Alison Bowden

$32 million bridge on Cape Cod nears completion. Public uses planned. The Chequessett Neck Road bridge in Wellfleet, the linchpin of the 1,100-acre Herring River marsh restoration project, is 82% complete.

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#NatureBasedSolutions #CapeCod

Moderna’s Flu Shot Ordeal Hurts Innovation — and Public Health The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to turn away Moderna’s application for a new flu shot for older Americans is a troubling development in health officials’ piecemeal dismantling of th...

For my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com, wrote about FDA's disastrous decision--or, really, it seems Vinay Prasad's singular choice--to turn away Moderna's flu vaccine application without a review. The problem is much bigger than this one vaccine. (🎁 link):

Navarro has repeatedly (and falsely) claimed that "illegals" were taking the jobs of Americans, including in this very interview.
If that's the case, then why is he now warning that job growth will slow amidst mass deportations? Shouldn't this be boom times for native-born workers?

The new childhood vaccine guidelines have a paid leave problem Norway, Denmark, and other countries with fewer childhood vaccines have another thing in common: paid parental leave.

“Isn’t it very dangerous [to remove] the recommendations for certain infant vaccines… What, I wondered, are the consequences of under-vaccinating millions of babies in a country where working parents have no other choice but to put their literal newborns in a room full of other babies all day?”

Boston is piloting a new type of heat pump that's as easy to install as a window AC The Boston Housing Authority is piloting a new type of window-mounted heat pump that's relatively inexpensive and easy to install.

Meet the window heat pump: A compact unit that's relatively cheap and takes half an hour to install.

While they're not widely available yet, they could prove to be an important climate solution in the future.
@wbur.org #energysky #decarbonization
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ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.

Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.

“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data  At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.

A confidential document reveals both the Trump administration’s plans to interfere with the states’ authority to run elections and how dangerously insecure the sensitive data will be in the department’s hands. bit.ly/46tX4nd

The Bad Voting Bill that Refuses to Die The SAVE Act would stop millions of eligible Americans from voting.

The SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting by effectively requiring a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. More than 21 million Americans lack ready access to those documents. bit.ly/4qS8wBr

YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast This Is What's Missing From The Epstein Files w/ Julie K. Brown

Absolutely worth watching with @jkbjournalist.bsky.social

youtu.be/7awbgL_BP_k

Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington have returned to court to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers.

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#salmon #IndigenousRights #Dams

The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.

What could possibly go wrong? ☢️
@npr.org #NuclearSafety
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Spoiler alert: the giant loses

What We Saw in Minneapolis Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.

NEW: Our photojournalists @cengizyar.com and @peterdicampo.bsky.social were on the ground in Minneapolis, covering what they saw in the days before and after the shooting of Alex Pretti.

Read their accounts below:

Right now, the jet stream is bulging far north over the western U.S. while plunging deep south over the east, allowing Arctic air to spill unusually far south. The pattern is becoming more common as the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the planet.

January 29, 2026 Public outrage over the violence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S.

January 29, 2026

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

UK joins European offshore windfarm plan to create world’s largest ‘clean energy reservoir’ Britain among 10 nations to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables

www.theguardian.com/environment/... @us.theguardian.com

#RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWind

We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight

Scientists push back on climate myths » Yale Climate Connections A global network of experts at Science Feedback is correcting false claims about climate change and clean energy.

Scientists push back on climate myths » Yale Climate Connections

Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?

Really excited about this!

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

www.forbes.com/sites/kensil... @forbes.com
#renewableenergy

Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits Fondomonte, a subsidiary of a Saudi dairy company, grows hay in the Arizona desert by pumping groundwater. State officials are considering imposing regulation and limiting pumping.

Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits www.latimes.com/environment/...

Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses

"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

WBUR Presents: The 2025 Makers The natural world has been a powerful muse for artists across the ages, and in our present era, engaging with our environment is more urgent than ever. Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregrounding the environment — its beauty and its fragility — in their work.

Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregrounding the environment — its beauty, its fragility, and the mounting challenges — in their work.

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@statehousenews.com

#offshorewind #renewables #energy

Sun pillar over Gunstock Mountain, NH

Mass. home insurer of last resort sees spike in enrollment - CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts's home insurance market, officials and experts stressed, is in a much better place than other parts of the country. Still, signs of change are emerging.

Mass. home insurer of last resort sees spike in enrollment commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/... @cwbeacon.bsky.social #insurance #climaterisk #risk

Conservationists aim to restore wild oyster reefs in Massachusetts estuaries Wild oyster reefs are functionally extinct in Massachusetts. But efforts are underway to restore the coastal ecosystems, starting with Mashpee’s Hamblin Pond.

www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

@acknoyes.bsky.social @wcai-npr.bsky.social

#oysters #restorationworks #capecod #oceanoptimism

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#restorationworks #capecod