Amy Scott

meanwhile Fox News is talking about Hillary's emails

Yesterday: the economists were wrong, tariffs are clearly working

Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good

Burning Questions: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed. What now for the climate? This will hurt the United States’ energy transition and our global competitiveness.

Thanks to the fantastic @shannonosaka.bsky.social for filling us in on the climate impacts of the new Republican tax cuts and spending law -- and how to take advantage of clean energy tax credits before they're gone.

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

How the G.O.P. Bill Will Reshape America’s Energy Landscape

"Winner: Fossil fuels." Pretty much sums it up.

The Death of ESG Some have proclaimed ESG investing dead and buried. But if so, who killed it and why?

You can hear all about the grisly backstory here.

Texas Removes BlackRock From Energy Boycott Blacklist | OilPrice.com Texas has removed BlackRock from its energy boycott list after the asset manager pulled back from key ESG and net-zero initiatives.

Well, I'll be.

Thanks for letting me know. And for listening!

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"How We Survive" returns April 9 - Marketplace Can we invest our way out of the climate crisis?

And...we have a trailer! A new season of #HowWeSurvive drops next week. Come check us out.

I don't think so -- he would lose the floor.

"I got fuel in the tank, man." Sen. Cory Booker just now, 15+ hours in.

The astronauts who’ve been on the ISS since September 2024 are anticipated to return to Earth in the next 15m or so. They will find it… changed.

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Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos Firing federal workers and freezing grants are upending a world-class system the US has built since World War II.

Yes, I'm a climate reporter. But the story of how the Trump admin's moves are threatening science & research is bigger than climate. So I spoke w/economists, physicists, sociologists, computer scientists, health scientists, and climate researchers for this piece: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I know it's hard to focus these days, but this is huge and not in a good way.

Is CO2 plant food? Why are we still talking about this? the climate-denier zombie argument that, unlike plants, won't die

The "CO2 is plant food" myth keeps coming up. Why is it wrong? My latest on The Climate Brink

www.theclimatebrink....

Nearly One in 10 U.S. Adults Identifies as L.G.B.T.Q., Survey Finds New data shows a rapid increase in recent years, driven by the young. The Trump administration has recently been rolling back L.G.B.T.Q. initiatives.

"Initiatives" is an interesting choice @nytimes.com. The Trump Administration is trying to erase the existence of transgender people. Let's call it what it is.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

"to the extent practicable, relevant, appropriate, and consistent with law" -- how is this any of those things?

Human-caused climate change helped set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires.

Making that connection clear in news coverage doesn't have to be complicated. Here's a 🧵 of good examples...

In this day and age, living in a place that
- you like,
- you can afford,
- you can find a job,
- you have family/friends,
- you feel safe, and
- you *are* safe from natural disasters/bad laws/worse

is luxury and privilege. Almost no one gets to check all the boxes.

So maybe don’t be an asshole.

Trump's transition is happening over private emails. Federal officials are nervous. Agencies are weighing in-person requirement for sensitive data.

i recall a time when using a private email server was the single greatest scandal in american history. i guess today’s it’s just tuesday www.politico.com/news/2024/12...

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024 After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2...

It's amazing how much visual language there is to describe a warming world beyond the "kids playing in a fountain" trope that seems to be so popular with photo editors.

apnews.com/article/phot...

Thanks for listening. Here's a link:
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Supreme Court to weigh bans on puberty blockers, hormones for trans teens The Supreme Court case centers on Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which trans patients call lifesaving and the state made illegal.

If you read just one story about the transgender healthcare case before the Supreme Court today, I highly recommend this one.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Yes!

Update: the free version of Redact didn't seem to actually work, so I shelled out for a month of TweetDelete, in case this helps anyone.

The Marching Ravens have evolved — but the man who saved them remains at the center John Ziemann shrugs off credit for keeping the band, one of two in the NFL, going. But he’s also quietly pondering the best way to keep the show going after he’s gone.

If you're not familiar with the story of the "band that wouldn't die" I highly recommend watching the ESPN doc. #Baltimore