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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 22h

Trading away Americans' health to boost polluters' profits has become a daily thing for the Trump administration. They want to delay or cancel lifesaving limits on toxins dumped by coal-fired power plants into our waterways, silica dust limits that protect coal miners from black lung & more.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 2d

On Indigenous People's Day—and every day—we all have a responsibility to protect the land we live on.

Read more from Angelo Villagomez here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-ways-scientists-ngos-and-governments-can-support-indigenous-led-conservation/

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · 6d

Americans need to look no further than Trump's own federal oil and gas program to know that he is turning a blind eye to a massive source of waste, fraud, and corruption. And deeming it all 'essential' while the government is shutdown. Classic. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program

Despite a professed dedication to cutting waste and inefficiency, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to an exceptionally wasteful area of the federal government: the oil and gas program.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 8d

In just the past year, electricity prices have jumped more than twice the rate of inflation—and this is only the beginning. The Trump administration should be protecting our wallets, not paying off his billionaire buddies.

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Jason J @kc5knd.bsky.social · 9d

Enderlin, ND tor #1 from 20 June 2025 upgraded to EF-5. A good reminder that 1) post-event analyses take time & 2) external expert opinion is invaluable. Having been on EF-5 surveys, seemingly small details can make big difference (i.e. tree damage)

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph...

IEM :: PNS from NWS FGF

PNS issued by NWS FGF at 06 Oct 2025 14:30 UTC

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu

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Brian Matilla @bxmatilla.bsky.social · 9d

Well there it is. The first confirmed EF-5 tornado in 12 years.
"The maximum wind speed of the Enderlin, ND tornado #1 is greater than 210 mph and occurred during the time of the train derailment south of Enderlin, ND."

Post-storm reanalyses are *crucial* for authentic event record-keeping.

IEMBot Grand Forks @fgf.weather.im · 9d

#FGF issues Public Information Statement (PNS) at Oct 6, 9:30 AM CDT ...Enderlin Tornado #1 Upgraded to EF-5... Link

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Joseph Trujillo-Falcón @latinwx.bsky.social · 11d

Excited to share our new BAMS publication w/ the field!

From Facebook to TikTok, weather and climate information has become increasingly digital. Our new BAMS paper charts the rise of digital meteorology, the AMS CDM Seal, and how universities are evolving to meet it. 🌪️🌩️📲

doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

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Elizabeth Leitman @wxliz.bsky.social · 13d

Just a reminder that NWS is considered essential during a government shutdown. Meteorologists will still go to work, forecasts will still be made, watches and warnings will be issued, data will flow. We won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, but we’ll still protect life and property as always.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 14d

Imagine under a Bernie Sanders admin, Congressional Rs and Ds agreed to give a 5% increase to DOD in exchange for big boosts to housing and nutrition.

And then Bernie decided to just illegally ignore it and actually cut defense 10%.

That’s what Trump is doing. How can you make a deal under that?

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 15d

Two senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.

“I don’t think the Democrats want to shut down either,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. “Their concern right now, and it’s a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we’re not going to spend them there?”

“If you’re a Democrat — even just like a mainstream Democrat — your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism,” said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. “Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?”

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 16d

Quite a satellite image this morning! 🛰️🌀

Clouds extend 1000 miles from #Imelda's center all the way into central Pennsylvania.

#Humberto continues to churn in the Atlantic.

Visible satellite image of the East Coast and Atlantic showing the two tropical system.

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Hailey Gibbs, PhD @haileygibbs.bsky.social · 15d

"The assault on data, research, & facts is fundamental to Trump & his authoritarian regime. He seems to understand that data provides the basis for arguments, & he does not want any arguments."
newrepublic.com/article/2009...

Trump Is Waging a Catastrophic War on Data

A president steeped in lies seeks to cut of the flow of accurate information at its source.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 18d

The Trump administration is taking steps to sell out and sell off public lands—like Minnesota's Boundary Waters— to the benefit of corporate insiders. We must protect our public lands. #NationalPublicLandsDay

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 16d

🚨Bad Bunny to headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime show next year.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22d

i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 22d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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E2 @e2.org · 22d

Speaking of job growth, we're keeping our 👀 on the Revolution Wind project and the hundreds of #cleanenergy jobs it continues to support...so long as the latest temporary injunction holds up.

Offshore 💨 #windpower winning in court: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: Offshore wind scores rare win in Trump era

Revolution Wind will continue construction after a judge lifted a stop-work order he called "the height of arbitrary and capricious action."

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 28d

Millions of Americans are struggling to access booster shots—because Trump appointed a conspiracy theorist as our Secretary of Health.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 23d

For no reason, I'm lifting up my column on how a government shutdown works.

Every shutdown looks different because of different funding streams, contingency funds, different bodies administering them, etc.

I did my best to explain here to be thorough without being too dense.

What Happens During a Government Shutdown?

Learn how a government shutdown affects you.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 23d

The Trump administration has taken actions that would eliminate existing protections from about 88 million acres of public lands. Including the removal of wildlife habitat protections, the total impact of the rollbacks stretches across more than 175 million acres of U.S. land.

A map of the western United States. It shows large areas of land in green, orange, and purple, indicating areas where public land protections are being dismantled. The key indicates that green areas are National forest roadless areas, orange areas are Resource management plans, and purple areas are Lands withdrawn from mining or drilling. The title of the graphic reads, "The Trump administration is dismantling 88 million acres of public lands protections."

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Lucero Marquez @lucerowx.bsky.social · 27d

Link to study released today on wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change - Nature

Nature - Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change

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Lucero Marquez @lucerowx.bsky.social · 27d

New study shows wildfire smoke could contribute to about 2 million deaths in the US over the next 3 decades. Read more about how climate change makes wildfires more dangerous here: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

How Climate Change Makes Wildfires More Dangerous

The harms caused by climate change-fueled wildfires—from the loss of life and long-term health impacts to the destruction of homes and businesses and social inequity impacts—are widespread and growing...

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Jill Rosenthal @jillrose.bsky.social · Sep 15

As RFK Jr. slashes cancer prevention & treatment, Trump’s EPA weakens pollution limits, & the One Big Beautiful Bill strips away health care & clean energy incentives, Americans are losing protections against cancer-causing pollution. See CAP analysis ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration’s Attack on Environmental Protections Will Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution

The Trump administration’s plan to torpedo air pollution limits and cancer prevention programs while ripping away health care and cancer treatment and canceling clean energy investments will increase ...

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Sep 9

Americans across the country are facing higher rates on their electricity bills, and the Trump administration’s actions to discourage clean energy projects could send rates even higher. Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Sep 10

Are your utility bills higher than usual? You're not alone. ⚡ Share your experience so we can hold utility companies and decision-makers accountable: www.americanprogress.org/take-action/...

A man is sitting at a desk looking at several papers, with more papers scattered around him. Text is superimposed over the image: "102 gas and electric utilities in at least 41 states and Washington, D.C., are increasing or proposing higher rates to go into effect in 2025 or 2026." and "81 million electric utility customers would be affected by price hikes, which is nearly 50% of the nation's electricity customers."

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EDF Action @edfaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

Imagine being so wrong that 85 climate experts wrote 400+ pages to spell it out for you. Not a cute look for the Trump administration...

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