Julia Verville

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

Scoop: The EPA will no longer estimate the lives saved by reducing air pollution when writing clean-air regulations, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

Opinion | Which City Burns Next?

The LA fires are probably your most vivid illustration of our new age of wildfire and all the devastation it promises. But were they even wildfires? The ignition wasn’t wild, the fuel wasn’t wild, the landscape wasn’t wildland and wildland firefighting couldn’t help. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...

Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

YouTube video by NPR Music David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert

13:54 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...

Beth Mead: ‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘ The Arsenal and England forward is backing new global campaign because talent and teamwork should decide the game – not the climate

Lionesses' forward and World Cup winner Beth Mead:

‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘

Very true - also about many other things: insuring your home, putting food on the table...

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Colombia slams international trade rules that punish states for climate action Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres has called for reform of international arbitration tribunals, saying they’re “one of the greatest obstacles” to the energy transition and favor…

Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres has called for reform of international arbitration tribunals, saying they’re “one of the greatest obstacles” to the energy transition and favor corporate interests over sovereignty.

We went to the same high school! I was 3 years behind Butterfly from Digable Planets #B4L

The Bill Gates Memo: Climate Scientists Respond With Urgency — Covering Climate Now Ahead of this month’s COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that effort to reducing emissions a...

Confused or curious about the Bill Gates climate memo? I've got you covered! TOMORROW at 1:30pm PT, I'm talking with 4 great scientists. Sign up for an important convo w/ @katharinehayhoe.com @kimcobb.bsky.social @hausfath.bsky.social @weatherwest.bsky.social: coveringclimatenow.org/event/the-bi...

Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500

Still thinking about this from a few days ago www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

FSC to vote on new traceability rules amid fraud allegations The world’s largest green timber label will vote next week on whether to begin work on new traceability rules, amid renewed scrutiny and accusations over whether the body is doing enough to prevent…

Timber trade experts allege the Forest Stewardship Council lacks the ability to proactively detect fraud throughout its global supply chains.

They hope the body will change, with a vote on whether to lay the groundwork for a new volume tracking system slated for this coming week.

Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500

🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see

Like the US economy

Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.

Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗

Major Renewables Nonprofit Cuts a Third of Staff After Trump Slashes Funding The lost federal grants represent about half the organization’s budget.

Scoop: IREC, a major renewables industry org that provides technical expertise to local governments (R and D), had to lay off a third of its staff due to Trump cuts that slashed half its budget.

IREC said it was targeted just because its nonprofit was registered in New York. Whole staff is remote.

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm

Trail shoes for snow, spikes (sheet metal screws in the soles of old shoes) for ice, warm clothes + cover face below ~15F

I'm covering some of the "why" in a new article out soon, but wanted to share new from @insideclimatenews.org
As of July, the price of electricity in the U.S. is up 9.5% this year on average.
Electricity price increases in top 5 states:
Missouri: 38%
ND: 33.6%
NJ: 28.6%
Iowa: 27.5%
Montana: 25%

Appeals court allows Trump to revoke billions in clean energy grants that had been approved under Biden.

2-1 vote, with two Trump appointees in the majority:
media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...

‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns

By me from Mohave county: ‘It happened so fast’ - the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona as energy bill rise and federal aid shrinks

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Volkswagen é condenada em R$ 165 mi por escravidão na ditadura Justiça do Trabalho condenou Vokswagen pelos episódios ocorridos entre 1974 e 1986 na Fazenda Vale do Rio Cristalino

Huge judgement. Volkswagen ordered to pay R$165 million for using slave labor in the Amazon during the 1970s-80s.

reporterbrasil.org.br/2025/08/volk...

To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal - Inside Climate News Legal scholars suggest revisiting a core tenet of electricity regulations and taking cues from how officials manage scarce resources such as water in the West.

New from me: Do we need a new regulatory paradigm to stop data centers from completely mucking up our power system? I spoke with two legal scholars about one possible path:
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...

Unbelievable. "Over three hours, federal agents demanded identification from the members of two private contractor crews. The crews were among the 400 people including firefighters deployed to fight the wildfire, the largest active blaze in Washington state."

Nippon Steel to begin relining Indiana blast furnace next year The owner of U.S. Steel confirmed plans to revamp the aging coal-fueled facility at its Gary Works complex. Community groups want a low-carbon steel mill…

Nippon, new owners of US Steel, will begin relining an Indiana facility in 2026. This means they are planning to continue using coal for steelmaking for up to 20 years. www.canarymedia.com/articles/gre...

Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections.

Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections.

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sherrill vows to freeze utility rates Skyrocketing energy costs continue to be a political liability for New Jersey Democrats. BY: MADISON FERNANDEZ Mikie Sherrill speaks at a lectern with a sign affixed that says "DAY ONE: NO MORE RATE HIKES" Democratic New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill speaks about her plan to address energy costs on Aug. 20 in Kenilworth. Madison Fernandez/POLITICO

A proposal to watch.

The NJ Congressional Rep. Mikie Sherrill is running for governor of her state, and promises to freeze all utility rate hikes on Day One of her governorship.

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yes more of this please

The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.

On #WorldOrangutanDay in @nytimes.com – How America's RV industry is destroying Indonesia's rainforests.

Our new investigation reveals wood used in America’s favourite RVs can be traced to the devastation of Borneo’s rainforests.

Read more 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.

After months of research and collaboration, I'm so pleased to share this article in @nytimes.com, featuring new research by @earthsight.bsky.social.

The story exposes the links between the US RV industry and the devastation of Borneo's rainforests.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

Here is change in FAIR plan exposure in the 10-month period to June.

Electricity prices in California's investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and community choice aggregator (CCA) territories have more than doubled in a decade, after accounting for inflation.

What are these power providers spending the increased revenues on?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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