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Todd Woody
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Environmental journalist covering climate and ocean issues at Bloomberg News in San Francisco. Formerly at Participant Media, Fortune, Forbes, San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento Bee and other publications. www.toddwoody.com [email protected]
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🆕➡️ Zillow last month removed property-level climate-risk scores from its listings. After a year of the US disappearing its data, this caused still more outrage from exhausted observers. However: This particular story is more complicated...
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Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data
Property owners and buyers need more information on climate dangers. But pinpointing them is hard, even for experts.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
toddwoody.bsky.social
New: A California state agency won’t meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the destruction of the January Los Angeles firestorms. Free link.
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California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes
State officials say pushback against proposed mandates to reduce vegetation around at-risk houses is stalling the process.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
toddwoody.bsky.social
New. Lengthy permitting times are jeopardizing homeowners' ability to claim a 30% federal tax credit for installing solar and battery systems that'll be eliminated by the Trump administration's tax bill as of Jan. 1. Free link.
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Homeowners Risk Missing Out on Solar Tax Credits. This Is Why.
There's a rush to install residential solar and battery systems by Dec. 31 to qualify for expiring 30% US tax credits. But lengthy permitting times are jeopardizing the opportunity, installers say.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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leahstokes.bsky.social
Here's a gift article version of my article in the Atlantic about how to lower electricity prices.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Electricity Should Be Free at Noon
And two other ideas for lowering electricity costs.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
In a reversal from this morning, FEMA puts whistleblowers back on leave after reinstating them

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FEMA Puts Whistleblowers on Leave Shortly After Reinstating Them
Days after reinstating a group of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees who raised concerns about the government’s disaster preparedness, federal officials have placed those whistleblowers bac...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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[Reposting from LinkedIn]

A few weeks ago, I experienced a career first!

I was laid off.

As for what's next, well, I'm exploring all avenues.

I have deep experience in both business and tech journalism and corporate communications. Maybe I can help your team. Let's chat.
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
New this AM: FEMA has ordered a group of employees to return to work after placing them on leave in August — and later dismissing one — for publicly raising concerns about the agency’s disaster-response capabilities.

Story w/@laurenthal.bsky.social, gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FEMA Orders Staff Back After Probe of Whistleblower Letter Ends
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ordered a group of employees to return to work after placing them on leave in August — and later dismissing one — for publicly raising concerns about the ag...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
It was the evening before Thanksgiving...and EPA dropped a final rule granting oil & gas companies more than a year to comply with some Biden-era mandates to replace leaky equipment & routinely monitor for escaped methane.

Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New EPA Rule Gives Oil, Gas Firms More Time to Fix Equipment Leaking Methane
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule granting oil and gas operators more than a year in additional time to comply with mandates set by former President Joe Biden to replac...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
toddwoody.bsky.social
New: As the Trump administration eliminates incentives for energy-efficient appliances, California is joining New York and Boston to spur a market for affordable electric window heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to decarbonize housing. Free link.
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As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps
The state is allocating more than $100 million to create demand for energy-efficient technologies that renters and low-income residents can afford.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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COPs are all about super-technical diplomatic talk, but also about people. Those who go there harbor memories of all sorts and this year we dug out a few. We asked climate celebs like @laurencetubiana.bsky.social what their best COP memories are. Read them for FREE

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Inside the Human Aspect of Climate Meetings — a Collection of COP Memories
COP talks bring together thousands of people once a year with a goal to advance the fight against climate change. They’re cathartic events where hyper-technical diplomatic talk takes center stage. But...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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LA County Fire Dept is now telling residents in Topanga that if evacuation is not possible, they need to shelter in their homes. It’s a policy that, historically, has proven incredibly dangerous, but the department says it has no better options. My latest: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Can you survive a wildfire sheltering at home? For one community, L.A. County Fire says it may be the only option
L.A. County Fire plans to order Topanga residents to shelter-in-place if evacuating from fire isn't possible. It's raised concern from experts and residents, but the department says it has no other op...
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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New: California Governor Gavin Newsom seized the mantle of US climate leadership at COP30 in Brazil in the face of Trump hostility to climate action. Here's the data on how the world's fourth-largest economy is decarbonizing and slashing emissions. Free link.
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What California's Record Shows About Newsom’s Claims to Climate Leadership
As the US retreats on climate policy, the governor is pitching himself as a global leader.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
Trump's EPA is proposing rule changes that if approved would result in fewer ponds, streams and wetlands being protected from development and pollution under clean water rules.

Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Trump EPA's Rewrite of US Water Definitions Would Affect Climate Change
The agency wants to change the definitions of waterways protected under the Clean Water Act.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Another Trump FEMA head is out: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FEMA Chief Resigns After Six Months, Criticism Over Floods
The Trump administration’s top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, resigned on Monday after about six months on the job.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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New from me: London is struggling to adapt to the climate-changed reality of more flash-flooding, and insurers are spooked. That's made it harder to get cover for high-end properties with basements, creating an insurance time-bomb and increasing demand for property-level protections. Gift link.
London’s Rich Come to Grips With Flood Risk on Their Doorstep
As London struggles to adapt to the reality of more frequent and powerful floods, its wealthier corners are emerging as some of the most at risk.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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New from me: I spoke to two scientists who originally helped spread the use of carbon capture. They now say it's being misused. Here's why (gift link):
The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It
Many countries are relying on it to meet their climate goals, but it might hurt more than help, they say.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
toddwoody.bsky.social
New: Hurricane Melissa has underscored the financial and practical challenges of adapting to more frequent and destructive climate-driven Caribbean storms that strike randomly and increasingly flood islands’ mountainous interiors as they stall over land. Free link.
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Melissa Shows How Quickly Climate Change Is Outstripping Defenses
As COP30 kicks off, the hurricane’s rampage spotlights the contentious issue of how much rich countries should pay for adaptation and loss and damage in vulnerable nations.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Breaking: As the US moves to license deep sea mining, new research finds that extracting critical metals from the seabed generates waste that endangers tiny marine organisms that form the basis of a vast food web, threatening fisheries people depend on. Free link.
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Seabed Mining Disrupts Fisheries, Researchers Find
Scientists analyzed data from a test mining operation to document threats to small marine organisms key to the health of commercially valuable seafood like tuna.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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What will the impact of the US's green retreat under President Donald Trump be — for the economy and for the world? A fascinating new Bloomberg Economics analysis gives us some hints.

Read more @bloomberg.com (gift link!).
US Economy Wins From Green Exit, Unless the World Follows Suit
If the world collectively retreated from green policies, the global economy would shrink, Bloomberg Economics researchers write.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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What's all the COP fuss about? Two months ago I set out to find what COPs achieved. The answer was in the data: a $10 trillion wave of green investment that's starting to change things.

As Laurence Tubiana told me: "The train has left the station"

FREE read:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash
The landmark Paris Agreement triggered a wave of climate commitments. A decade later, Bloomberg examined seven key categories to chart progress amid a new era of attacks on global warming science and ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Why have green stocks become one of this year’s most lucrative bets despite political headwinds? And is this rally a real comeback or a flash in the pan? Natasha White, Alastair Marsh, and I spoke with experts to find out www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For @bloomberg.com #greenstocks
Green Investors Enjoy Huge Returns as Stock Market Powers Through Trump’s Attacks
A dramatic rebound in clean-tech stocks has investors in the green economy hoping they can finally turn the page on years of punishing underperformance.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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I recently went to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska w/US scientists to study the effect of saltwater on fast-thawing permafrost. 1st in a series by @bloomberg.com on the world's natural carbon sinks with @hayleywarren.bsky.social and @eroston.bsky.social

A thread follows: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The Biggest Arctic Carbon Sink Is Increasingly Unstable
Scientists at the top of the world are racing to uncover how rapidly the Arctic’s permafrost is thawing.
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the company’s initiatives were only in the planning + early implementation stages when Hurricane Melissa hit.

Story @bloomberg.com, gift link:
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Jamaica’s Grid Was Not Ready for Hurricane Melissa
The massive storm underscores the challenges in keeping up with the quickening pace of climate change.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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emmarcourt.bsky.social
Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive.

My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
Hot Weather is Killing More than Half a Million People a Year
Authors of a new Lancet report warn that parts of the world could become unlivable, as climate change drives a surge in heat deaths.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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cocojournalist.bsky.social
New: China is emerging as a fierce competitor to the US in the race to build small modular nuclear reactors and nuclear fusion that can help power data centers, according to Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #nuclearfusion #datacenter
Bill Gates Says China Is Outspending the World on Nuclear Power
China is emerging as a fierce competitor to the US in the race to build small modular reactors and fusion that can help power data centers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM