Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED_i
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
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Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Paths of poison across our oceans:
of 90411 oil spills from ships, only 474 were reported in a 5 year period - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
Our latest article with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana out now:
of 90411 oil spills from ships, only 474 were reported in a 5 year period - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
Our latest article with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana out now:
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Riots, violence, attacks on people trying to access water, cyber attacks on water systems - around the world battles are being fought over ever scarcer water, while access to water is being used as a weapon of war. Chilling article by @ianjames.bsky.social:
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Violent conflict over water hit a record last year
Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Riots, violence, attacks on people trying to access water, cyber attacks on water systems - around the world battles are being fought over ever scarcer water, while access to water is being used as a weapon of war. Chilling article by @ianjames.bsky.social:
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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In addition to the questionable wisdom of spraying PFAS on food crops, organisations like @paneurope.bsky.social highlight, many PFAS pesticides break down into TFA, a forever chemical German authorities class as reprotoxic - harmful to fertility + child development - which can get into groundwater.
Sweden is re-evaluating 38 PFAS pesticides over links to TFA
#TFA is a short-chain #PFAS contaminating water sources 🌊
Earlier this year, Denmark banned several pesticides tied to TFA. The UK has yet to take any action on #PFASpesticides 🌱
swedenherald.com/article/pfas...
#TFA is a short-chain #PFAS contaminating water sources 🌊
Earlier this year, Denmark banned several pesticides tied to TFA. The UK has yet to take any action on #PFASpesticides 🌱
swedenherald.com/article/pfas...
PFAS agents in Swedish agriculture are being re-examined | Sweden Herald
The use of plant protection products containing PFAS is now to be re-examined
swedenherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In addition to the questionable wisdom of spraying PFAS on food crops, organisations like @paneurope.bsky.social highlight, many PFAS pesticides break down into TFA, a forever chemical German authorities class as reprotoxic - harmful to fertility + child development - which can get into groundwater.
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Scientist @hanspeterarp.bsky.social warns, "It’s accumulating in our tap water, the food we’re eating, plants, trees, the sea, + all in the past few decades”. David Behringer adds, “If you’re drinking water, you’re drinking a lot of TFA, wherever you are in the world"
share.google/SZMY7DfaVk9U...
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Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Scientist @hanspeterarp.bsky.social warns, "It’s accumulating in our tap water, the food we’re eating, plants, trees, the sea, + all in the past few decades”. David Behringer adds, “If you’re drinking water, you’re drinking a lot of TFA, wherever you are in the world"
share.google/SZMY7DfaVk9U...
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England's new bathing water classifications have been uploaded onto our Watershed Pollution Map. Explore how your local bathing site fared at:
share.google/BqhQdCdKbZVj...
If you want to filter the map + look at other pollution, click on the banner that says 'Watershed Pollution Map' for a menu:
share.google/BqhQdCdKbZVj...
If you want to filter the map + look at other pollution, click on the banner that says 'Watershed Pollution Map' for a menu:
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
England's new bathing water classifications have been uploaded onto our Watershed Pollution Map. Explore how your local bathing site fared at:
share.google/BqhQdCdKbZVj...
If you want to filter the map + look at other pollution, click on the banner that says 'Watershed Pollution Map' for a menu:
share.google/BqhQdCdKbZVj...
If you want to filter the map + look at other pollution, click on the banner that says 'Watershed Pollution Map' for a menu:
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Reposted by Leana Hosea
So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge:
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge:
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
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You can also filter the map to show just how much methane - a potent greenhouse gas - is already being released by oil + gas extraction in the North Sea. Expanding this means releasing ever more of a gas that makes a huge contribution to climate change:
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
You can also filter the map to show just how much methane - a potent greenhouse gas - is already being released by oil + gas extraction in the North Sea. Expanding this means releasing ever more of a gas that makes a huge contribution to climate change:
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
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Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security..
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security..
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
The UK throws 216 million pieces of children's clothing into landfill each year
Britain is the 'worst offender' across Europe in contributing to the children's clothing waste mountain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522463...
Britain is the 'worst offender' across Europe in contributing to the children's clothing waste mountain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522463...
Britain declared 'worst offender' for throwing children's clothes into landfill
Study finds nearly half of UK parents admit to throwing children's clothes in the bin
www.businessgreen.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The UK throws 216 million pieces of children's clothing into landfill each year
Britain is the 'worst offender' across Europe in contributing to the children's clothing waste mountain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522463...
