Jeremy Cherson

How industry influence continues to derail environmental progress in the NYS Assembly Protecting the Hudson River & Safeguarding Drinking Water

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Commentary: Road salt use is making New Yorkers’ drinking water undrinkable Commentary: New York needs a Road Salt Reduction Council to set use limits and move communities toward more sustainable road maintenance practices.

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Meteorologists say NWS cuts degraded forecasts during recent storms The National Weather Service’s reduction in weather balloon launches meant forecasters had less data available when the central U.S. got hammered with hail and tornadoes.

🚨 Meteorologists are sounding the alarm: severe weather forecasts are already slipping due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service. Lives are on the line.

📉 Forecast quality down
⏱️ Lead times shorter
⚠️ Systems stretched thin

Call Congress now—demand they fully restore NOAA.

Oh hey! We support this bill!

Americans' Concerns About Environmental Issues.
(Gallup)
More, via Opinion Today:
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Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups White House officials are preparing executive orders that would strip some environmental nonprofits of their tax-exempt status, setting up a possible Earth Day strike against organizations seen as sta...

This is chilling. Non-profits need to band together with universities and other institutions to protect our right to criticize our own government and their actions - no matter who is in charge at any given time. That's the American way. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump directs agencies to quietly repeal regulations — without public notice The memo appears to rely on a misinterpretation of a recent Supreme Court ruling.

This seems bad.

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Standing strong for the Hudson River: Pushing back against rollbacks and holding the line for clean water​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​... Protecting the Hudson River & Safeguarding Drinking Water

We are not backing down from the fight for clean water.

Rather than working for the people, the administration is catering to mega-corporations and their billionaire CEOs at the expense of the environment and people’s health. @riverkeeper.org

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‘Clean Water,’ ‘Equity,’ ‘Microplastics’ and Other Words Banned in Leaked USDA Memo The agency has banned some key language from its vocabulary, including the words “clean water,” “affordable housing” and “microplastics.”

Solved the microplastics problem

In February, I testified on behalf of @riverkeeper_hudsonat a New York State budget hearing in Albany, advocating for increased funding to tackle urgent environmental challenges. We’re pushing for cri... TikTok video by jeremychersonriverkeeper

I've joined TikTok! Please follow me as I embarrass myself and hopefully reach new audiences with clean water policy nuggets from Planet Albany. www.tiktok.com/@jeremychers...

Thank you Senator May for your leadership! Let's get #RainReadyNY!

The warming atmosphere is increasing heavy rain and flooding. We must empower NY water authorities with policy tools to address the stormwater crisis. My bill (S4071) enables them to adopt innovative strategies to make communities “Rain Ready.” Thank you to the Senate Majority for your support.

With federal cuts looming, NYS lawmakers propose boosts to clean water funding​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍... Protecting the Hudson River & Safeguarding Drinking Water

Big wins for clean water in NY’s budget proposals in race to deadline.

💧 $700M/$600M for water infrastructure
💧 $9.5M for Hudson River Programs(+$2M!)
💧 $500M for the Environmental Protection Fund

Now we need Gov. Hochul to hit "accept" to lock it in!

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Dude. I'm running out of adjectives for sheer self-own of the U.S. right now. We are being stripped and sold for parts. The know nothings are winning. Sagan's warnings were 100% accurate.

Opinion | Science needs more shrimp on treadmills The case for funding more edge science — not less.

"Ozempic owes its success 2 research N2 Gila monster venom, which after 4 decades of investigatn, finally gave rise to GLP-1s, drugs that hold promise in transforming #publichealth & are already shifting the economy. If silliness be the proxy 4 edge science, play on — give us excess of it." #MedSky

🗞️ "Later this year, Riverkeeper will roll out a more robust version of its public monitoring program at more than 200 locations in the river and its tributaries." Read more: ⬇️

Absolutely shocking and very worrying from NOAA www.newscientist.com/article/2469...

Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.

The US National Science Foundation is set to lose 1/4 to 1/2 of its staff: www.eenews.net/articles/sci...

Trump’s Climate Data Purge Hurts Americans’ Health and Wallets The removal of web tools that scientists and policymakers use to study global warming is a blow to the country’s physical and economic well-being.

Trump is purging vital scientific data, including a climate-justice tool for the health and financial well-being of millions of Americans. There's a Data Dunkirk saving this data, but there shouldn't have to be

🎁 link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com

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Was just listening to this album. Also high on the list is ornette coleman's science fiction suite.

Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies | CNN The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.

The CDC weekly report the Trump admin. paused was expected to cover a study on whether veterinarians treating cows had bird flu. Another stalled report shows cases in which people carrying bird flu may have infected cats.Read the @kffhealthnews.bsky.social story by @amymaxmen.bsky.social on @cnn.com

Apparently all the PhD researchers holding prestigious NSF-funded research fellowships are having their salaries withheld until some unspecified time when the leadership figures out how to eliminate any grant funding that doesn’t align with the president’s political ideology.

For real? This can't be real? Is this legal? Highway funding based on birthrates?

Had a great time advocating for the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act with @beyondplastics.bsky.social and @riverkeeper.org on Tuesday. Very grateful for the volunteers from Westchester County who came up to make their voices heart. And thanks to Senate Sepulveda for supporting!

Trump's Gag Order Halts CDC Publication MMWR did not publish as usual at 1 p.m. today

Science, Silenced: For the first time in 60+ years, one of CDC’s flagship scientific publications—the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)—was not published yesterday as scheduled following the Trump administration's gag order earlier this week. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Just getting started.

PASSED: The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)!

Passing WRDA unlocks vital water-related projects that drive our economy forward, strengthen waterways, help communities mitigate flood damage, protect fragile ecosystems, and more.

US EPA bans toxic dry cleaning chemical By Shannon Kelleher The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday issued a ban on a highly toxic chemical used in dry cleaning, glue and stain removers, a move the agency called a “major mil...

The US EPA issued a ban this week on TCE and PCE, dry cleaning chemicals that infamously contaminated Camp Lejeune's drinking water for decades.

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Woah, indeed. First state court to make such a determination? And Montana no less.

There is so much to unpack in this article but the most important takeaway is that @nysfocus.bsky.social doing work that no other outlet has dared to approach. This desperately needs more sunlight & I hope this is the first in a series that digs deeper because this should be understood as a crisis.