Journalists, if you want to dive more into the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law last month, come to the briefing series @npcinstitute.bsky.social is hosting w/ @bipartisanpolicy.org tomorrow! Tomorrow's briefing — where BPC experts will take a broad look at the law — is the first of four.

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Join us to explore the current landscape for freelance journalists as part of our conference on Aug. 15.

🔦 Session spotlight: The state of the freelance market with @kmarford.bsky.social, @natalieshut.bsky.social, DeArbea Walker & @allisonprang.bsky.social.

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Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health, a move that former agency offic...

Former EPA officials say the Trump admin's move to scrap the endangerment finding (which says greenhouse gases are a threat to public health +the environment + compels the EPA to address those emissions) is likely to go to court. For @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions • Louisiana Illuminator The EPA sent a draft proposal to Trump last month calling for scrapping what’s referred to as the endangerment finding on top of vehicle emissions standards for certain cars and trucks.

The EPA has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health. @allisonprang.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com lailluminator.com/2025/07/25/r...

Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health, a move that former agency offic...

Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions. Story by @allisonprang.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:

Underrated adulthood perk: Breakfast dessert, i.e. dessert following breakfast.

Congress, state lawmakers move to juice aviation biofuel production Congress’ passage of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts bill this month could help grow the market for sustainable aviation fuel, a nascent industry that could be a boon for corn-producing...

The Big Beautiful Bill that's now law extended a tax credit for clean fuels by two years which could help the sustainable aviation fuel market. But the BBB also took some hits at SAF which might not help its producers. My latest for
@statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...

To sum up the amazingness that is your thirties:
--got an excellent sale on oatmeal last weekend
--did nothing on a work day off and it was amazing
--made a kick-ass tuna salad

In summary: Best decade yet.

The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth

The detail and writing in this @nytimes.com feature on Conde Nast is next level. The golden era of magazine journalism described here will be truly unrecognizable to every young journalist out there. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

a man applauds in front of a sign that says schitts sook proud ALT: a man applauds in front of a sign that says schitts sook proud

Me when my mom sends me a news article she found interesting:

a man in a basketball uniform is standing in front of a crowd and saying `` i thrive on pressure . '' ALT: a man in a basketball uniform is standing in front of a crowd and saying `` i thrive on pressure . ''

I just spent an entire two-hour plane ride watching a basketball game by myself and if the world needed proof my husband has ruined me, this would be it. #ThunderUp

#IRE25

#IRE25 takeaway: My husband is lucky we got married before I tried this New Orleans muffuletta, because had we not, I might be proposing to this sandwich?

LAPD sued over journalists' treatment at Los Angeles immigration protests The lawsuit came a week after the groups sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security warning of potential First Amendment violations.

The First Amendment Coalition is suing the LAPD and accusing the department of violating press rights, @usatoday.com reports. The suit specifically accuses police of making reporting a "dangerous profession and using "excessive force" against the press, USAT reports. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

I was going through the entire schedule for #IRE25 today and looking at all the sessions I'd be interested in attending and I should be able to make it work if I clone myself roughly twice. This is the sign of a truly excellent conference line-up!

The problem with being home in Chicagoland is the internal mental debate of how early in the day is too early in the day to eat the deep-dish pizza leftovers.

9:27 ET is fine, yes?

The impact of Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid, by the numbers Brooke Nichols, a professor of global health who models infectious diseases and used to work on a USAID-funded program herself, is crunching the numbers to quantify the impact of the pullback on U.S. ...

Must-read via @allisonprang.bsky.social in NCR - The impact of Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid, by the numbers
#Trump #USAID
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Sunnova and Mosaic bankruptcies highlight deepening rooftop solar woes High interest rates and state policy headwinds have destabilized major rooftop solar firms. The GOP’s tax credit cuts could make a bad situation worse.

The Sunnova and Mosaic bankruptcies highlight deepening woes for rooftop solar, @jeffstjohn.bsky.social reports.

High interest rates and state policy headwinds have destabilized major rooftop solar firms. The GOP’s tax credit cuts could make a bad situation worse:

Trump's aid cuts cause thousands of deaths around the world Support services for Rohingya refugee camps and an AIDS prevention program in Africa are among programs affected by the U.S.' abrupt pullback of roughly $60 billion.

Support services for Rohingya refugee camps and an AIDS prevention program in Africa are among programs affected by the U.S.' abrupt pullback of roughly $60 billion.

In Georgia, Republicans Vote to Kill Green Jobs but Face Little Fallout

Efforts to end some IRA tax credits threaten a new solar panel recycling factory that could bring new jobs to GA. Republicans voted for the recent tax-cut bill that would end the credits, but it doesn't seem they'll face blowback from Georgians back home, NYT reports. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/c...

She Built a Cult Baby Formula Business. Then R.F.K. Jr. Came Calling.

Interesting story from @nytimes.com on the popular baby formula brand, Bobbie, and the founder's photo opp with RFK Jr.: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...

Will Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Survive the Week?

Charleston, South Carolina, a city intensely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is suing oil companies over global warming. President Trump says lawsuits like these threaten national security. The judge wants to hear what both sides think.

The Raleigh News & Observer is hiring a college sports reporter mcclatchy.rec.pro.ukg.net/MCC1008MCLTC...

The Oklahoman is hiring a political reporter:
jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/gannet...

Saw a dear friend from high school this weekend who genuinely asked where she should get her news. I gave her a couple of recommendations and she — a fellow early 30-something — signed up for a new news subscription, WITH Sunday print paper delivery.

Take heart, fellow journos! 🩷

I truly admire the female journalists who spoke out for this story. An incredibly brave thing to do. It’s *abhorrent* that so many women have experienced situations like these.

If you’re asking this question, you’re living under a rock. Reporters have been *TIRELESSLY* covering the current administration and will continue to do so. That doesn’t mean they also can’t write about Biden’s recent tenure in office, too. Journalists juggle work on multiple story lines daily.

Could this be the biggest climate story of the year?

For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand

Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta:

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Reporters already covering climate or interested in delving into the topic: I’m speaking on a Thursday panel that week focused on investigating climate change! We’d love to have you there! #IRE25