Catrin Einhorn

G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power

This is significant. Thank you @bradplumer.bsky.social for the reporting.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...

A New Series in The Times, Inspired by You Across the country, in red and blue states, everyday people, local groups and government officials are making creative plans that protect the environment. This year, we’ll be telling you about them.

We have launched with five stories and will be adding 45 more. Let us know what we should be covering! We describe the series a bit more here, with comments from @katharinehayhoe.com and @hausfath.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...

50 States, 50 Fixes A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

From state legislatures to community groups, from tribal lands to city parks to postage-stamp backyards, people are doing quiet, vital work to confront climate change and biodiversity loss. All year, @carabuckley.bsky.social and I will be writing about these efforts.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I think it only works for the first couple weeks. Sorry about that!

In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree. (Gift Article) President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish. Yet experts say he’s confusing different issues.

Is there a connection between a tiny endangered fish and a lack of water for fighting the Los Angeles wildfires? Here's the truth.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar (Gift Article) Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.

“By any economic measure, the United States is not facing an energy emergency, experts said.”
Here’s a link that won’t hit a paywall.
@bradplumer.bsky.social
cc accountless Lisa and Coral

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/c...

The blazes also raise worries for Southern California wildlife.

Should have posted this when it published last week. Please get in touch with any developments or insight into how the LA fires are affecting wildlife.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

How to Repair the Planet? One Answer Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight. (Gift Article) We tend to look at environmental problems in isolation. A holistic approach would be more effective, a new report says.

Happy New Year! If you missed this IPBES report, today seems like a good day to check it out. Here’s a link to our story that won’t hit a paywall.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/c...

Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status in U.S. (Gift Article) They would become the most commonly seen species to receive federal protection if the proposal is adopted.

Wonder what will happen
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/c...

Hawaiian Crows Join Tool-Users Club (Published 2016) The animals know how to use tools, and some even manufacture their own.

I bet their keepers have an idea! Here some research on tool use:

www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/s...

Researchers Release Hawaiian Crows Back Into the Wild (Gift Article) Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have been extinct in the wild for two decades.

Hopeful news

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/c...