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Resource Library The Uproot Resource Library gathers together resources for and by Uproot members, as well as resources from the broader environmental journalism community. A Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on Deep-Se...

Go to the Uproot Resource Library to see three new reporting guides by 2025 MONA Fellows and Uprooters @rachelreports.bsky.social, @mjoel17.bsky.social, and Eva Tesfaye
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China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity

Meanwhile, China is set to have more solar power capacity than coal for the first time this year, marking a “historic” milestone in the country’s energy transition. By the end of the year, wind & solar are projected to account for ~half of total installed power. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra see UK break records for wind power in January Record-breaking wind power generation cut gas costs by more than £160m in single month

Some news in the clean energy sector: A surge in wind power generation, fueled by storms, broke records and cut gas costs in the UK last month. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Japan's unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining Japan’s five-week test of deep-sea mining is a milestone — and a test of how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy, and environmental risk.

"Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy demand, and environmental risk." Uprooter @rachelreports.bsky.social for @grist.org

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Japan's unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining Japan’s five-week test of deep-sea mining is a milestone — and a test of how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy, and environmental risk.

Last December, I went to Japan to learn more about the country’s deep-sea mining research. In January, a crew embarked on a five-week experiment off a remote Pacific island.

I wrote a deep dive about Japan’s move to ultimately cut reliance on China for critical minerals. grist.org/internationa...

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Feds mull first-ever seafloor mining in Alaskan waters Critics warn that opening up Arctic waters to mineral extraction could devastate large fisheries and sensitive habitats off Alaska’s shores.

First, it was American Samoa; then my home, the Northern Mariana Islands; now the Trump administration is looking at Alaskan waters for deep sea mining.

… another home to Indigenous peoples, fisheries and some of the world’s most fragile ecosystems. www.eenews.net/articles/fed...

Today, I learned Travis Kelce hosts a game show!

the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens

WHO removing Us Flag

Journalists—especially those with resources from major networks who are able to parachute and report on the ground in Minnesota—need to be asking tougher questions.

We need to not just report what we’re seeing, we need to hold people in power accountable. This is not right.

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This is the water in parts of Manhattan right now. This has been happening almost all day. My landlord said there’s been a “huge water main break in Midtown.” (??)

Lots of chatter by two deep-sea mining CEOs on this panel about the urgency to mine seabed for stock piling & natural security purposes. Then @drandrewthaler.bsky.social comes in with....

"... and the cheapest place to stockpile a polymetallic nodule is to leave it on the seafloor.” 💥

Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics

“The role of fossil gas increased by 8% – largely because of a weather-related drop in hydropower output – but remained well below its most recent 2019 peak, the report found.“ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump to speed permits for deep-sea mining in international waters The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to encourage U.S. exploration of the deep sea by accelerating permitting for companies hunting for critical minerals in internati...

The Trump administration issued a new rule to fast-track deep sea mining in international waters, consolidating a two-step permitting process—one for exploration and another for commercial recovery—into a single review.

This reduces environmental oversight. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

Can someone tell me why I can’t seem to open this reel a friend shared on Insta of a comedy skit by comedian Marcello Hernandez comparing Latino crimes to white crimes? Whenever I do, this notification pops up. I’m in New York…🤔

“The MONA fellowship provided me the rare opportunity to step out of the daily news cycle and into the field, engaging with and learning from amazing ocean scientists and researchers. These connections have grown into lasting professional relationships that I know will only continue to inform my stories and ensure my coverage of our oceans puts equity at the center.“ Rachel Ramirez Independent Journalist and MONA Fellow

“The MONA fellowship provided me the rare opportunity to step out of the daily news cycle and into the field, engaging with and learning from amazing ocean scientists and researchers.“ Uprooter @rachelreports.bsky.social

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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.

Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.

CNN is covering the Kalshi prediction markets as though they are news

Anyone here know of Japanese climate/enviro orgs I can reach out to who’s closely monitoring the country’s push to mine critical minerals?

The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.

The Trump administration says it will dismantle a key climate-science center, while salvaging its forecasting capabilities. “Today, predicting the weather without considering the climate would be meteorological malpractice," Michelle Nijhuis argues.

Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers.

EXCLUSIVE: the Working Families Party is putting out a recruitment call for people opposed to data centers in their communities to run for local office

the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction

Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR, drawing rebukes from Colorado officials Federal lawmakers called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.” Gov. Jared Polis said: “If true, public safety is at risk and science…

The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.