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The Federal Railroad Administration is vital to keep the Midwest moving, and administer planning & construction projects currently underway across 48 states. ELPC joined 22 organizations urging @usdot.bsky.social to protect mission-critical personnel at FRA railpassengers.org/happening-no...

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Here’s my bright spot for the day. I am lucky to live in a neighborhood with a robust culture of putting stuff you don’t want outside hoping it walks away. I found this today and am excited to give it a go.

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

Are you affected by the @noaa.gov layoffs? I'm a longtime environment reporter interested in NOAA, EPA and USGS. Send me tips: lisasong.42 on Signal Here's what I cover and some examples of my work: www.propublica.org/people/lisa-...

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

GLRI funds are assisting organizations like Conservation Resource Alliance to do their vital work in protecting and enhancing waterways and fish and wildlife habitat. This important program needs continued funding. #GreatLakes #CleanWater

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Sad, unacceptable, and DANGEROUS. Massive cuts to NOAA, including the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL) are devastating. Among the critical role it serves to the public (as @drkatfish.bsky.social mentions), GLERL was also the site of my Spotted Gar experiments for my PhD. 😢

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

The bad news piles up. @greatlakesnow.bsky.social @elpcenter.bsky.social @healthylakes.org

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@washingtonpost.com I’m out! Canceling our subscription. 30 or so years of home delivery.

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NEW: A majority of voters (66%) say they are concerned about recent national park layoffs. Only 10% of voters support decreasing funding for national parks and forests. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/2/...

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At his cabinet meeting, Trump revealed plans to cut EPA by 65%. It's no surprise that corporate polluters close to Trump want him to gut EPA, but this is the first time Trump has publicly said he plans to do it. Here's what it means for all of us and how we stop it... x.com/EricLDaugh/s...

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

One more in a pile of terrible actions today - EPA plans to "cancel" the most basic and science based finding that greenhouse gas pollutants driving the climate crisis endanger public health and welfare. This finding is key to setting standards for climate pollution under the Clean Air Act.

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Congress is getting ready to vote to kill a critical new fee on wasted fossil gas. @elpcenter.bsky.social joined many partners to oppose this DUMB effort. We need climate action not letting super polluters off the hook.

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With minutes to spare I just got the notice that the US DOT climate webinar series scheduled months ago was cancelled. Not surprised, alas.

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Killing anti EV myths A new study busts the EV battery myth! After 145,000 km, most EVs still retain 90% of their battery capacity, and at 210,000 km, they hold 85%. Even at 480,000+ km, failure is extremely unlikely. So if battery life was your excuse, time for a test drive!

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

Good!

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Trump, Musk and Republicans' assault on vital civil servants, public services and personal data have disrupted all our lives. To fight back, we need stories of how it impacts you. Share them with us here: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Here is a sign-on letter for individual scientists and other experts to speak out and protect NOAA. I signed it and I encourage you to sign it as well. secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-prote... 🌎🧪🦑🐠

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Celebrating Washington’s Birthday at Mount Vernon with the Air Force Band strings!

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I did not hear him offer to pay for the climate disasters happening already. There are no upsides.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

This morning! Tell Elon and DOGE to #forkoff! 🥄🥄

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Shutting down already installed infrastructure isn't "efficiency," it's sabotage electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...

submitted 7 days ago • 19 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

submitted 9 days ago • 1996 comments

“We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king” - Kathy Hochul, of all people, gets it

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

submitted 14 days ago • 451 comments

“I’m a disabled vet and the only thing I ever asked for from this country was this job, and they took it,” said the former EPA employee, who fought back tears. “I made all the money for my family. We don’t know what we’re going to do.”

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

submitted 11 days ago • 836 comments

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

submitted 11 days ago • 845 comments

Another story about how chaotic Trump funding freezes are having real impacts across rural America and on farmers. Any farmer or rural small business whose REAP grants are held up should call their members of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

It’s a rainy #caturday. Perfect for a good catnap.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Tens of thousands of feds are being fired. Please, if you're a fired fed or a fed whose colleagues were fired, help us report what the consequences will be for the American public: Hannah signal (202) 580-5477 Emily signal (202) 412-9091 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

I am glad I went to see Alvin Ailey last weekend at the Kennedy Center.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Handing the keys to our #publiclands over to oil and gas companies creates conflict with gateway communities and puts our most precious landscapes at risk. Our NEW REPORT includes examples of public backlash to irresponsible oil and gas leasing in CO, NV, NM, ND, MT, OK, UT, & WY.

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Luckily there are other very good EVs one can buy!

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Some good news on the #EV front from IL! And great quotes form my @elpcenter.bsky.social colleague Susan Mudd! www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...

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Hands down, best Super Bowl spot, and one especially close to my heart and my community. From Asheville floods to LA fires, climate change is taking the places we love. For the sake of future generations, it's our responsibility to acknowledge the problem, address the causes, and advance solutions.

submitted 19 days ago • 13 comments

NIH funds groundbreaking research to help cure cancer, Alzheimer's, and other diseases that rob families of loved ones. This bonehead idea to cut its funding won’t make Americans better off, only makes finding a cure that much further away. www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...

submitted 18 days ago • 19 comments

💡 A Breakthrough for #CleanEnergy! 🚀 A new agreement with Ameren will integrate grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) into Illinois’ transmission planning—boosting efficiency & clean energy access. 🔋⚡

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!

submitted 23 days ago • 1010 comments

This needs to be a wake up call to Republicans whose districts have overwhelmingly benefited from investments like these and the jobs they create - these are the investments that would result in an energy independent and more affordable energy future.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments