- Karen Attiah, the last Black full-time opinion columnist at the Washington Post, says she was fired

Rare good news: “State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.” energyandpolicy.org/california-lim…

🚨 from grist: A new lawsuit has been filed by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers against the state of Colorado to stop it from requiring natural gas stoves to carry health labels warning about their pollution dangers. grist.org/accountability…

The problem? Board members Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Bosch Appliances US - that make induction stoves - have all acknowledged publicly gas stoves emit pollutants and are dirtier. When asked for comment by Grist, Samsung quickly pulled these pages from their site and were unresponsive.

Marissa Gillett, possibly the best utility regulator in the country, resigned from the Connecticut PURA this morning. She was forced out by Connecticut’s investor-owned utilities, who finally won their years-long, scorching campaign to oust her. A thread here about Gillett:

Ilana Glazer and Kal Penn are sharing desperate messages from Doctors Without Borders staff on the ground in Gaza. ‘Doctors are only receiving a meal once every two days’

Faster aging. Trouble focusing. Dementia. From our brains to our DNA, extreme heat is wreaking havoc on our bodies — and we're experiencing it more and more. Here's what you need to know: insideclimatenews.org/news/02102025/…

Tel Aviv and Gaza tonight. Ceasefire!

SIGNED! 🥳🥳🥳💪💪💪 A massive victory for holding monopoly utilities accountable to their customers, and for lowering Californians' utility bills. Thank you to Governor Newsom Press Office, Marc Berman, Sen. Jerry McNerney, Earthjustice, TURN—The Utility Reform Network for all your leadership!

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds - CNN apple.news/AIysyP6W9T66iH…

Legislation being considered in MA would spare customers of Liberty Utilities, which is currently seeking a significant rate hike, hundreds of thousands of dollars, an analysis by the Energy and Policy Institute has found. energyandpolicy.org/liberty-utilit…

Olive harvest season is a great time for settlers. They know exactly where Palestinians will be, and when. The army knows it too. And somehow, every year, it means the same thing: violence, destruction, and impunity. Pogroms under state protection.

Let’s be honest: If a terrorist hit an elderly woman like this anywhere else, it would be all over the news. But because it happened in the occupied West Bank and the victim is Palestinian, you’ll hear nothing about it, and no one will be held accountable. Total impunity.

A settler beats a Palestinian woman unconscious these are the emissaries of the government terrorizing vulnerable populations to make them flee. Modern day Cossacks with backing of the IDF. Gaza will never be resolved without dismantling this system of violence and apartheid.

NEW analysis: A bill on Beacon Hill to prohibit utilities from charging customers for political activities, like lobbying & advertising, and lavish expenses would save Liberty Utilities customers hundreds of thousands of $$ energyandpolicy.org/liberty-utilit… Rep. Mark J. Cusack Senator Mike Barrett

"He aimed for my head deliberately," says political activist and artist Oded Yedaya. "Yes – definitely – the moment may have arrived when settlers are trying to kill Jews" haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Ameren, the monopoly utility serving the people of MO, made $640M in profits last quarter. Yet records released by the MO Public Utility Commission shows Ameren disconnected over 17,000 households in October for missed payments. 1.5% of their customers. ksdk.com/article/news/l…