirty air and extreme heat compound the disparate burdens many residents of a N. Calif. county already face. A new report from #PSEHealthyEnergy breaks ground by asking community members how to reduce those harms. Read more at @insideclimatenews.org

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

"The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world." www.theguardian.com/environment/... @dpcarrington.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Every American needs to watch this:

From me: Navajo Council urges ICE, DHS to recognize tribal ISs, honor status

Help Preserve Black History by Sharing Your Story Capital B is building an archive of Black oral history, told in your voices and words.

Capital B is building an archive of Black oral history, powered by you, with stories told in your voices and words. https://capitalbnews.org/oralhistoryproject/

An EPA proposal would make it harder for tribes to protect their water - High Country News The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights.

The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights.

The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.

EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.

We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.

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Here's an Audre Lorde Poem

As Megadeth Counts Down to Extinction, Dave Mustaine Opens Up

Thanks @markyarm.bsky.social! (and also read Mark on Dave Mustaine!) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/a...

Kavanaugh stops come to Indian Country. Horrible. Predictable.

As Artificial Stone Countertops Kill Workers, House Republicans Discuss Protections—for Manufacturers - Inside Climate News Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even more workers, experts warn.

Hundreds of workers who finish luxury countertops now have #silicosis, a deadly, irreversible but preventable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust. But it’s the manufacturers Republicans want to protect. More at @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1701202...

The Trump admin is closing a critical climate research center. Officials believe it’s really trying to punish a governor | CNN The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research, an organization responsible for improved weather models to tools that aid hurricane safety. ...

The timing matters a lot on this effort to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research. New reporting -- www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...

National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships The SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting.

DUE FRIDAY: Are you an early-career journalist who is pursuing - or do you have a strong interest in pursuing - a career in science, health and/or environmental reporting? Apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship by December 19.

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Today, we join unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country as they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality, and accuracy of our journalism.

This reminds me of @petridishes.bsky.social's hilarious and devastating piece in @theatlantic.com on Florida's elimination of vaccine mandates www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...

Evidence that the people killed by the U.S. were actually drug traffickers is expected to be released with unredacted records of Epstein Files, Trump’s tax returns, and Bigfoot shooting JFK.

#RadioFreeAmerica

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The clock is ticking on the shrinking Colorado River as Western states miss a key deadline Negotiators for seven states say they're making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River's chronic water shortages. But they missed an initial deadline.

Negotiators for 7 states say they’ve made progress in talks on how to share the shrinking Colorado River, but they’ve missed an initial federal deadline.

“Conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...

If any researchers--particularly early career scientists--would like to share their experiences trying to secure a PhD, postdoc, or asst prof position in the current funding/political environment, please let me know. I'm working on a story to run in January. You can be on the record or anonymous.