Britain is the 'worst offender' across Europe in contributing to the children's clothing waste mountain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522463...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
"The amount of children's clothes being thrown into landfill in the UK each year would reach 244 times the height of Mount Everest if it was all stacked in one giant clothes pile"
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"The amount of children's clothes being thrown into landfill in the UK each year would reach 244 times the height of Mount Everest if it was all stacked in one giant clothes pile"
Reposted by Leana Hosea
🛍️ #BlackFriday Tip 5:
✅ The best way to reduce your risk of exposure to #HarmfulChemicals is to consume less in general.
⚠️ Aim to only buy things you really need, not just because they are on sale.
More info on reducing your risk here:
✅ The best way to reduce your risk of exposure to #HarmfulChemicals is to consume less in general.
⚠️ Aim to only buy things you really need, not just because they are on sale.
More info on reducing your risk here:
Reduce Your Risk
Reduce Your Risk
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🛍️ #BlackFriday Tip 5:
✅ The best way to reduce your risk of exposure to #HarmfulChemicals is to consume less in general.
⚠️ Aim to only buy things you really need, not just because they are on sale.
More info on reducing your risk here:
✅ The best way to reduce your risk of exposure to #HarmfulChemicals is to consume less in general.
⚠️ Aim to only buy things you really need, not just because they are on sale.
More info on reducing your risk here:
Reposted by Leana Hosea
So it's now news Hinkley Point C will be really expensive?
FFS, I & others were trying to tell people this over a decade ago, before contracts were signed
But the nuclear-political establishment thought they knew better
They didn't. Not for the first time
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
FFS, I & others were trying to tell people this over a decade ago, before contracts were signed
But the nuclear-political establishment thought they knew better
They didn't. Not for the first time
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
So it's now news Hinkley Point C will be really expensive?
FFS, I & others were trying to tell people this over a decade ago, before contracts were signed
But the nuclear-political establishment thought they knew better
They didn't. Not for the first time
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
FFS, I & others were trying to tell people this over a decade ago, before contracts were signed
But the nuclear-political establishment thought they knew better
They didn't. Not for the first time
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Cuts to local air pollution budgets spark criticism
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
airqualitynews.com/headlines/99...
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
airqualitynews.com/headlines/99...
Cuts to local air pollution budgets spark criticism
According to a leading clean air charity, recent funding claims by Downing Street don’t add up. Local council air quality and anti-air pollution budgets have been slashed from £225 million per year t...
airqualitynews.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Cuts to local air pollution budgets spark criticism
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
airqualitynews.com/headlines/99...
#AirPollution #Health #Environment
airqualitynews.com/headlines/99...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales
https://www.europesays.com/2598311/
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales https://phys.org/news/2025-11-unprecedented-chemicals-dolphins-whales.html by Portalrules123
https://www.europesays.com/2598311/
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales https://phys.org/news/2025-11-unprecedented-chemicals-dolphins-whales.html by Portalrules123
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales - EUROPE SAYS
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales https://phys.org/news/2025-11-unprecedented-chemicals-dolphins-whales.html by
www.europesays.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales
https://www.europesays.com/2598311/
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales https://phys.org/news/2025-11-unprecedented-chemicals-dolphins-whales.html by Portalrules123
https://www.europesays.com/2598311/
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales https://phys.org/news/2025-11-unprecedented-chemicals-dolphins-whales.html by Portalrules123
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Digital twins allow organisations to simulate real-time events.
How ‘digital twins’ could help prevent cyber-attacks on the food industry
Digital twins allow organisations to simulate real-time events.
tcnv.link
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Digital twins allow organisations to simulate real-time events.
