Nicaragua cancels legal status of the Jesuits. reuters.com/world/americas…

Let this sink in—Hurricane #Otis was only a mere Tropical Storm just 24 hours ago. It’s now a full Category 5–the highest category. This almost never happens.

Opinion | How to Make Room for One Million New Yorkers - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Calls/emails from reporters asking for a comment on last's years temperature are coming earlier than normal this year. Time to dust off my "last year was hot" auto-response.

Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe

Watching it for the first time with my 14-year-old daughter. I love that I get all the pop culture references. #teamjess

With your support, Catskill Animal Sanctuary will find a new, more climate-resilient property to call home. Thanks to Hilary Howard and the The New York Times for sharing the challenges faced by sanctuaries around the country. Please share widely! nytimes.com/2024/02/22/nyr…

We are aware of reports that members of the World Central Kitchen team have been killed in an IDF attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza. This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should NEVER be a target. EVER.

Passenger train lines in the USA vs Europe

Plastics bill is down to the wire.

Lawmakers departed Albany - 5 years after CLCPA - without any significant action this year to reduce emissions or support achievement of the state's climate law. The Climate Superfund $ is earmarked for adaptation: responding to climate impacts, not lowering emissions.

“For New Yorkers, mass transit is like air and water. We need it to survive. New York City and our 23-million-population region only works because we can move millions of people.”

Congestion pricing isn’t dead yet. A group led by NYC comptroller Brad Lander is planning a legal challenge to the program’s sudden pause. Scoop from Dana Rubinstein nytimes.com/2024/06/11/nyr…

Delta flight attendants (DeltaAFA) are hitting back against Delta’s new flag policy, which follows last week’s racist harassment of two FAs who were wearing Palestinian flags. This is really cool.

THANK YOU Hilary Howard and NYT Metro for covering this topic and our "Selling Flood RISK: NYC" report which found that last year $3.6 billion dollars of sales of 1-3 family homes are likely to flood before their mortgage is due. nytimes.com/2024/09/14/nyr…

Helene about to start some MAJOR shit in Florida. The Waffle House index has never lied, and this is the most terrifying image on the internet today. IYKYK

🌎 CLIMATE FINANCE NEWS 🌎 Proud to announce my support for a policy that would cease future investments by New York City public pension funds in midstream and downstream fossil fuel infrastructure. More: comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/nyc-c…

The current air quality index in some monitors has now reached 201 (Very Unhealthy). New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory that remains in effect through tomorrow. Where it’s showing Very Unhealthy levels, everyone is at risk. Serious health effects are possible.

Also Danielle Collins, Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina. A brutal run.

We will be lighting tonight for the winners of the AFC and NFC Championships. Please don’t yell at me