Maxine Joselow
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Maxine Joselow
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· Oct 14
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
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Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
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Auto Industry Was Warned For Years of Poisoning, Sickness From Car Batteries - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People
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November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Auto Industry Was Warned For Years of Poisoning, Sickness From Car Batteries - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
ICYMI: The Trump admin will begin charging foreign tourists a $100 fee to visit the most popular national parks, in an "America First" approach to public lands.
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Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Visitors at National Parks
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November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICYMI: The Trump admin will begin charging foreign tourists a $100 fee to visit the most popular national parks, in an "America First" approach to public lands.
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Some National Park Service workers are still owed some back pay after being furloughed during the government shutdown. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/c...
Some Park Rangers Are Still Owed Pay After the Shutdown
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November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Some National Park Service workers are still owed some back pay after being furloughed during the government shutdown. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/c...
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Trump exempts coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rule
#GreenSky #EnergySky
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#GreenSky #EnergySky
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump exempts coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rule
#GreenSky #EnergySky
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#GreenSky #EnergySky
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In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.
By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.
By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
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November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.
By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.
By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
The Trump admin announced a plan today to open more than a billion acres of U.S. waters to offshore oil and gas leasing.
To put that into perspective: the leased acreage is more than half the size of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
To put that into perspective: the leased acreage is more than half the size of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling
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November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Trump admin announced a plan today to open more than a billion acres of U.S. waters to offshore oil and gas leasing.
To put that into perspective: the leased acreage is more than half the size of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
To put that into perspective: the leased acreage is more than half the size of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
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A literal fire has erupted in the middle of the United Nations conference devoted to stopping the planet from burning.
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COP30 Is on Fire
Flames have erupted in the “Blue Zone” at the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A literal fire has erupted in the middle of the United Nations conference devoted to stopping the planet from burning.
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Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act--Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live. Story by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social & @catrineinhorn.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4pi6adI
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November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act--Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live. Story by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social & @catrineinhorn.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4pi6adI
SCOOP: A council created by Trump has recommended that FEMA should not be eliminated.
Earlier this year, Trump said the agency should "go away." w/ @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
Earlier this year, Trump said the agency should "go away." w/ @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
Trump Wanted to Abolish FEMA. His Own Advisers Disagree.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
SCOOP: A council created by Trump has recommended that FEMA should not be eliminated.
Earlier this year, Trump said the agency should "go away." w/ @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
Earlier this year, Trump said the agency should "go away." w/ @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
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David Richardson, the acting administrator of FEMA, has resigned after six months, leading to more uncertainty at the already gutted agency.
David Richardson, Acting FEMA Administration, Resigns
David Richardson had been on the job for six months. FEMA employees had questioned his ability to lead the agency.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
David Richardson, the acting administrator of FEMA, has resigned after six months, leading to more uncertainty at the already gutted agency.
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We have reached the time of year where the COP30 PR emails makes me want to hide in the woods without internet for a month.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We have reached the time of year where the COP30 PR emails makes me want to hide in the woods without internet for a month.
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NYT: He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
By Maxine Joselow
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced. @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
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By Maxine Joselow
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced. @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
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He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
NYT: He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
By Maxine Joselow
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced. @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
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By Maxine Joselow
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced. @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
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Scoop: The EPA has reconsidered its plans to kill the popular Energy Star program in response to intense backlash. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/c...
E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program
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November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Scoop: The EPA has reconsidered its plans to kill the popular Energy Star program in response to intense backlash. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/c...
New: There are no employees left at the National Park Service who can plug abandoned oil and gas wells, which can leak methane and contaminate groundwater. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New: There are no employees left at the National Park Service who can plug abandoned oil and gas wells, which can leak methane and contaminate groundwater. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
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Noting some details of this effort were reported previously by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
and friends over at the NYT.
and friends over at the NYT.
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Noting some details of this effort were reported previously by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
and friends over at the NYT.
and friends over at the NYT.
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Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
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The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the United States.
More by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social here:
More by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social here:
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud
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October 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the United States.
More by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social here:
More by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social here:
The Trump administration is opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, again. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud
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October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump administration is opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, again. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
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President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
Communities across the country are adjusting as FEMA slows down disaster reimbursements and cuts back programs that help them prepare for emergencies.
Communities across the country are adjusting as FEMA slows down disaster reimbursements and cuts back programs that help them prepare for emergencies.
How FEMA Is Pushing Communities to Fend for Themselves
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October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
Communities across the country are adjusting as FEMA slows down disaster reimbursements and cuts back programs that help them prepare for emergencies.
Communities across the country are adjusting as FEMA slows down disaster reimbursements and cuts back programs that help them prepare for emergencies.
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Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
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TRUMP CDC REVERSAL: Trump administration racing to reverse some CDC layoffs. Disease detectives, measles responders, MMWR staff RIF’s are revoked. DC office still shuttered. w/ @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
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October 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
TRUMP CDC REVERSAL: Trump administration racing to reverse some CDC layoffs. Disease detectives, measles responders, MMWR staff RIF’s are revoked. DC office still shuttered. w/ @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
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In Georgia, Trump’s cancellation of $7 billion in solar energy funding is hurting some of his own voters. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...
In Georgia, Trump’s Cuts to Solar Projects Hit Some of His Voters
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October 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In Georgia, Trump’s cancellation of $7 billion in solar energy funding is hurting some of his own voters. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...
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“I never really thought about him as being the one who did it,” she said. “But now I’ve really got something to think about, huh?” Trump’s war on solar hurts his own voters. Great @maxinejoselow.bsky.social reporting in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...
In Georgia, Trump’s Cuts to Solar Projects Hit Some of His Voters
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October 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“I never really thought about him as being the one who did it,” she said. “But now I’ve really got something to think about, huh?” Trump’s war on solar hurts his own voters. Great @maxinejoselow.bsky.social reporting in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...
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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
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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 ...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...