Cara Buckley

A Funeral Director Brought Wind Power to Rock Port, Missouri Every year for nearly two decades, the small city of Rock Port has been producing more electricity from wind energy than it needs.

Atchison County is home to 342 wind turbines that support about 50 permanent jobs. The county collected $5.9 million from taxes from wind turbines in 2024, accounting for more than half of its real estate tax revenue. By @carabuckley.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...

How Maryland Hit Its 30x30 Goal (Gift Article) Nine states have set goals to conserve 30 percent of their land by 2030. Maryland got there first.

Good news for Earth Day! Nine U.S. states have set goals to conserve 30% of their land by 2030-and MD got there first.

This story is part of a NYT series, "50 States, 50 Fixes." Tune into NPR at 10AM eastern this morning to hear from authors @carabuckley.bsky.social, @catrineinhorn.bsky.social & I.

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.

The aptly-named Culdesac, AZ, is a community designed to be car-free from the ground-up, illustrating that the idea is a plausible one where amenities and other forms of mobility are adequate, explains @carabuckley.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c... #cities #cars

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.

Our NYT Climate colleagues have started a series called "50 States, 50 Fixes" about local solutions to environmental problems. Here's one installment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...

50 States, 50 Fixes A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

a little bit of hopeful counterprogramming. @catrineinhorn.bsky.social and @carabuckley.bsky.social look at the good things people are doing to address environmental problems in their communities.
50 States, 50 Fixes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A New Series in The Times, Inspired by You Across the country, in red and blue states, everyday people, local groups and government officials are making creative plans that protect the environment. This year, we’ll be telling you about them.

We have launched with five stories and will be adding 45 more. Let us know what we should be covering! We describe the series a bit more here, with comments from @katharinehayhoe.com and @hausfath.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...

50 States, 50 Fixes A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

From state legislatures to community groups, from tribal lands to city parks to postage-stamp backyards, people are doing quiet, vital work to confront climate change and biodiversity loss. All year, @carabuckley.bsky.social and I will be writing about these efforts.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily. One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development, by @carabuckley.bsky.social @rnoblephoto.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c... via @nytimes.com #ClimateChange

Map of the United States displaying hydrogen ion wet deposition levels from measurements taken in 1985 by the Central Analytical Laboratory. The map uses a color gradient from green (low deposition) to red (high deposition) to show varying levels of H+ deposition (kg/ha). The highest deposition levels are concentrated in the northeastern U.S., while the western U.S. has the lowest levels. Black dots indicate measurement locations. The map is sourced from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network

Map showing hydrogen ion wet deposition measurements across the United States and parts of Canada, indicating values in kg/ha for 2022. The color gradient represents different concentration levels, with a scale on the right. Sites not pictured are listed at the bottom. The map is mostly green, indicating that H+ deposition is no longer a environment issue that it once was.

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.

nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

Killer kitties: cats are eating 2,000 species, including hundreds that are at risk The first study to quantify what our felines eat on a global scale finds they have a significant impact on wildlife

Killer kitties: a reminder that cats play a major role in wiping out wildlife. How?

By killing literally *billions* of native animals every year, driving numerous extinctions. 🌍

Cats are NOT 'part of nature'. If you must have one, keep it indoors.
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Delighted to get a copy of the New York Times with @carabuckley.bsky.social's piece on my rewilding a West Cork farm in the post from @katieholten.bsky.social. Thanks Katie! 🙏

(And no, unfortunately it wasn't actually on the front page: that's just for effect!)

three of the most beautiful adjectives around 💫

Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage Legal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast.

and so it begins...

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🚨 New Episode Coming Thursday! 🚨
Get ready for a powerful bonus episode of A Matter of Degrees dropping tomorrow, Nov 14th! Join myself &
Adrian Deveny as we map out a plan for moving forward with the climate movement in the wake of the election.