Abrahm

1/ Last month, I obtained details of a plan by Trump's EPA to weaken restrictions on methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Last night the EPA largely confirmed what I had seen. Here’s what it means for the climate — and who stands to benefit:

This is the most jaw-dropping part of Princeton/BP/Wedges paper scandal: that the scientists funded by BP said outright that their job "was to invent a future where the fossil fuel industries have not disappeared yet climate change is being forcefully addressed, and this is still our job." 1/3

Our leaders are now counting on CCS working at a crazy scale, raising the next obvious question: Why? This incredible journalistic specimen, by @maddiestone.bsky.social with support from me, @amywestervelt.bsky.social & @abrahm.bsky.social, provides some key clues. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...

I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.

Must-read story by @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @propublica.org. Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study @themadstone.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social @katieworth.bsky.social

NEW: As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science. by @abrahm.bsky.social

Think the scales are already unbalanced in favor of the fossil fuel industry? Hold my oil can. GOP lawmakers — using bills drafted by groups connected to Leonard Leo — are passing laws to immunize oil & gas companies from being held accountable. @abrahm.bsky.social @propublica.org

Conservative activist Leonard Leo is the driving force behind a push for Republican-led states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate accountability lawsuits: www.propublica.org/article/clim... via @abrahm.bsky.social

The craziest discovery about our global water crisis -- besides the fact that the continents are drying -- is that groundwater pumping is now driving sea level rise. @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/wate...

From our new @science.org paper on unprecedented continental drying www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social @propublica.org @abrahm.bsky.social

Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a new study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability. By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social

You may not feel it, but the ground beneath you may be sinking. In fact, the surface of California’s Central Valley is nearly 30 vertical feet lower than it was a century ago. Why is this happening? Because our planet is rapidly drying. THREAD/

Excellent feature story on yesterday's Science Advances article (led by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social and myself) from @propublica.org. Kudos to @abrahm.bsky.social and @lucaswaldron.bsky.social for expert story and graphics. @wisegrouporg.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/wate...

A looming global water crisis may be under appreciated as climate change takes hold. Today I report on a new study that finds the planet is quickly drying, with mega-regions of water loss now stretching across continents. www.propublica.org/article/wate...

🎧 Our reporter @abrahm.bsky.social was on @npr.org's Fresh Air today to talk about how Trump's undermining of science — at a time when erratic weather is making disasters more common — is "extraordinarily concerning":

Crazy that @abrahm.bsky.social has so few followers here. The guy is an oracle at a time when we could really use oracles. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Its been 60 years since our leaders knew climate change was approaching. My latest reflections on the tragedy in Texas... fighting off the numbness of these repetitive disasters now coming faster than I can tally them, and trying to keep the big picture in focus. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of Climate Chaos to Come, by @abrahm.bsky.social

Records show Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 and $5 million worth of Trump Media shares on April 2. That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging. www.propublica.org/article/pam-...

Cued to the other way to culturally realign, not by choice - via @abrahm.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/0Jp1qac...

I’m pulling for Journalism today. Just sayin.

The proposed cuts to NOAA cold have profound consequences not just for climate change, but for our national security and the entire economy. Here's what I learned: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

NEW: The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, by @abrahm.bsky.social

Personally, I think it's pretty alarming that 9% of L.A. County residents are very seriously considering leaving because of the fires. www.latimes.com/california/s... via @laurajnelson.bsky.social

WATCH: By eliminating the consideration of carbon’s costs, the Trump admin not only stands to eliminate the consumer benefits, but also allow carbon emissions to grow unabated, intensifying the very increases in 🌎 🌍 🌏 temperature that are driving the broader economic damages. 📰: @abrahm.bsky.social

Climate Change is making the life more costly. That's my lens for asking why Trump's plan to get rid of the regulatory Social Cost of Carbon calculation matters. It's because it will ultimately pass costs that would have been born by industry directly on to you www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The Social Cost of Carbon: Its not what it sounds like. It saves you money. Its essential to policy that slows climate change. Trump is getting rid of it. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

NEW: Trump Shifts the Costs of Climate Change Onto Individuals by @abrahm.bsky.social

Canceling the measurement of economic impacts from climate change doesn’t make those costs — approx. $2 trillion for the U.S. economy this decade — go away. Instead, it will likely push them onto citizens. New, from @abrahm.bsky.social @propublica.org

NEW: One of Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate a critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy. By @abrahm.bsky.social

We @propublica.org are still tracking and surfacing more of Elon Musk's demolition crew. We just added 9 more names to our tracker: projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do... We wrote a little bit more about that here: www.propublica.org/article/elon...

this kind of patient, accumulative journalism requires an enormous amount of work, and has a commensurate degree of value.

Researchers found that today, insurance underprices climate risk for 39 million properties across the continental United States — meaning that for 27% of properties in the country, premiums are too low to cover their climate exposure. By @abrahm.bsky.social

First audience question is about the climate-pollution-driven insurance crisis. @abrahm.bsky.social: "How much time do we have?"

@abrahm.bsky.social: "Housing is a key issue. We don't expect Arizona to become an unpopulated wasteland, but we expect urbanization. Cities like Phoenix, Atlanta will continue to grow."

NEW: Climate change is upending the basic assumption that Americans can continue to build wealth and financial security by owning their own home. In a sense, it is upending the American dream. By @abrahm.bsky.social

Always a pleasure to work with @abrahm.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...

Excellent article by the author of the must-read book, “On the Move”: “soaring home prices in the United States may have peaked in the places most at risk, leaving the nation on the precipice of a generational decline. That’s the finding of a new analysis by the First Street Foundation.”

Owning a home wont be the wealth engine it once was. How climate chamge is upending the American dream. www.propublica.org/article/clim...

The very first real victims of Trump's EOs on California #water are California farmers and Central Valley congressional districts that reliably vote red. He's ordered his dam operators to throw away their stored water, just for a photo op and tweet. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Journalist alert: ProPublica is hiring a climate reporter. Come help me investigate arguably the toughest issue facing the world. Listing is here... or feel free to reach out to me directly with questions. boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Anxious about what happens with climate and clean energy policy under Trump? Don't miss this week's Shift Key 👇 🔌💡

Ongoing drama with flood insurance as SW Florida rebuilds from Ian, Helene, Milton. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather... From @harrisalexc.bsky.social who should come over here sometime HT @riskmarketnews.bsky.social

Okey doke. Gotta start her with something. And I found some profound wisdom this morning in Nat Rich’s essay on the honest resilience of New Orleans and what it means for a city to live a good life in the face of climate change. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...

The Colorado River system is collapsing, and in the mayhem diplomacy between states is becoming more personal. "They are taking from us. propublica.org/article/colora…

If you really want to understand the Bridgetown Initiative and Barbados' campaign for fair climate financial play, you can dive deeply into my original reporting for @NYTmag here: nytimes.com/interactive/20…