Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
@juanpab.bsky.social
Climate journalist @grist.org and @wbez.org
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"Agricultural, chemical and mining industry groups celebrated the EPA’s push to curb federal water regulations"
Of course they celebrated—their business model depends on polluting our water.
story by @juanpab.bsky.social www.wbez.org/environment/...
Of course they celebrated—their business model depends on polluting our water.
story by @juanpab.bsky.social www.wbez.org/environment/...
Trump administration to strip protections for wetlands and streams, leaving Illinois habitat at risk
At the heart of the proposal announced earlier this week is a new, stricter definition to the long-debated legal term, “Waters of the United States."
www.wbez.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Agricultural, chemical and mining industry groups celebrated the EPA’s push to curb federal water regulations"
Of course they celebrated—their business model depends on polluting our water.
story by @juanpab.bsky.social www.wbez.org/environment/...
Of course they celebrated—their business model depends on polluting our water.
story by @juanpab.bsky.social www.wbez.org/environment/...
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Congratulations to our 2025 SEAL Environmental Journalism Awards winners! Each honoree brings accountability to power, empathy to data, and urgency to the conversation on environmental policy.
Read more about this year's winners:
sealawards.com/twelve-journ...
Read more about this year's winners:
sealawards.com/twelve-journ...
2025 Environmental Journalism Award Winners Announced
Environmental journalism award honors top 12 writers globally. Winning outlets include Mongabay, Grist, DeSmog and Heatmap News.
sealawards.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 SEAL Environmental Journalism Awards winners! Each honoree brings accountability to power, empathy to data, and urgency to the conversation on environmental policy.
Read more about this year's winners:
sealawards.com/twelve-journ...
Read more about this year's winners:
sealawards.com/twelve-journ...
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Lawmakers Press #EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds
@juanpab.bsky.social reports for a partnership of @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org and @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/1311202...
@juanpab.bsky.social reports for a partnership of @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org and @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/1311202...
Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds - Inside Climate News
This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the ...
insideclimatenews.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Lawmakers Press #EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds
@juanpab.bsky.social reports for a partnership of @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org and @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/1311202...
@juanpab.bsky.social reports for a partnership of @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org and @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/1311202...
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Keeping human-introduced carp out of the Great Lakes
Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/inv...
Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/inv...
Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?
A giant infrastructure project aims to block invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s polluted water already keeps them out.
www.sciencefriday.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Keeping human-introduced carp out of the Great Lakes
Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/inv...
Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/inv...
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Shortly after Trump took office, DHS wiped from its website a policy regulating facial recognition use.
Face rec tools — like Clearview AI, which Illinois cops are barred from using, and Mobile Fortify — are now being used to support Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Face rec tools — like Clearview AI, which Illinois cops are barred from using, and Mobile Fortify — are now being used to support Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
The Trump administration has contracts with Clearview AI, a firm banned from doing business with Illinois police agencies. “This is what dystopian nightmares are made of, this kind of continual expans...
www.wbez.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Shortly after Trump took office, DHS wiped from its website a policy regulating facial recognition use.
Face rec tools — like Clearview AI, which Illinois cops are barred from using, and Mobile Fortify — are now being used to support Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Face rec tools — like Clearview AI, which Illinois cops are barred from using, and Mobile Fortify — are now being used to support Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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David Koschman’s long-grieving mother dies 21 years after her son was killed by Mayor Daley's nephew
“She never got back to normal. She just wanted to be with David and [her late husband] Bob.”
chicago.suntimes.com/koschman/202...
“She never got back to normal. She just wanted to be with David and [her late husband] Bob.”
chicago.suntimes.com/koschman/202...
Nanci Koschman, long-grieving mother, dies 21 years after her son was killed by Mayor Daley's nephew
In the face of a Chicago police cover-up, she couldn't get answers until a Sun-Times investigation prompted the appointment of a special prosecutor and Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko's conviction.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
David Koschman’s long-grieving mother dies 21 years after her son was killed by Mayor Daley's nephew
“She never got back to normal. She just wanted to be with David and [her late husband] Bob.”
chicago.suntimes.com/koschman/202...
“She never got back to normal. She just wanted to be with David and [her late husband] Bob.”
chicago.suntimes.com/koschman/202...
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Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful category 3 or stronger hurricane. n.pr/4orMwfH
Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba
The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful category 3 or stronger hurricane. n.pr/4orMwfH
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CHICAGO! I'll be downtown to talk about our food and our planet on Tuesday evening, at an event sponsored by
@paulsoninstitute.bsky.social. I tried to be polite when the book came out, but these days I'm feeling spicier, please check it out! Info & RSVP here: partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
@paulsoninstitute.bsky.social. I tried to be polite when the book came out, but these days I'm feeling spicier, please check it out! Info & RSVP here: partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
RSVP to Michael Grunwald: "We Are Eating the Earth" | Partiful
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with NYT bestselling author and award-winning journalist Michael Grunwald as he presents his groundbreaking new book, "We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to...
partiful.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
CHICAGO! I'll be downtown to talk about our food and our planet on Tuesday evening, at an event sponsored by
@paulsoninstitute.bsky.social. I tried to be polite when the book came out, but these days I'm feeling spicier, please check it out! Info & RSVP here: partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
@paulsoninstitute.bsky.social. I tried to be polite when the book came out, but these days I'm feeling spicier, please check it out! Info & RSVP here: partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
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Another step forward for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project.
We’ll continue our work protecting the Great Lakes and easing the burden on Illinoisans.
We’ll continue our work protecting the Great Lakes and easing the burden on Illinoisans.
Illinois one step closer to keeping invasive carp out of Great Lakes
For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the multibillion-dollar tourism, boating and fishing industries that rely on it. Now, ...
www.wbez.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Another step forward for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project.
We’ll continue our work protecting the Great Lakes and easing the burden on Illinoisans.
We’ll continue our work protecting the Great Lakes and easing the burden on Illinoisans.
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Chicago people! I’ll be talking about the earth, particularly the eating of it, on October 28 at the Merchandise Mart. Register here, Chicago takes food seriously right?
partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
RSVP to Michael Grunwald: "We Are Eating the Earth" | Partiful
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with NYT bestselling author and award-winning journalist Michael Grunwald as he presents his groundbreaking new book, "We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to...
partiful.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chicago people! I’ll be talking about the earth, particularly the eating of it, on October 28 at the Merchandise Mart. Register here, Chicago takes food seriously right?
partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
partiful.com/e/HYP2nDeX6Q...
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Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Climate #Science #GreenSky
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Climate #Science #GreenSky
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals PARTIALLY grants the stay sought by the Trump Administration.
The stay is GRANTED as to federalization of the National Guard.
But it is DENIED as to deployment.
So deployment still BLOCKED, but troops "do not need to return to their home states."
The stay is GRANTED as to federalization of the National Guard.
But it is DENIED as to deployment.
So deployment still BLOCKED, but troops "do not need to return to their home states."
October 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals PARTIALLY grants the stay sought by the Trump Administration.
The stay is GRANTED as to federalization of the National Guard.
But it is DENIED as to deployment.
So deployment still BLOCKED, but troops "do not need to return to their home states."
The stay is GRANTED as to federalization of the National Guard.
But it is DENIED as to deployment.
So deployment still BLOCKED, but troops "do not need to return to their home states."
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ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food and toilets are out in the open with no soap or toothpaste.
trib.al/um8BERF
trib.al/um8BERF
ICE's Broadview facility has become a de facto detention center, minus the rules and oversight
ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food and toilets are out in the open.
trib.al
October 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food and toilets are out in the open with no soap or toothpaste.
trib.al/um8BERF
trib.al/um8BERF
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BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker said the IL National Guard obtained a DHS memo stating it was seeking the deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “claiming a need for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities.”
From @tinasfon.bsky.social
From @tinasfon.bsky.social
Gov. Pritzker says DHS will deploy 100 'military troops' to Illinois, citing need to protect ICE officers
Pritzker said the Illinois National Guard obtained a memo that DHS sent to the Defense Department which sought to request 100 military personnel for Illinois.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker said the IL National Guard obtained a DHS memo stating it was seeking the deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “claiming a need for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities.”
From @tinasfon.bsky.social
From @tinasfon.bsky.social
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Chicago Has Thousands of Lead Pipes — and Millions of Unspent Dollars
@keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social report for @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2209202...
@keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social report for @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2209202...
Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them - Inside Climate News
City officials on Monday said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind telling Chicagoans of the health risks.
insideclimatenews.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Chicago Has Thousands of Lead Pipes — and Millions of Unspent Dollars
@keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social report for @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2209202...
@keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social report for @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2209202...
