James Bruggers

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...

So only Democrats walk and ride bikes and take the bus? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

From @connorgiffin.bsky.social - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman made false or unsupported claims about the science of climate change in letter to EPA. Basically, don't worry be happy about all the CO2: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Geoengineering Won’t Save Us From Global Warming, New Study Says - Inside Climate News New research by a team of top ice and climate scientists debunks some speculative technological climate fixes for preserving the polar ice caps.

A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Via @bberwyn.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent. I guess it wasn’t a ham sandwich. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want - Inside Climate News More women are connecting environmental degradation with attacks on women's rights, seeing both as rooted in similar values. They’re drawing on personal experiences and reams of research to make their...

What an interesting story from @katiesurma.bsky.social -- Women's voices around the world, and a world increasingly inspired or impacted by ecofeminism. insideclimatenews.org/news/2106202...

It’s #sej2024 and of course it includes a visit to a sewage treatment plant. But this one is unique: it treats Mexican and American sewage

Good morning, PHX and #sej2025. I’ve got my two hard boiled eggs, bottle of water, some almonds, and a granola bar. This is early to rise, but we’re off to the border for a day long reporting tour.

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The train… 😀 Wish I had that option.

It’s off to #sej2025, my 31st. At this point, I feel sort of hardwired to attend. Looking forward to seeing old friends and new ones too. And to be inspired by journalists’ rising to the challenge of the day.

Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups - Inside Climate News On the eve of Earth Day, they vowed to defend groups that have worked to combat the climate crisis and are expected to be targeted by the current administration.

Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...

As Trump Promotes ‘Clean Beautiful Coal,’ a  Lit Cigarette Above a West Virginia Coal Mine Leaves a Woman Fighting for Her Life - Inside Climate News On Tuesday, President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to boost one of his favorite energy sources.  “We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful clean coal once and for all,” he said, as uni...

In case you missed this, West Virginia regulators require methane remediation from a coal company following a blast that severely burned a woman in her home. insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

Eeeek.

As Trump Promotes ‘Clean Beautiful Coal,’ a  Lit Cigarette Above a West Virginia Coal Mine Leaves a Woman Fighting for Her Life - Inside Climate News On Tuesday, President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to boost one of his favorite energy sources.  “We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful clean coal once and for all,” he said, as uni...

First came, the giant cracks in the field by their homes. Then came the explosion. Now state regulators are ordering a coal company to get control of methane and monitor it. With @leehedgepeth.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

Faith Leaders Push Back After EPA Head Disparages Climate Action as ‘Religion’ - Inside Climate News Jewish and Christian faith leaders responded to Lee Zeldin’s comments with “righteous anger” and called for policies that support a more just, livable world.

I know I’m on an unpaid sabbatical. But I couldn’t resist taking on this story, with my colleague, @dangearino.bsky.social, regarding “climate change religion.” One rabbi says the EPA administrator needs a refresher course in Jewish tradition. insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...

For the First Time, Alabama Says Methane ‘Likely’ Caused Fatal Home Explosion Above Coal Mine - Inside Climate News State officials have ordered tighter monitoring of methane gas above coal mines in the state after a slap on the wrist from federal officials. Will it be enough to mitigate the risks?

After @leehedgepeth.bsky.social and I spent a year investigating a fatal blast atop one of the gassiest coal mines in the country, state regulators are acknowledging a likely connection and taking some action. insideclimatenews.org/news/2103202...

Off to see the Giants! Yikes

Fascinating, indeed.

Kentucky bill that could limit public access to law enforcement records speeding through legislature The bill's prime sponsor, Rep. Chris Fugate, R-Chavies, said the legislation aimed to protect people involved in active investigations.

These Kentucky lawmakers do not want the public to know what's going on with local police departments unless the police departments also want you to know. That's not transparency. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

No more 4-H? Louisville program struggles to stay open after steep budget cut The Jefferson County Extension Office stopped running community gardens and cut back other programs after receiving less money in Louisville's budget.

Why is Louisville so hostile to urban agriculture programs including 4-H and community gardens?

www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Kentucky legislature moves to strip protections for groundwater, wetlands and some streams State officials said a bill to remove regulations on water pollution "applies a machete to an issue that needs a scalpel, at a cost to Kentuckians."

"The bill threatens the water quality of many Kentucky rivers, streams, and tributaries and, as a result, would significantly compromise Kentucky’s groundwater," threatening 31,000 private use wells and at least 156 public water systems. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

Tonight my Apple watch has carried weather alerts for rain, flooding, tornadoes, lightning and snow. Mostly I’m worried about the flooding.

Trump Executive Order Takes Back Funds to Help Low-Income Alabama Residents Pay Electric Bills - Inside Climate News Many of the 2,000 Alabama households impacted had already seen the funds credited to their accounts and will have to pay the money back on their next bill.

These low-income Alabama residents got $100 off their last power bills, thanks to a federal grant. Trump is now taking that money back, as a utility adds $100 to their next bill. insideclimatenews.org/news/1402202...

Please follow Liam on this matter.

Biden-Harris Admin to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics in Federal Agencies The Biden-Harris administration will phase out single-use plastics in federal agencies by 2035 to combat plastic pollution.

Trump appears ready to end this effort by the Biden administration: www.worldwildlife.org/stories/bide...

After this, plastic straws became a global symbol of single-use plastics’ damage to ocean life. It sparked some cities, the state of California and some companies to ban or restrict the use of plastic straws.

YouTube video by Sea Turtle Biologist Sea Turtle with Straw up its Nostril - "NO" TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC

With the president again defending plastic straws and promising to promote them, this is a good time to remember that sea turtle that got a plastic straw stuck in its head and this video that went viral. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wH8...

‘A Dream Deferred:’ 30 Years of U.S. Environmental Justice in Port Arthur, Texas - Inside Climate News On the 30th anniversary of the first presidential executive order on environmental justice, a report from the fencelines in the booming Southeast Texas petrochemical corridor.

I just read that Trump and Musk are shutting down environmental justice program at EPA and in the justice department. A year ago I wrote about 30 years of environmental justice work and what it meant to one EJ community. insideclimatenews.org/news/1102202...

New 3-D Study of the Greenland Ice Sheet Shows Glaciers Falling Apart Faster Than Expected - Inside Climate News Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, increasing concerns about how quickly their melting will raise sea levels.

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, increasing concerns about how quickly their melting will raise sea levels. insideclimatenews.org/news/0302202...

They Fell Sick After Cleaning Up a TVA Toxic Disaster. A New Book Details Their Legal Battle - Inside Climate News “Valley So Low” covers a decade-long courtroom drama stemming from the 2008 disaster that helped nudge the EPA into adopting its first national regulations of coal ash.

What happened to the workers who cleaned up the worst coal ash disaster in the US? This Tennessee journalist tells their story on one place, his new book: insideclimatenews.org/news/2312202...

It took way longer than it should have, but I am celebrating after figuring out how to delete in mass as opposed to 50 or 100 at a time the many many many thousands of old emails that were clogging my gmail account.