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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 3d

I learnt something new from Patrick Behrer's blog today: there seems to be evidence that aerosol pollution, while bad for air quality, health & productivity, has a localized effect on reducing heat - and so as pollution falls, more heat and cyclones may occur blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?

Pollution, missing heat, and cyclones: what aerosols are doing to climate risk

blogs.worldbank.org

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 3d

Ah yes, the lesson I teach all my PhD students - come up with your conclusion first and then do the studies to prove it. That's SCIENCE!

Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 3d

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 4d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 4d

Michael McFaul (@mcfaulmike.bsky.social) has a new and hugely important book coming out: "Autocrats vs. Democrats"

I haven't read it, but knowing Michael's expertise and wisdom, I can assure you it's a must-read.

Pre-order yours now!

www.harpercollins.com/products/aut...

Autocrats vs. Democrats

\"A history, an analysis, and a set of prescriptions for the greatest geopolitical challenge of our time: the threat to the democratic world posed by C...

www.harpercollins.com

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Catie Haunted Haus-man 👻👻👻 @catiehausman.bsky.social · 4d

Job posting!

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Global Environmental Policy

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: School for Environment and Sustainability

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 5d

Just a colossal self own ceding 21st manufacturing to other nations we compete with. Unbelievably short sighted.

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 5d

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 5d

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
share.google/FrLUSBkG5xrX... 🔌💡 #Upshift

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 5d

Nice piece out today in the @nytimes.com that includes some coverage of our recent @pnas.org paper on air pollution and pets.

In a Toxic World, Pets Could Be Vital Health Watchdogs

www.nytimes.com

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 5d

All the life goals, right here

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

www.theguardian.com

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 5d

Climate-tech forecasting check:
🟢 Green H2 in 2024 -- forecasts: $4.50/kg ("superforecasters"), $3.50/kg (experts). Actual: ~$7.50/kg.
🔵 DAC in 2024 -- forecasts: 0.32-0.60 MtCO2/yr. Actual: ~0.01.

Prediction is hard, especially about the future.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 6d

CA FAIR plan seeks 35.8% rate increase.

#climaterisk

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

California's home insurer of last resort seeks 36% rate hike following January fires

The California FAIR Plan Assn., which covers homeowners denied insurance, is seeking a 35.8% rate increase, though some policyholders could pay more or less depending on fire risk.

www.latimes.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.

It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.

Tell him!

Contact the Governor | Governor of California

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

www.gov.ca.gov

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 6d

Biofuel policy is a confusing mish-mash of giveaways to ag with no climate benefits. A better approach?

"The lowest cost policy we study entails replacing all current biofuels policies with a modest carbon tax on fossil transportation fuels paired with a SAF tax credit."
www.nber.org/papers/w34326

Policy Options to Achieve US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Targets

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 11d

Register here for the zoom link if you are not already subscribed to VSCE

cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

The Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics is open to those interested in academic research on the economic implications of climate-related issues. Series webpage: https://cepr.org/events/event-series/v...

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 11d

🚨TOMORROW🚨 in the Virtual Seminar in Climate Economics - Professor Wei Xiang from UMich on "Clean Growth and Environmental Policies in the Global Economy"

#EnergySky #EconSky

cepr.org/events/event...

Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics

The Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics is open to those interested in academic research on the economic implications of climate-related issues.

cepr.org

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 12d

Hooray for @weatherwest.bsky.social - breaking barriers between climate science, meteorology, academia and public communication!

UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 12d

🎉 UC ANR’s Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social joins the 2025 #TIME100Next, spotlighting 100 rising leaders worldwide. A climate scientist & communicator, Swain studies droughts, floods & wildfires—& makes complex science accessible to the public & policymakers.
More here: bit.ly/4nXePlk

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 12d

To send a written note in support of SB79, go to www.gov.ca.gov/contact

You can also call at 916-445-2841

Contact the Governor | Governor of California

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

www.gov.ca.gov

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 12d

a classic

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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 13d

Noise reduction benefits from EV adoption in the US estimated at $77.3 billion, concentrated among low-income families in urban areas

www.nber.org/papers/w34298

The Traffic Noise Externality: Costs, Incidence and Policy Implications

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org

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Christoph Bertram @christoph-bertram.bsky.social · 18d

Headline number of Chinese 2035 NDC just announced:
7-10% below peak level, "striving to do better", also 3600 GW of solar and wind.
According to our analysis www.country-ambition.cgs.umd.edu/china
this is more in line with what "Current Policies" will already deliver, rather than "High Ambition"

GHG emissions in China from 1990-2023, and in future scenarios under "Current Policies" and "High Ambition"

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 19d

Its worth noting that when the first modern climate models were published in 1970 it was hardly clear that there was a warming trend; if anything there had been flat or slightly cooling global temperatures for the past three decades:

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 20d

Certiorari "before judgment" is how #SCOTUS takes up a full appeal *before* the intermediate federal courts have heard it.

It used to be exceedingly rare. For instance, there wasn't a *single* grant of such expedited review b/w August 2004 & February 2019.

This is the *23rd* such grant since then.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 20d

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 25d

🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change," a brief communication in the journal Nature Climate Change. There's a map showing regions of the world, and pie charts of relevant studies as they apply to different health impacts like "heat-related deaths" and "maternal and child health"

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