Reposted by Leana Hosea
‘Truly severe’ floods that have killed dozens of people overwhelm Southeast Asia. The region is experiencing its annual monsoon season, but scientists have shown that climate change produces more intense bouts of rain because a warmer atmosphere holds more
https://www.europesays.com/2598309/
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https://www.europesays.com/2598309/
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'Truly severe' floods that have killed dozens of people overwhelm Southeast Asia. The region is experiencing its annual monsoon season, but scientists have shown that climate change produces more intense bouts of rain because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. - EUROPE SAYS
'Truly severe' floods that have killed dozens of people overwhelm Southeast Asia. The region is experiencing its annual monsoon season, but scientists have
www.europesays.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
‘Truly severe’ floods that have killed dozens of people overwhelm Southeast Asia. The region is experiencing its annual monsoon season, but scientists have shown that climate change produces more intense bouts of rain because a warmer atmosphere holds more
https://www.europesays.com/2598309/
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https://www.europesays.com/2598309/
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A dramatic boom in North America's Snow Goose numbers is raising concern among some conservationists, as their burgeoning population is inflicting lasting damage on sensitive tundra ecosystems:
Snow Goose overpopulation threatens Arctic tundra
Rapidly increasing Snow Goose populations in North America are devastating Arctic tundra through over-grazing, but scientists say current management efforts – including more hunting – may not be enough to prevent long-term ecological damage.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A dramatic boom in North America's Snow Goose numbers is raising concern among some conservationists, as their burgeoning population is inflicting lasting damage on sensitive tundra ecosystems:
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
This is corporate manslaughter!
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Shell ready to invest more in Italy if drilling permits unlocked
Shell is ready to invest more in Italy to boost hydrocarbon production, the head of the energy group's Italian unit said on Wednesday, urging the government to allow new drilling.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is corporate manslaughter!
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Essex flood defence project completed after three years
https://www.europesays.com/2598542/
A project aimed to protect an area from flooding by using nature-based solutions has been completed after three…
https://www.europesays.com/2598542/
A project aimed to protect an area from flooding by using nature-based solutions has been completed after three…
Essex flood defence project completed after three years - EUROPE SAYS
A project aimed to protect an area from flooding by using nature-based solutions has been completed after three years.
www.europesays.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Essex flood defence project completed after three years
https://www.europesays.com/2598542/
A project aimed to protect an area from flooding by using nature-based solutions has been completed after three…
https://www.europesays.com/2598542/
A project aimed to protect an area from flooding by using nature-based solutions has been completed after three…
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Tar sands have a good claim to be the most polluting form of oil on the planet
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
Mark Carney agrees to new pipeline project to bolster oil exports to Asia
Canadian PM’s deal with premier of Alberta is condemned by environmentalists and indigenous groups
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Tar sands have a good claim to be the most polluting form of oil on the planet
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Should say the pipeline faces strong opposition
The President of the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative condemned governments for failing to consult indigenous groups
“We will never allow our coast to be put at risk of a catastrophic oil spill, this pipeline project will never happen.”
The President of the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative condemned governments for failing to consult indigenous groups
“We will never allow our coast to be put at risk of a catastrophic oil spill, this pipeline project will never happen.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Should say the pipeline faces strong opposition
The President of the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative condemned governments for failing to consult indigenous groups
“We will never allow our coast to be put at risk of a catastrophic oil spill, this pipeline project will never happen.”
The President of the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative condemned governments for failing to consult indigenous groups
“We will never allow our coast to be put at risk of a catastrophic oil spill, this pipeline project will never happen.”
Reposted by Leana Hosea
Despite worries about solar under Trump, the sector has not collapsed & prospects look good - hence surge in solar share prices
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Despite worries about solar under Trump, the sector has not collapsed & prospects look good - hence surge in solar share prices
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
Reposted by Leana Hosea
COP30 outcome: “Finance without emission cuts is like treating symptoms without curing the disease”
https://www.europesays.com/2597785/
By Sayed Shoaib Sadaat (A climate activist and Project Manager at an Afghan non-governmental organization, The Liaison Office.…
https://www.europesays.com/2597785/
By Sayed Shoaib Sadaat (A climate activist and Project Manager at an Afghan non-governmental organization, The Liaison Office.…
COP30 outcome: "Finance without emission cuts is like treating symptoms without curing the disease” - EUROPE SAYS
By Sayed Shoaib Sadaat
www.europesays.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
COP30 outcome: “Finance without emission cuts is like treating symptoms without curing the disease”
https://www.europesays.com/2597785/
By Sayed Shoaib Sadaat (A climate activist and Project Manager at an Afghan non-governmental organization, The Liaison Office.…
https://www.europesays.com/2597785/
By Sayed Shoaib Sadaat (A climate activist and Project Manager at an Afghan non-governmental organization, The Liaison Office.…