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So about SGF 2025...

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Antivaxxers have long branded their movement as about "choice" but soon, most may not have the choice to get lifesaving immunizations for their children or themselves.

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Fossil fuels are an insurance disaster

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SCOOP: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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A FOIA request shows about 7,500 Interior employees have left via buyouts or early retirement since January. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

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Reporting on the ground on #nokings in Downtown Los Angeles and Historic Filipinotown www.theverge.com/policy/68719...

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my latest for @atmosmag.bsky.social is a collaboration with @emorwee.bsky.social's HEATED newsletter — all about the fossil fuel billionaire assholes funding groups on the right pushing anti-trans rhetoric atmos.earth/fossil-fuel-...

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we’re ready to strike if we don’t get a good contract

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This news is bad news for air quality, too, on top of climate www.theverge.com/news/685623/...

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Interesting context on the burning Waymos! www.theverge.com/google-waymo...

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Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of an 'illegal act' after being deported to Paris for trying to break Israel's sea blockade of Gaza on a British yacht.⁠ ⁠ #skynews #GretaThunberg #Gaza #Israel

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Nice piece from @andyjayhawk.bsky.social contextualizing the images of burning Waymos in LA www.theverge.com/google-waymo...

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We talked to people about what brought them out to demonstrations against ICE and the arrest of David Huerta in Los Angeles. Read on from @justcalma.bsky.social, with photos from @arianadrehsler.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/68382...

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“I had a higher education because of all the sacrifices my family took to be here,”and more voices from protests in LA today www.theverge.com/policy/68382...

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Reporting on the ground in LA today www.theverge.com/internet-cen...

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My home state of California has hit key renewable energy and storage milestones, but the landscape is shifting rapidly. www.theverge.com/climate-chan...

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Meta announced its first power purchase agreement for nuclear energy today, a deal that's supposed to expand an aging nuclear power plant while Meta uses it to try to shrink its carbon footprint www.theverge.com/news/678784/...

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It's my first day @theverge.com as senior AI reporter! I'll still be covering all things AI, incl leaders like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google & Meta, plus high-flying startups. Pitch me at [email protected] & tip me on Signal (anon or not) at haydenfield.11. Psyched to get started!

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Smoke hitting the Midwest from wildfires in Canada is just the kind of climate disaster that led youth to sue Trump. Brothers from Minnesota, 11 and 7, “were born into climate change-induced smoke seasons that did not exist for older generations,” the complaint says. www.theverge.com/news/677537/...

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"for every person whose home is served by a Starlink connection, their internet will likely be slower, less reliable, and more expensive" -one last, important report for @theverge.com by @blunderchief.blather.ing www.theverge.com/news/675502/...

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AI could consume more power than Bitcoin by the end of 2025

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SCOOP: DOGE used Meta's Llama 2 model to review emails from federal workers responding to the original "Fork in the Road" email. www.wired.com/story/doge-u...

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So long, EV tax credits

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Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget

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GOP lawmakers defied nonpartisan watchdogs to pass resolutions that take away California’s ability to set its own pollution standards for card and trucks www.theverge.com/news/672092/...

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The House passed a giant spending bill that would roll back tax credits that boosted wind and solar projects across the US, particularly in Republican districts. Nuclear energy got off easier, but not by much www.theverge.com/news/672787/...

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Energy efficiency rollbacks could cost Americans $43 billion in higher utility bills

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The FDA is making it more difficult for many Americans to get vaccinated for covid

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What it would look like to actually make a “sustainable” device, via @seanhollister.bsky.social www.theverge.com/tech/667173/...

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Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas

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America’s immigration system was a landmine, and Trump set it off

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"After stranding former [USAID] workers with devices holding sensitive information, the Trump administration says it will no longer physically collect their government-issued phones, laptops, and tablets." Uprooter @justcalma.bsky.social for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/news/656626/...

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Fluoride out, forever chemicals in I guess? www.theverge.com/news/667349/...

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Trump’s grudge against windmills jeopardizes tens of billions of dollars of investments in offshore wind www.theverge.com/climate-chan...

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“Indigenous data sovereignty ultimately goes deeper than servers and technology” Loved this story from @yessfun.com 🧪 www.theverge.com/features/664...

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USDA says it will return information about climate change to its webpages after the Trump administration took it down www.theverge.com/news/666150/...

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Fascinating portrait by @yessfun.com of Indigenous scientists and researchers scrambling to protect their data, including gaining control of their own servers, amid an unprecedented attack on so-called "DEI" by the Trump administration www.theverge.com/features/664...

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Indigenous researchers aren’t waiting for the worst to come to fruition as the Trump admin comes for communities of color. they’re taking action now to protect their data and culture. together—across borders. www.theverge.com/features/664...

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The Trump admin is attempting to wipe decades of water and energy efficiency standards off the books www.theverge.com/news/665213/...

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Following plans to eliminate Energy Star, Trump moved to rollback water and energy standards on Friday afternoon, too: www.theverge.com/news/664670/... via @justcalma.bsky.social 🔌💡

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NSF officials announced they are essentially abandoning the use of “rotators”— scientists on leave from academic positions who help the agency choose the best research to fund. NSF also plans to reduce the number of administrators classified as senior executive service employees. scim.ag/3EKnxmc

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Things are going from bad to worse at NSF; www.science.org/content/arti...

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Donald Trump takes aim at more water and energy efficiency standards

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“Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated” - @laurenleffer.bsky.social for @theverge.com 🧪

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A must read from start to finish by @laurenleffer.bsky.social @theverge.com www.theverge.com/health/66136...

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If you're a reporter or a community member interested in investigating the prevalence of ethylene oxide-emitting warehouses in your region, you may be interested in a webinar @grist.org is hosting on May 15. More details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-yo...

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Everyone needs to read this actual statement from the US Dept of Transportation and be cognizant of the syntax. Please, read it.

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Trump’s proposed budget deals another big blow to science, clean energy, and the environment

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