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jcherson.bsky.social
Associate Director of Government Affairs at Riverkeeper. Based in the Hudson Valley of the great State of New York. All things protecting the Hudson River and its tributaries. Visit us at https://bsky.app/profile/riverkeeper.org or on the web riverkeeper.o
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Big wins for clean water in NY’s budget proposals in race to deadline. 💧 $700M/$600M for water infrastructure 💧 $9.5M for Hudson River Programs(+$2M!) 💧 $500M for the Environmental Protection Fund Now we need Gov. Hochul to hit "accept" to lock it in! www.riverkeeper.org/news-and-eve...

Dude. I'm running out of adjectives for sheer self-own of the U.S. right now. We are being stripped and sold for parts. The know nothings are winning. Sagan's warnings were 100% accurate.

"Ozempic owes its success 2 research N2 Gila monster venom, which after 4 decades of investigatn, finally gave rise to GLP-1s, drugs that hold promise in transforming #publichealth & are already shifting the economy. If silliness be the proxy 4 edge science, play on — give us excess of it." #MedSky

🗞️ "Later this year, Riverkeeper will roll out a more robust version of its public monitoring program at more than 200 locations in the river and its tributaries." Read more: ⬇️

Absolutely shocking and very worrying from NOAA www.newscientist.com/article/2469...

The US National Science Foundation is set to lose 1/4 to 1/2 of its staff: www.eenews.net/articles/sci...

Trump is purging vital scientific data, including a climate-justice tool for the health and financial well-being of millions of Americans. There's a Data Dunkirk saving this data, but there shouldn't have to be 🎁 link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The CDC weekly report the Trump admin. paused was expected to cover a study on whether veterinarians treating cows had bird flu. Another stalled report shows cases in which people carrying bird flu may have infected cats.Read the @kffhealthnews.bsky.social story by @amymaxmen.bsky.social on @cnn.com

Apparently all the PhD researchers holding prestigious NSF-funded research fellowships are having their salaries withheld until some unspecified time when the leadership figures out how to eliminate any grant funding that doesn’t align with the president’s political ideology.

For real? This can't be real? Is this legal? Highway funding based on birthrates?

Had a great time advocating for the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act with @beyondplastics.bsky.social and @riverkeeper.org on Tuesday. Very grateful for the volunteers from Westchester County who came up to make their voices heart. And thanks to Senate Sepulveda for supporting!

Science, Silenced: For the first time in 60+ years, one of CDC’s flagship scientific publications—the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)—was not published yesterday as scheduled following the Trump administration's gag order earlier this week. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

PASSED: The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)! Passing WRDA unlocks vital water-related projects that drive our economy forward, strengthen waterways, help communities mitigate flood damage, protect fragile ecosystems, and more.

The US EPA issued a ban this week on TCE and PCE, dry cleaning chemicals that infamously contaminated Camp Lejeune's drinking water for decades. www.thenewlede.org/2024/12/us-e...

Woah, indeed. First state court to make such a determination? And Montana no less.

There is so much to unpack in this article but the most important takeaway is that @nysfocus.bsky.social doing work that no other outlet has dared to approach. This desperately needs more sunlight & I hope this is the first in a series that digs deeper because this should be understood as a crisis.

Here’s a link of ocean & enviro activists & leaders to follow. 🌎🐋🌊🤙 go.bsky.app/9yweJ17

I'm loving all the food, climate, open data & other science starter packs showing up recently. Let's build up the fisheries, aquaculture & aquatic foods community here 🐟🍤🎣 Suggest folks to add below! go.bsky.app/EeZv5UT

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🧪 Hey , here is a starter pack for those interested in #atmoschem prepared by @coletteheald.bsky.social go.bsky.app/GgmWgSo

Incredibly excited to see our longshot bid to bring additional federal resources to the Mohawk River make it into the final WRDA 2024. Proud of the team at @riverkeeper.org and our representatives for securing this clean water win! tonko.house.gov/news/documen...

Sadly, this very well could be the fate of the US car industry under the incoming administration.

New York could see more frequent and destructive wildfires like the ones that torched over 6,000 acres in the last few weeks. But the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat. nysfocus.com/2024/11/26/n...

A list of #freshwater and #aquatic starter packs! 💦🐚 go.bsky.app/K5ubDhb Freshwater Science go.bsky.app/ShC6bp7 Freshwater ecology go.bsky.app/R2WU99T Freshwater Food Webs go.bsky.app/PuVuWgK International freshwater conservation go.bsky.app/VPWh1vt Aquatic ECRs go.bsky.app/Lf9iN2C Aquatic Sciences

The one you've all been waiting for: economics journals. bsky.app/starter-pack...

I'm trying to tell people that rollbacks of environmental and climate laws are not inevitable. Yes, executive branch can do enormous damage but we are in damage control and a zero margin house is as good as it gets for stopping permanent changes to law & future regs - congressional review act!

Fish are cool. And super bizarre.

Riverkeeper is now on bluesky @riverkeeper.org.

Another good pack of climate adaptation and resilience handles. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Part 2 enviro journalists: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Excellent nature based solution-ists starter pack by the one and only @katharinehayhoe.com. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Big list of enviro journalists: bsky.app/starter-pack...

More NYC coverage from The City. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Now we're talking @coosariverkeeper.bsky.social - welcome to @bsky.app #rolltide #WaterkeeperSky

‘Momentous’ sustainable fishing rules adopted for Atlantic Ocean swordfish https://buff.ly/3Zkk9Wu 🧪🦑🌎🐠

bsky.app/starter-pack...

Important to keep tabs on this member of Congress starter pack. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Great starter pack for Indigenous scientists and conservationists in the US. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Enviro health starter park. Good stuff. bsky.app/starter-pack...

ASMFC. Fisheries management is about management of people, mostly, not necessarily fish. Someone on bluesky said that yesterday but I don't know who. www.riverkeeper.org/news-and-eve...

DNA metabarcoding for large-scale insect monitoring 🧪🧬🪰 www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/dna-...

THERE IS A STARTER PACK FOR AQUATIC INSECTS RESEARCHERS🪲 The joy of living is back, folks. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Riverkeeper's Dr. Shannon Roback testifies in front of the NYS Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee hearing today on PFAS/PFOA contamination in water. Bottom line: NYS should do everything it can to compel the removal of this toxic class of forever chemicals from consumer products.