Faith Kearns

Faith Kearns

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scientist and science communicator | water, wildfire, climate, disasters | Author of Getting to the Heart of Science Communication | Water Talk podcast co-host | she/her | opinions mine | #scicomm | www.faithkearns.com

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Really interesting to contemplate that Chevron deference refers to Chevron v Natural Resources Defense Council. It was a case brought during the Reagan administration having to do with loosening air pollution regulations. Chevron won.

Remember like two weeks ago when the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference? Me neither. But I did have a great conversation with water law expert Rhett Larson about the implications, particularly for Colorado River negotiations azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/blog

Remember like two weeks ago when the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference? Me neither. But I did have a great conversation with water law expert Rhett Larson about the implications, particularly for Colorado River negotiations azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/blog

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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers' tuition that it's now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.www.propublica.org Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...

Clinging to the beauty of this planet like a life raft

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Apropos of nothing, if you haven't listened to this @ifbookspod.bsky.social episode yet, highly recommend.

‎If Books Could Kill: Hillbilly Elegy on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show If Books Could Kill, Ep Hillbilly Elegy - Mar 23, 2023

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I think this needs to be prioritized github.com/bluesky-soci...

Update: he's saying there's a chance!

Support for notification settings · Issue #1079 · bluesky-social/social-appgithub.com Currently, the Notifications section of the application displays all notifications, regardless of the type of content. Prominent apps (X [Twitter], Instagram, etc.) allow you to choose which types ...

Groundwater is a huge issue in rural Arizona (including for me) so I am excited to be a part of this effort to develop community led approaches to change. Please share with any interested communities! Learn more and apply here: azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/rural-ground...

Rural Groundwater Resilience Workshops | AZ Water Innovation Initiativeazwaterinnovation.asu.edu

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It’s definitely a pattern, and one everyone on this app needs to think long and hard about before it’s too late.

Wait, the same people who bullied Tressie off of this site have now set their sights on Jamelle Bouie?? As ever, they are so much closer to MAGA than they realize.

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If you need help pitching an oped you can email me lollardfish at gmail and I will help. I will do it for free because I think more experts, writing and accessible ways for the public is a fundamental good.

Junior Scholars: Project 2025 is now breaking through to public consciousness. The more people learn about it, the more they hate it. Now is a great time to search that website, go to the section of your expertise, and write an oped. Keep the drip of bad news for them coming, all the way to Nov.

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The fourth largest city in America is still in crisis under a deadly heatwave & the power company can't get hundreds of thousands of households back online, but you'd barely know it from our national news.

850K CenterPoint customers remain without power after Hurricane Berylwww.houstonchronicle.com More than 850,000 CenterPoint customers were without power four days after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast.

This psychodrama of a story is just begging to be written.

A thing that is weird in this, the worst written timeline, is that Anne Gorsuch, the first woman to run the US Environmental Protection Agency, is responsible for the Chevron decision. Neil Gorsuch is her son. Dude chose compromising SCOTUS over family therapy.

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I have been thinking about this all week. My elderly parents, who live in Houston, lost power early Monday morning. But, they are privileged enough to have a generator. Millions are not so lucky. This is yet another way we are privatizing public problems. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/u...

A Hurricane Divide in Houston: Who Has a Generator?www.nytimes.com In the prolonged power outage after Hurricane Beryl, many well-to-do neighborhoods are humming with generators. Other residents are struggling to afford — or even find — one.

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We need the higher ed media to better describe what's at stake here. These are not "reforms," they're an authoritarian takeover. They're not "bold" or "sweeping," they're undemocratic and fascist. These aren't normal policy recommendations, they're a dismantling of higher education!

How Project 2025 could radically reshape higher edwww.insidehighered.com The sweeping conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration would dismantle the Education Department, privatize student loans and end all ongoing Title IX investigations. Critics say it’s a ...

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Wow. "four out of 16 curators lost their jobs. Three other staff members in the division took voluntary buyouts, including the manager of the fish collection—one of the largest in the world.... One of the laid off curators had an endowed position"

California Academy of Sciences reeling from budget cuts

California Academy of Sciences reeling from budget cutswww.science.org A major natural history collection loses one-quarter of its curators

There are a lot of gems here & one of the most interesting is about teaching today: “My students have clients who have a site that was flooded by a storm that's off the charts and doesn't map to a known frequency. It’s no longer about the future, engineers are facing these situations right now.”

