Tom Trott

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EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they sign a ‘declaration of dissent’ Letter from workers, which EPA claims is ‘unlawful’, says agency is no longer living up to its mission

This is what retaliation looks like. I'm proud of all who signed.
🌏🦑🌿 #EPA #toxins #deregulation

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Very impressive accomplishments.

These and vorticella from a local brackish-water pond were some of the first ciliates to fascinate me as a kid and I've never gotten over them!🥰

Wow, quite a find and good sampling!

EPA employees accuse Trump officials of undermining the agency’s mission “Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns

Everyday another deregulation for water, emissions, and now this. 🌎🦑🌿 #toxins #deregulation #EPA
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Let's face it. Humanity has treated the oceans like a sewer since the dawn of mankind, yet eaten the resources that are poisoned. A positive feedback loop that does not end well for humanity unless broken.

Nice photo and certainly is huge. Wonder what lucky fish is the host?

Screenshot of the home page of NOAA's Climate.gov web site, June 28, 2025.

Welcome to the "gold standard" for medievalism. #NOAA announced yesterday that the Climate.gov site will no longer be updated.
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #weather #scicomm #science #climate #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm

Global assessment reveals stark biases in ocean biodiversity data - Ocean and Coastal Futures Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.

No surprises here...just a reminder of what the state of knowledge is and how it will influence management. 🌎🦑🌿
#biodiversity #ocean #management
www.cmscoms.com?p=44462

What a nightmare...I hope efforts to eradicate are reorganizing and deployed as soon as possible.

This is more than disturbing...it is out of the scope of mindful language. The are diverse assemblages of plants and animals that thrive in old growth forests and no where else. How is this destruction allowed?

Stop the Largest Public Lands Sell-off in History It’s the largest attack on public lands in U.S. history: Senate Republicans have proposed selling off nearly 3 million acres of these lands as part of their tax bill. Urge your senators to oppose any ...

Trump's budget bill includes the sale of up to 3.3M acres of public lands + the sale of 258M acres more over 5 years = 40% of our public lands. @biologicaldiversity.org makes it fast/easy to tell your U.S. senators NO sale: act.biologicaldiversity.org/EvF--pvAkkeM...? #birds #wildlife 🌎

The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants The Biden administration had mandated that coal- and gas-fired power plants drastically reduce emissions by the 2030s.

Divorcing Climate Science from Policy - our new EPA doing the utmost for our health and well being 🌎🦑🌿 #climate #EPA #policy
undark.org/2025/06/17/e...

A perfect choice. Thanks!

The MBL Ecosystems Center Celebrates its Golden Anniversary  | Marine Biological Laboratory Many stories were told, a few tears were shed, and abundant insights, memories and predictions were shared at the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the MBL Ecosystems Center on May 29-31 in Clapp Auditori...

Last week, the MBL Ecosystems Center celebrated 50 years of ecological research and education.

“The center is about science, but it’s also about outreach, education and policy,” said Director Anne Giblin. “There is no place I’d rather be.”

Read about it here: bit.ly/3Hw37hH

We need more like this! 🌎🦑

The Economics of Deep-Sea Mining Don't Add Up If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than the seafloor.

There’s a lot of corporate friendly puff pieces out there supporting deep sea mining. The Economist has called for it. But the sums simply don’t add up:

time.com/7287891/deep...

US pioneers deep-sea restoration in Gulf of Mexico - Ocean and Coastal Futures Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.

For a change, some hope. 🌎🦑🌿
www.cmscoms.com?p=44235

We need more like this. 🌎🦑 #mining #deepsea

Melting Sea Ice and Drooping Corals As the ocean warms, soft corals near the subtropical island of Jeju, South Korea, are melting in an eerie parallel to the vanishing sea ice of the Arctic.

Warming waters, coral and kelp die off spawns ties between Nanavut and South Korea 🌎🦑🌿 #Arctic #Climate #Coral
oceansnorth.org/2025/05/26/m...

Trump to reopen Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing

On the Chopping Block: Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument 🌎🦑🌿
www.nationalfisherman.com/trump-to-reo...

I hope so too, Amy. As good as they 'say' the technology is, mining will be like fishing around in the dark causing widespread damage to sensitive, highly diverse, and vulnerable ecosystems.

Head of intergovernmental body raises concerns over Trump's deep-sea mining order - Ocean and Coastal Futures Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.

Trump's deep sea mining order raises eyebrows of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) 🌎🦑🌿 #deepseamining

www.cmscoms.com?p=43923

I wasn't very clear about why I wrote the intro to that article. If the US did contract US companies, where would all of the material be processed? Plus, plants like those take years to complete.

no map, but names a player and test run in SE Atlantic
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Q&A: Can Trump really approve mining in international waters? Environmental lawyer Duncan Currie discusses fears deep sea miners could bypass a UN agreement and apply to mine under US law

Currently there is only one company in the US that can process rare earths. China is the world leader. 🌎🦑🌿
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Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies The Trump administration aims to make fossil fuels cheap—so cheap they wouldn’t be worth extracting. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is nothing short of a myth,” one oil executive has said.

If you wondered about the potential overhaul of NEPA and the Endangered Species Act, you might want to read this. 🌎🦑🌿
www.wired.com/story/trumps...

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History is punctuated with this human limitation. Sad to think it is true.