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she/her | Editorial Fellow @motherjones.com | previously @nsarchive.bsky.social | views own | Words in @desmog.com @thebulletin.org and @climatechangenews.com Still interested in all my FOIAs.
@juliakane.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialAttn: climate/energy reporters — EPA will propose a rule gutting methane standards in "days not weeks." @fieldnotes.co just posted our briefing on how the oil & gas industry has been working behind the scenes w/ the Trump admin to get this done.
@saragoud.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialThese probabilities make the science look settled and collapse layers of uncertainty, explains Sarah Kreps. "Experts still cannot establish with confidence what AI models can do, the factors that might limit the current trajectory, or the threat models underlying catastrophic harm."
@jeremymberg.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialThere is no NSF leadership. They were removed and never replaced.
@propublica.orgReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialWe released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:
@nlanard.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialA person listed in FEC records as a major donor to David Flippo’s campaign told Mother Jones they did not donate anything to Flippo—let alone the thousands of dollars attributed to them.
That “suggests very serious campaign finance violations."
@desmog.comReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialDeSmog dug into a new report on how the fossil fuel industry supported methane rules in public, while quietly working to "eviscerate" them.
@desmog.comReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialDocuments obtained through freedom of information request detail how the oil and gas industry has been attempting to loosen federal methane pollution reporting requirements, all while urging the U.S. EPA to preserve the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
www.desmog.com/2026/08/18/t...
@rsanta.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialYesterday, wildfire survivors, ranchers, and young people from Colorado came together outside the Supreme Court to rally behind Boulder’s case against Suncor and Exxon.
Here’s what they said:
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@scovillepf.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialJudges Keep Striking Down Climate Laws. Some States Are Fighting Back.
Via @motherjones.com by Scoville Fellow '22 @rsanta.bsky.social of the @nsarchive.bsky.social . www.motherjones.com/environment/...
@motherjones.comReposted by @rsanta.bsky.social“They knew, they lied”: Fire survivors bring their fight to the Supreme Court’s steps
@motherjones.comReposted by @rsanta.bsky.social"BIG OIL KNEW" read a banner outside the Supreme Court Monday as justices weighed whether to allow a landmark climate liability case to move forward.
@climatedesk.orgReposted by @rsanta.bsky.social"What [Boulder is] saying is, the companies lied about what they knew about the dangers of climate change. Fraud is the heart of it.” via @motherjones.com
@alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialfrom even trying to argue that those companies' actions have harmed the public. The government claims here are supported by centuries-old fundamental justice and federalism principles that progressive and conservative jurists and policymakers have every reason to support. ...
@rsanta.bsky.socialYesterday, wildfire survivors, ranchers, and young people from Colorado came together outside the Supreme Court to rally behind Boulder’s case against Suncor and Exxon.
Here’s what they said:
@motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
@motherjones.comReposted by @rsanta.bsky.social“They Knew, They Lied”: Fire survivors bring their fight to the Supreme Court’s steps. As justices weighed the merits of Boulder’s case against Big Oil, those who lost everything want accountability.
@pointsourcenews.orgReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialAttorneys for Big Oil and Trump tried to convince SCOTUS yesterday that climate lawsuits should be stopped. Their arguments could reach into state-level cases against powerful industries beyond just oil and gas.
@emdashsanders.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social report on how it went
@juliametraux.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialThe drinking age in the United States being 21 gives frats a lot of power. Sexual assault absolutely happens in other settings, but being able to get booze legally elsewhere at 18 makes Greek life have a bit less power.
@dpcarrington.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialRevealed: the #methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
- Exclusive: #Cop31 host calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes
#climatecrisis
Story by me, @ruthmichaelson.com and Ayça Aldatmaz
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@emdashsanders.bsky.socialReposted by @rsanta.bsky.socialLegal experts tell me oil companies' Supreme Court bid to stop this case could reach way further than climate, threatening states' historic ability to hold companies accountable for deception and harm to their residents. I'll be at the court tomorrow covering the arguments. Stay tuned
@motherjones.comReposted by @rsanta.bsky.social“Government can’t fix everything, but it’s the tool we have to hold the private sector accountable.”
