Heather Goss

🎵 Hikin' in a rocky wonderland 🎵 Give a warm welcome to Chiricahua as it joins the pantheon of U.S. national parks! The "Wonderland of Rocks" has hundreds of rock spires and a blended ecosystem of grassland, desert, & forest. (from @washingtonpost.com) www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The Trump administration gutted the decades-long Women's Health Initiative at NIH in April 2025. Funding for gender and women's research dropped over a third. Grants led by women were hit hardest. Nearly $3bn in cuts

Yesterday, a California judge temporarily halted the USDA’s efforts to drastically restructure the agency. The proposed restructuring has been called a “RIF in disguise.” eos.org/research-and...

Yesss. The judge's order prohibits the U.S. Forest Service move to Utah, along with the closures of 9 of its regional offices and 23 research facilities until the conclusion of our trial. Keep on fighting.

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Went to the grocery store, happy to report that my home is now decorated through the end of the year.

It was fun to see my pal @ctklimek.bsky.social host this live. Listen to a bunch of pros talk about theater in DC in today’s @citycastdc.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

"This means the new definition does not involve emergency managers coordinating with other government agencies, nonprofits such as the Red Cross, or private entities—including utility companies. The new definition also seems to preclude providing funding for disaster mitigation or recovery."

“Basically everyone on Earth is dependent on this really, really tiny zone around roots, in a way.” Fungi are holding the food web together. New research images this underground network: eos.org/articles/fun... via @eos.org

This is where I camped out during most of my lunch breaks when I was on the month-long murder trial jury. A lovely beacon of joy. And the chairs are big and comfy.

NASA has ignored recommended funding levels for planetary research & analysis for 15 years, according to a new investigative report by Mark Sykes (@coop.planetary-research.org). And for FY2025, it hasn’t even spent 50% of what it budgeted for R&A. 🧪🪐🔭 eos.org/research-and...

My team is looking for a 3-month temp to support social media and a few marketing tasks. We want to hire ASAP so apply quickly if you're interested! www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...

No complaints about increasing my access to donuts, but it feels like a wild business choice to open a bagel place 50ft from Buffalo and Bergen, and across the street from Cracked Eggery. (And I love breakfast spots but I love less a bunch of storefronts that all close at 3pm...)

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

You could find your way along the Nova Scotia coast blind, just by timing the blinks. Every lighthouse flashes on its own rhythm, a set interval and colour no neighbour repeats. Sambro Island off Halifax has burned since 1758, the oldest working lighthouse in North America. #lighthouse #NovaScotia

Researchers examined Medicare data for 25 million patients across 11 years to arrive at their findings. eos.org/articles/wil... Read more in our September issue: eos.org/themes/climate-and-personal-health

More urban hiking this weekend: I metroed up to Bethesda and walked the entire Capital Crescent Trail down to Georgetown, then took Rock Creek Trail back up to my neighborhood, with a quick detour through Klingle Valley Trail and a shortcut through Tregaron Conservancy.

Have you been keeping up with @davepetley.bsky.social's coverage of the debris flow in Nepal and Tibet over in our Landslide Blog? Here's a roundup. ⬇️

NEW: Food insecurity in the D.C. region is worse than it’s been in five years — even than during the height of the pandemic. That's according to a new report from Capital Area Food Bank, @samdelgado.bsky.social reports:

❤️❤️❤️ I love that they have the images in Report size, Poster size, and Trading Card sized. Collect ‘em all!

Resurrecting this because I just finished Slow Gods by Claire North and really loved it. I also read Some Desperate Glory based on a few recs in this thread and it was good! Plot is A+; I’d call it firmly YA so YMMV on it.

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In a waiting room overhearing some strangers chit-chat: Older woman to the ~6yo girl sitting next to her: “…in an Uber. Do you know what an Uber is?” “No” “It’s like a taxi. Do you know what a taxi is?” “No?” Dad: “It’s like a Waymo but with a driver.” “Oh!!” 💀💀💀

Last day of the free MLK rooftop punk shows this summer—the sun going down early eases the sweltering a bit, whew. Exposed photographer run-ins: Only 1.5 tonight! (Hi @yoner.bsky.social )

Read all about this exciting new development with the Arctic Report Card in @eos.org

BREAKING: The Arctic Report Card, after the loss of core support from NOAA, will continue under its independent editorial team, led by researchers at @cires.colorado.edu and @uafairbanks.bsky.social, with new support from AGU. Read our news release: spklr.io/63320ETBFs

NEWS, as they say: @notus.com is no longer; say hello to The Washington Sun! 🌞 Oh, and: We’ve struck a deal to carry daily weather reports from @capitalweather.com! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...

. @gawain4anc.bsky.social and I will see you at the library (or online) in about an hour to talk composting and EVs.

Tonight! Join us in person at the Cleveland Park library or online at 6:30pm.

Happy #CleanAirDay! This international day of awareness sheds light on the many health, economic, and environmental benefits of reducing air pollution. Read more about the effects of air pollution (and what could be done about them) in our archives 👉 eos.org/tag/air-poll... 📸: G. Mannaerts

Come to the Cleveland Park library TUESDAY 6:30pm for a panel discussion on local enviro issues with city officials from DC Public Works and @doeedc.bsky.social. We'll chat about the city's composting program and the future of EV charging. @gawain4anc.bsky.social More: groups.io/g/clevelandp...

In the wake of all the Dolly remembrances, I really enjoyed this interview with Rick Steves and all the way he uses his wealth to reinvest in his local community and how it brings him joy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Walked to Wegman’s today; it’s out of my way but neighbor gave me a gift card for feeding her cats. Tried to take a new way to Wisconsin Ave because there’s a secret little path at the dead end of Springland Lane. At least, there used to be.

A fantastically reported new issue of @eos.org is out this month on the connections between climate change and health. Explore the articles: eos.org/agu-news/ind...

Aurora to end August with…

AGU is documenting the real-world impacts of recent U.S. Administration actions that have resulted in cuts, delays, and disruptions at NSF and other science agencies. Take the AGU Survey today. Responses before 31 August are most immediately helpful. 🔗 spklr.io/63329ErV2T

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Just 7 minutes to launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope — tune into NASA TV now! www.youtube.com/live/9wq3VHs...