Glad to have had a chance to talk with Margaret Garcia, a sustainable water engineer at Arizona State working on how to make small, doable changes to legacy infrastructure like Glen Canyon and Hoover dams. She has a unique perspective after many years spent with Engineers Without Borders.

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I’ve been mainly offline for the past few days and just catching up to this very, very sad news. A life truly well lived and an inspiration to so many. Rest in power

Remembering Jane McAlevey (1964–2024) - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftungwww.rosalux.de The ground-breaking labour organizer and internationalist leaves behind a powerful legacy

Glad to have had a chance to talk with Margaret Garcia, a sustainable water engineer at Arizona State working on how to make small, doable changes to legacy infrastructure like Glen Canyon and Hoover dams. She has a unique perspective after many years spent with Engineers Without Borders.

Why is it so smoky out this morn…oh, right

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"More people are dying from heat, while academics, medical professionals and government officials struggle to keep track." writes @zhirji.bsky.social gift link

No One Knows Exactly How Many People Are Dying From Extreme Heatwww.bloomberg.com Rising temperatures are killing a growing number of people around the world. Academics, doctors and government officials are struggling to keep track.

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Polls predicted a loss and the people said different. Important reminder.

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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I was interviewing a French journalist and he said public ownership of the major infrastructure for water and electricity is a massive anti-fascist coalition builder among labor, greens, socialists AND the public at large when benefits are widely shared and immediately felt (and would be missed!)

There is particular power in such an ideologically diverse coalition rejecting the French right because fascists should be reminded often that they’re repugnant to a broad swath of society, not just getting outmaneuvered by the wily left

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This is the heart of the matter. This cannot stand.

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🚨My book is online!🚨 "Confronting Climate Coloniality: Decolonizing Pathways for Climate Justice" This was a journey & labor of love to clarify what climate coloniality is & how to decolonize climate justice. Thanks to many for their support! Details below.🧵

Confronting Climate Coloniality: Decolonizing Pathways for Climate Justicewww.routledge.com This timely and urgent collection brings together cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship and ideas from around the world to present critical examinations of climate coloniality. Confronting Clim...

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Ahead of my book release, I wrote a piece for the newly launched Break/ Down, which focuses on capitalism and the climate crisis. In it, I preview one of my main arguments on what a just transition does- and doesn’t- entail

What is a Just Transition?www.break-down.org As the idea of the

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first cohort of the American Climate Corps has been sworn in. 9,000 people will be deployed in the coming weeks to restore landscapes, erect solar panels, and work on environmental projects across America. #ShareGoodNewsToo grist.org/solutions/am...

The American Climate Corps officially kicks offgrist.org This month, 9,000 people will be deployed to restore landscapes and erect solar panels, helping guide the country toward a greener future.

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Martha Crawford

I don't have the powers to continuously rise above that my profession taught me to believe that I held, and that my clients expected. There are clients currently calling their therapists when they are both being evacuated from fire zones. I don't see how hyperindividual models work crisis.

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13,000 people have been evacuated from parts of Oroville (about 65 miles north of Sacramento) due to the #ThompsonFire. As of early this morning it's at 3000 acres, with 0% containment, and the air quality in Oroville has gone to shit. www.sfgate.com/california-w...

13,000 evacuated as Northern California wildfire burns with no containmentwww.sfgate.com The Thompson Fire is burning on the outskirts of Oroville, California, and led 13,000 people to evacuate their homes.

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"Scientists from marginalized backgrounds aim to change the culture of STEM through their communication efforts to promote a sense of belonging for their communities". This is a great paper. jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

Science communicators from marginalized backgrounds challenge STEM cultural norms to promote community belongingjcom.sissa.it In the U.S., navigating STEM with marginalized identities can affect scientists' communication practices. There is a critical need for science communication training that accounts for the historical o...

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“The big pumpers are pumping us dry.” Residents in the Cuyama Valley told state legislators that a court case over groundwater could benefit big carrot growing companies and ruin their community. www.latimes.com/environment/...

California community's future at risk in fight over declining groundwater, residents saywww.latimes.com Residents in California's Cuyama Valley tell legislators that a court case over groundwater could benefit big carrot-growing companies and ruin their community.

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It’s #DisabilityPrideMonth ! Consider learning about #disability in #STEM by reading #Uncharted or checking out resources liked disabledinstem.wordpress.com For reviews on Uncharted - a book with 32 different authors sharing their experiences: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Re…www.goodreads.com People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM f…