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Since 2023, the city has drawn between $70 million and $90 million of an approximately $325 million federal loan for lead service line replacements that expires next year
via @keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social grist.org/economics/ch...
via @keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social grist.org/economics/ch...
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Since 2023, the city has drawn between $70 million and $90 million of an approximately $325 million federal loan for lead service line replacements that expires next year
via @keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social grist.org/economics/ch...
via @keertigopal.bsky.social and @juanpab.bsky.social grist.org/economics/ch...
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The neat thing about the ultra-viral Czech beaver dam story is that it’s just a particularly vivid example of what legions of unsung beavers do every day — help us solve our environmental problems without our gratitude or acknowledgment, and in spite of our attempts to kill them! Beavers gonna beav.
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The neat thing about the ultra-viral Czech beaver dam story is that it’s just a particularly vivid example of what legions of unsung beavers do every day — help us solve our environmental problems without our gratitude or acknowledgment, and in spite of our attempts to kill them! Beavers gonna beav.
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A cool new Q&A with @juanpab.bsky.social in @grist.org: "How Do We Feed Billions While Saving the Planet?"
grist.org/food-and-agr...
grist.org/food-and-agr...
How do we feed billions without wrecking the planet? A Q&A about our food systems.
In his latest book, Michael Grunwald explores innovative solutions to boost food production while protecting the planet.
grist.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A cool new Q&A with @juanpab.bsky.social in @grist.org: "How Do We Feed Billions While Saving the Planet?"
grist.org/food-and-agr...
grist.org/food-and-agr...
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Out today—a new interactive I worked on with @compatibilism.bsky.social mapping lead pipes in Chicago. You can use this tool to check any water service line in the city for lead, and explore how lead exposure overlaps with race and class. Check out the full piece: grist.org/accountabili...
August 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Out today—a new interactive I worked on with @compatibilism.bsky.social mapping lead pipes in Chicago. You can use this tool to check any water service line in the city for lead, and explore how lead exposure overlaps with race and class. Check out the full piece: grist.org/accountabili...
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Excellent service!
We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through a public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it.
@grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com
@grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Excellent service!
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Chicago has most the lead pipes in the country.
A team of excellent reporters and I mapped them all on a searchable tool.
Huge s/o to @juanpab.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social @peteraldhous.com and @compatibilism.bsky.social for this monumental effort. Relevant links threaded below!
A team of excellent reporters and I mapped them all on a searchable tool.
Huge s/o to @juanpab.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social @peteraldhous.com and @compatibilism.bsky.social for this monumental effort. Relevant links threaded below!
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Chicago has most the lead pipes in the country.
A team of excellent reporters and I mapped them all on a searchable tool.
Huge s/o to @juanpab.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social @peteraldhous.com and @compatibilism.bsky.social for this monumental effort. Relevant links threaded below!
A team of excellent reporters and I mapped them all on a searchable tool.
Huge s/o to @juanpab.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social @peteraldhous.com and @compatibilism.bsky.social for this monumental effort. Relevant links threaded below!
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Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the county. We mapped out which neighborhoods are hit hardest. Mega collab out today from me, @peteraldhous.com @juanpab.bsky.social @compatibilism.bsky.social + @amyqin.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It - Inside Climate News
Lead water service lines are all over the city. But majority Black and Latino neighborhoods bear the biggest burden, our analysis finds.
insideclimatenews.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the county. We mapped out which neighborhoods are hit hardest. Mega collab out today from me, @peteraldhous.com @juanpab.bsky.social @compatibilism.bsky.social + @amyqin.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through a public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it.
@grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com
@grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through a public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it.
@grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com
@grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com
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Grist is looking for an Upper Great Lakes reporter to cover climate impacts, environmental health, and solutions to the climate crisis, primarily for a local and regional audience. #journalismjobs
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/grist/jobs/4...
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/grist/jobs/4...
Regional Reporter, Interlochen
Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
job-boards.greenhouse.io
August 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Grist is looking for an Upper Great Lakes reporter to cover climate impacts, environmental health, and solutions to the climate crisis, primarily for a local and regional audience. #journalismjobs
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/grist/jobs/4...
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/grist/jobs/4...
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I say this all the time, but it's local NPR affiliates that are nearly single-handedly covering disaster recoveries in the long term. If you can support yours, you should!
July 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I say this all the time, but it's local NPR affiliates that are nearly single-handedly covering disaster recoveries in the long term. If you can support yours, you should!