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Prof Environmental and Entomology Consultant & Artist, aka The Spider Hunter I have a B.S. in Biology & M.S. in Aquatic Biology. Worked at Ohio EPA. Love Jazz, art, wildlife, climate change, sports cars.

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Nations hit by natural disasters tell ministers at climate talks to act www.sfgate.com/news/world/a...

17.11.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How cuts to federal housing program put CT residents at risk Trump administration funding cuts to permanent housing programs mean CT could lose up to $69M and risk the housing of 6,500 people.

How cuts to federal housing program put CT residents at risk ctmirror.org/2025/11/14/c...

14.11.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Why biodegradable plastic should be on the menu! Surely the richest food system on earth should be able to trade a plastic that lasts 300 years for one that quickly returns to the soil,

Why biodegradable plastic should be on the menu! ctmirror.org/2025/11/14/w...

14.11.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5 forecasts early climate models got right โ€“ the evidence is all around you (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)

5 forecasts early climate models got right โ€“ the evidence is all around you www.timesunion.com/news/article...

14.11.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Black homicide victimsโ€™ families most likely to be denied compensation โ€ข Stateline Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any other group to seek financial assistance through state victim compensation programs โ€” and they are the most likely to b...

Black homicide victimsโ€™ families most likely to be denied compensation stateline.org/2025/11/12/b...

12.11.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Northern Lights Bring Dazzling Views to Northeast With More Possible Tonight

Northern Lights Bring Dazzling Views to Northeast With More Possible Tonight www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...

12.11.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy. About 1.25 million federal workers missed at...

Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights www.sfgate.com/news/politic...

11.11.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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COP30 must address health needs of communities affected by the climate emergency At the global climate summit in Brazil, MSF calls for local and Indigenous voices to be heard

COP30 must address health needs of communities affected by the climate emergency www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/cop30...

10.11.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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COP30 must address health needs of communities affected by the climate emergency At the global climate summit in Brazil, MSF calls for local and Indigenous voices to be heard

COP30 must address health needs of communities affected by the climate emergency www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/cop30...

10.11.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As COP30 kicks off, should young people feel optimistic about fighting climate change? OPINION: A poll shows that most Americans ages 18-25 are โ€œvery or extremely worriedโ€ about climate change and its global impacts โ€” and that was before President Trumpโ€™s second term began.

As COP30 kicks off, should young people feel optimistic about fighting climate change? www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

09.11.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Washington's struggling economy takes another hit from the government shutdown Washington's local economy has taken blows from a series of actions by the Trump administration, from the layoffs of federal workers to the ongoing law enforcement intervention with the National...

Washington's struggling economy takes another hit from the government shutdown www.nhregister.com/business/art...

08.11.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tuesday's Democratic sweep is a wake-up call for Wisconsin โ€ข Wisconsin Examiner Tuesdayโ€™s elections showed we still have a democracy and that voters wonโ€™t put up with an endless cycle of abuse.

Tuesdayโ€™s Democratic sweep is a wake-up call for Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/07/t...

07.11.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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World leaders gather for second day in Brazil, seeking solutions to confront global warming As world leaders head to a second day of climate talks, a major proposal to protect forests worldwide is sure to a major topic of discussion. Financed by interest-bearing debt instead of donations,...

World leaders gather for second day in Brazil, seeking solutions to confront global warming www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/world/a...

07.11.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Corporate Donors to Trumpโ€™s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. โ€” The corporate and billionaire donors to Donald Trumpโ€™s gaudy ballroom project are beset by conflicts of interest,โ€ฆ

Corporate Donors to Trumpโ€™s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years www.citizen.org/news/corpora...

07.11.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of D.C. Veterans and Community Members will Rally Against Federal Cuts, ICE and Occupation on Veterans Day - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. โ€” On November 11 from 12 pm to 2 pm ET, hundreds of veterans, community members and advocatesโ€ฆ

Hundreds of D.C. Veterans and Community Members will Rally Against Federal Cuts, ICE and Occupation on Veterans Day www.citizen.org/news/hundred...

07.11.2025 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Minnesota SNAP recipients worry about feeding their families as shutdown pauses benefits โ€ข Minnesota Reformer After growing up in foster care, Mary Davis extricated herself and her son from domestic abuse in Chicago and landed in a Minneapolis homeless shelter in 2011 โ€” then quickly found stable housing and e...

