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High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply Exclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told

Forever chemicals are so long-lasting + difficult to remove that very high levels can mean some water just is no longer usable as a drinking water source. With so much pressure on water resources, we cannot afford to let PFAS pollution build.

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Ventilation of the North Atlantic is Weakening 20 January 2026 / Kiel. The renewal of deep waters in the North Atlantic has slowed markedly over the past three decades. This is shown by a new study from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Resear...

"The results also indicate that current #climate models underestimate the magnitude of the observed changes. This is caused most likely by a too simplistic representation of deep mixing processes in the ocean in numerical models"

#AMOC
#FasterThanExpected

Yo, if you're around the Philly area, this is an insanely cool and fun thing to get involved with!

So many kind people have offered to knit hats for our donors!!! But if you’d like to send us knit goods, we’d love to put them in our mutual aid hub!

You can mail us hats (or anything on this whiteboard) to 7016 N Clark St.

Please include your name, address, job, and employer for FEC reasons!

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.

You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️

64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.

64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
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Canada Impact+ Research Chairs, University of Calgary in Calgary, AB, ... Canada Impact+ Research Chairs, University of Calgary in Calgary, AB, ...

Perhaps a late Xmas/Chanukah/Festivus/Kwanzaa present for some research hot shot currently not in Canada but who might like to move here - the new Impact+ Research Chairs. Note the strategic areas in Arctic, environment, climate resilience and water security. 🧪⚒️

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DeFlock Spot, map, and resist automated license plate readers (ALPRs) near you.

Flock is likely in YOUR community too. Want to check? deflock.me

Hey there, brilliant folks! If there's one thing I learned from D.A.R.E., it's that we gotta get 'em hooked early! Sign up, if you can, and #BeTheChange

#EnvHist Worth Reading: November 2025 Find marmots, sewage infrastructure, and animism in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.

Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading (and listening to) from November!

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Threatening NCAR, Trump administration seeks to extinguish a beacon of climate science The Trump administration’s world view is that the US doesn’t need a climate science brain trust because it doesn’t like what the brains say.

Read this from Ben Santer (very famous climate scientist for those who don’t know) about what NCAR means and what dismantling it will do.

DeFlock Spot, map, and resist automated license plate readers (ALPRs) near you.

It's not just Houston! If you're curious about YOUR neck of the woods, check out deflock.me for some horrifying, local results...

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Great, awful stuff, as always, from #WatershedInvestigations

I'm assisting with sample gathering tomorrow for microplastics at my city's local drinking-water reservoir and, ngl, I'm terrified at what the results might show. I'll share the findings once they're published this spring...

I must be hungry, because I see sandwich (8). And now I'm off to the kitchen...

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Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse. Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.

Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:

Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.

NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!

My guide:

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

England's water plans don't provision for extra water use in planned carbon capture + hydrogen projects according to a new report, writes Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social

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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

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Chicago area friends

If you want to be in the thick of the action & really make a difference on climate, you're not going to find a better job/org than this.

Heart-breaking

Awesome! Here's hoping for some cool fashion collabs between smaller breweries and local designers...

Now's a good time for Illinois residents to take advantage of a unique right we have to be removed from Clearview's database. Scroll down to IL opt-out here: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...

These Black Chicagoland organizations are stepping up to fill the gap of the SNAP freeze • The TRiiBE Federal rulings provide hope for food stamp recipients, but benefits will be delayed.

NEW — Firehouse Community Arts Center, based in North Lawndale, is among many who are providing resources around delays in food assistance just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Check out this list for more resources.

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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...

Read about the Gates memo in the news? Wondering what @kimcobb.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social and I think about it?

No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON: