Vanessa Barchfield

New episodes featuring my brilliant colleagues at the Center and beyond drop every Thursday for the next 10 weeks. Available on our website, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Sounds Wild podcast Sounds Wild is a Center for Biological Diversity podcast focusing on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth. Hosted by Mike Stark and Vanessa Barchfield, Sounds Wild feat...

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"Every species is connected in deep time to milions of other species and holds a direct line to the future of life on earth...when a species goes extinct we're breaking that connection." Hear more from @biologicaldiversity.org’s @savelifeonearth.bsky.social on our new podcast about extinction:

BREAKING: Lawsuit Forces Agencies to Halt Arizona Highway Plan Threatening Monuments, Endangered Species

Interstate 11’s approval was based on a deeply flawed environmental analysis that the Federal Highway Administration now has a chance to fix.

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Here’s why Colorado communities are opposing a proposed Utah railroad at the U.S. Supreme Court this week The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over a contentious proposed railroad that could send tens of millions more gallons of crude oil along the Colorado …

Why are Colorado communities opposing a Utah oil railway construction project? How about because it will send up to 4.5 billion gallons of oil/year on tracks right next to the Colorado River? #climate #oil #utah #colorado

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Atrazine | US EPA Atrazine is a widely used herbicide that can be applied before and after planting to control broadleaf and grassy weeds. Atrazine is part of the triazine chemical class which includes simazine and pro...

EPA just nearly tripled what it claims are safe levels of atrazine, which is so dangerous it's banned in 44 countries. EPA is bending over backward to accommodate growers who are drenching food, fuel & fiber with atrazine at the expense of public health & the environment. www.epa.gov/ingredients-...

The Good Whale Society & Culture Podcast · 7 Episodes · Series

If you haven’t listened to The Good Whale, @danielgalarcon.bsky.social’s new podcast for @nytimes.com, you’re missing out:

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Breaking: @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social is calling on AZ Game & Fish Commission to ban dog pack hunting for mountain lions, bears, coati & other wildlife. Currently hunters use GPS-collared dogs to track wildlife for miles via smart phone apps & satellites, putting jaguars & ocelots at risk.

While the number of people crossing the border increased exponentially since Trump’s wall went up a new study reveals an 86% reduction in wildlife crossings. At well over $20 million dollars a mile, Trump’s wall is both a wastefully expensive tactical failure & an ecological disaster.

Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain. In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.

This story is blowing my mind:

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“The sanitariums reuse their oil for a few months before getting a new delivery, though they say they filter it after each bather.”

a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! '' ALT: a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! ''

Our unofficial response to Trump's cabinet selections so far:

Photo is of smokestacks at an industrial power plant.

Center staff are currently in Baku, Azerbaijan, at #COP29 where we’ve been fighting for urgent, lifesaving action on fossil fuels.

With Trump 2.0 looming, everyone wants to know how the United States and world will meet international #climate treaty goals. Check it out ➡️ biodiv.us/3AMtAEI

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I had a feeling @bretthartl.bsky.social’s response to the Gaetz AG nomination would make its way onto @lastweektonight1.bsky.social, and here it is:

Out in the borderlands with my dude Moon…

Beautiful. And Moon, the best dude.

“They should reject American fracked exports and instead embrace the renewable future we desperately need.”

“He's damning frontline communities and our planet to climate hell just to pad the already bloated pockets of fossil fuel tycoons. The rest of the world will be horrified by these efforts to actually speed up climate change.”

Here’s the Center’s take: “Picking someone like Chris Wright is a clear sign that Trump wants to turn the U.S. into a pariah petrostate,” said Jean Su, director of the Center for Biological Diversity's energy justice program.

Quote from Greenwire article on Gaetz AG nomination: “Luckily all of our environmental laws are older than 18 years, so Rep. Gaetz shouldn’t have much interest in them,” said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity, a frequent litigant in environmental lawsuits.

Wowwww

Hi Bluesky, nice to meet you.