Minnesota SNAP recipients worry about feeding their families as shutdown pauses benefits minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/06/m...

07.11.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Millions Suffer as Trumpโ€™s Economy Crumbles Americaโ€™s economy is not collapsing by accident. Under President Donald Trump, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller, a deliberate plan has taken hold, a plan that weakens the labor market, starves faโ€ฆ

Millions Suffer as Trumpโ€™s Economy Crumbles sdvoice.info/millions-suf...

06.11.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blue wave rebuilds the House: Democrats soar to at least 64 seats in Virginia โ€ข Virginia Mercury Suburban surge and abortion-rights messaging fuel sweeping gains as GOP bid to retake chamber falls flat, signaling a shifting electoral map ahead of 2026.

Blue wave rebuilds the House: Democrats soar to at least 64 seats in Virginia virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/b...

05.11.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NYโ€™s First PFAS Treatment System Coming to Seneca Falls Seneca Meadows, Inc. (SMI) has partnered with WCG to design, build, and operate New York Stateโ€™s first fixed-plant PFAS leachate treatment system.

New Yorkโ€™s First PFAS Treatment System Coming to Seneca Falls - www.waste360.com/pfas-pfoas/n...

05.11.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interpol announces a new global fight against illegal deforestation Interpol and partners have launched a global law enforcement effort to fight illegal deforestation in tropical areas. Wednesday's announcement says it's aimed at dismantling criminal networks behind.....

Interpol announces a new global fight against illegal deforestation www.ctinsider.com/news/world/a...

05.11.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Millions of Poor Americans at the Mercy of the Shutdown

The Millions of Poor Americans at the Mercy of the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/p...

04.11.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Earthworms can alleviate the harmful effects of microplastic pollution on plant growth. Researchers used pot experiments to investigate, through measuring plant physiological and biochemical indicators, soil nutrient elements and enzyme activities, as well as analyzing the gene expressio...

Earthworms can alleviate the harmful effects of microplastic pollution on plant growth. | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

04.11.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate Change is Coming for Your Coffee - Legal Planet The cost of coffee keeps going up thanks to Trump and climate change. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental news from Legal Planet.

Climate Change is Coming for Your Coffee legal-planet.org/2025/11/04/c...

04.11.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use โ€ข Louisiana Illuminator Communities around Louisiana, in a bid to get more information about the environmental and health impacts of industrial pollution, are taking data collection into their own hands โ€” despite a law restr...

Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...

02.11.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Support for Prop 50 remains strongly in the lead, polls show. Will it hold? Past research finds that support for propositions sometimes fades. Hereโ€™s why that may not happen this year.

Support for Prop 50 remains strongly in the lead, polls show. Will it hold? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

01.11.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

30.10.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tampa Bay, Florida news | Tampa Bay Times/St. Pete Times | Tampa Bay Times Powered by the Tampa Bay Times, tampabay.com is your home for breaking news you can trust. Set us as your home page and never miss the news that matters to you.

Wasting Away: Florida lets big companies pollute with impunity. Waterways suffer | TampaBay.com project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

30.10.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Major American LNG Exporters Habitually Break Air Pollution Laws, Report Finds During the past five years, all seven of the fully operational LNG export terminals in the U.S. violated the Clean Air Act, Americaโ€™s cornerstone law on air pollution, aย new reportย from the Environmen...

Major American LNG Exporters Habitually Break Air Pollution Laws, Report Finds www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

30.10.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Runoff from Atalco alumina refinery into Mississippi River raises environmental concerns A cloudy, rust-colored liquid plume flowed into the Mississippi River last week out of a drainage pipe from the Atlantic Alumina refinery.

Runoff from Atalco alumina refinery into Mississippi River raises environmental concerns lailluminator.com/2025/10/30/a...

30.10.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate change strengthened Hurricane Melissa, making the storm's winds stronger and the damage worse. ยป Yale Climate Connections Two new rapid attribution studies have found that climate change increased Melissa's winds by 7-10% and damage by 12%.

Climate change strengthened Hurricane Melissa, making the storm's winds stronger and the damage worse. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/clim...

30.10.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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