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Poster for the documentary, "Fish War," highlighting its selection at several film festivals.

If you haven't seen it yet, it's a good night to watch FISH WAR, the award-winning 2024 documentary about Northwest Tribes defending their treaty fishing rights through years of civil disobedience protest.

Minutes ago, the Miami Seaquarium closed its doors forever.

This hellish facility pioneered the modern industry of marine life captivity for 70 years.

For the past 2.5, I’ve worked next-door. I can’t yet tell the full story of how it came down, but here’s what I will say. 🧵

A vibrant collage by Tony Fitzpatrick features a peregrine falcon with architectural elements and bold text related to Chicago.

RIP Tony Fitzpatrick. Taught me so much about what it means to love a place so much that you become one with it. A truly singular Chicago artist.

We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.

Incredible 🩵 “Toronto’s multibillion-dollar effort to re-naturalize a major river and the surrounding lands, was advertised as one of the “largest waterfront revitalization projects” in the world. … the discoveries have underscored the resilience of ecosystems in the face of human-led destruction.”

This Trumpeter Swan has been hanging out with a flock of Canada Geese in Washington. It has begun.

Chaos at Mount Rainier too. According to trail reports this week, it was "a complete zoo. People illegally parking cars...dogs on the trail, people on meadows, and "no ranger to slow the onslaught of vehicles".

Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair

New bat discovery just dropped

Got a weird one for you here in the @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

A road runs through it - The Boston Globe America’s wild lands are already home to vast networks of paved and dirt roads. Now the Trump administration is about to expand their reach.

"Today the consequences of excessive roadbuilding are perfectly foreseeable; it’s the wisdom that remains scarce."

For @bostonglobe.com's Wild Issue, I wrote about Trump's plan to rescind USFS's Roadless Rule, which — spoiler — is a terrible idea. #roadecology

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/04/o...

AI Data Centers Use a Lot of Energy. You May Be Paying for It AI data centers are pushing up energy costs all over the US. On today’s Big Take podcast: an investigation into who's footing the bill.

Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.

In Virginia, it’s 37%.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Side note: if you have newsy stories about how biodiversity is being affected by the Trump administration's policies--ideally stories rooted in ongoing scientific research--let me know.

Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

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was the the moth dreaming of existential horror

Everything bagels probably taste even better from agrivoltaics.

www.pv-magazine.com/2024/03/28/w...

A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.

Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.

Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.

This is a BFD.

Tell the Trump administration to keep this landmark conservation rule in place Protect forests from massive expansion of logging

The Roadless Rule is one of the most critical policies that helps defend our forests. The Trump administration is proposing to rescind it, but we have until Friday, September 19 to speak up. Submit your comment today.

Has he ever debated or engaged with an environmentalist he disagrees with?

I've seen nothing in any of his articles, podcasts, or book.

"The Article concludes that neither placing broad limits on citizen suits nor weakening the procedures and protections of federal environmental laws is necessary to meet the needs of the climate crisis."

www.ecologylawquarterly.org/print/permit...

One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.

The hilarious new documentary about extreme birdwatching is winning over even non-birders. slate.trib.al/vDOiU4O

Biodiversity and the energy transition A transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies is required to reduce global carbon emissions, one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss.

Our September issue is out today and it's a big one! We're focusing this month on biodiversity and the renewable energy transition. 🌎🧪This collection includes the Focus issue articles plus relevant content from other Nature journals: www.nature.com/collections/...

Hrafnamynd Listening Party from Patricia Wolf Listening Party from Patricia Wolf.

In a little under an hour, Balmat will be hosting a listening party for @patriciawolf.bsky.social and her phenomenal new album Hrafnamynd, which comes out tomorrow—RSVP at at the link below, and tune in at 7:30pm CET / 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT
patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/merch/hrafna...

We should stop destroying the homes and territories of wild animals, in my opinion

A Wild Home on the Bones of the City North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.

North America's largest cormorant colony is an example of wild resilience in the heart of one of the world's most diverse cities. My latest for @biographic.bsky.social explores a longstanding effort to give this long-reviled species a safe space to thrive www.biographic.com/a-wild-home-...

Starting to think that weakening NEPA isn't going to be a net win for the environment

Trump administration may close Maryland refuge popular with birders Patuxent Research Refuge’s North Tract in Laurel has cut visiting hours. Could the Trump administration could close it entirely?

If a forest closes, does it make a sound?

Running for office on a platform of banning fireworks, outdoor cats, and balloons.