Wendy Leung

'Water bankruptcy' — U.N. scientists say much of the world is irreversibly depleting water With many rivers and aquifers tapped beyond their limits, UN scientists say the world is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy.'

U.N. experts say the world has entered an era of global "water bankruptcy"

"For too long, we have been living beyond our hydrological means." @kavehmadani.bsky.social @unuinweh.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

@biologicaldiversity.org is suing to wipe Trump's face off the America the Beautiful National Parks pass.

By law, the pass must display the winning photo of a federal #PublicLands picture contest. Instead, Trump plastered his own face on it.

Trump's vanity pass is not American, beautiful, or legal

The California Environmental Quality Act is being attacked by special interest groups and lawmakers, including Gov. Newsom.

But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.

Letters to the Editor: L.A. is still in turmoil, but Dodgers celebrations were a nice reprieve 'But for a moment after the parade, when a packed stadium erupted as MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto shouted “buenas tardes,” it felt like everything was going to be OK,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Dodgers win back-to-back but I'm still salty about the Astros.
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This World Series sequel was a blockbuster! YoshiMVP!

Dodgers, don’t make today scary!

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Wondering on a Tuesday morning whether my employer has a separate pot of PTO for the day after a World Series game with extra innings.

It's damn good news!

From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy

When a Microsoft data center opened next to the small Mexican town of La Esperanza, locals say electricity outages and water shortages grew severe. The local doctor rushed patients a half hour to the nearest hospital when blackouts cut off his oxygen concentrator. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

Trump’s War on Environment Continues Despite Government Shutdown Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— The Trump administration is continuing its anti-environment agenda by prioritizing fossil fuel production, border wall construction and other destructive p...

Government shutdown enters 4th week.

But even though hundreds of thousands of workers are going without a paycheck, Trump is still logging, drilling and building a border wall.

Here's how his anti-environment agenda is continuing. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Close up of jungle plant life. There is a quote from Jane Goodall in white text over the image. It reads: "What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make."

The conservation world lost one of its guiding lights on Wednesday when renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91.

Over 65 years studying chimpanzees in the wild, Goodall proved that primates are a lot like people. But her impact goes far beyond chimps. 🧵

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Might be time for @merriam-webster.com to remind us all that shutdown = noun; shut down = verb.

To keep national parks open during the government shutdown with a skeleton crew is a stupid idea.
"Nothing says ‘Make America Great Again’ like turning Yosemite into one giant toilet."
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I went to Van Nuys High, where Robert Redford went, and I used to look through the archives during yearbook class to find his old pics. Didn't completely grasp his heartthrob status until then.

My favorite quote of today came from Jane Fonda: He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.

Newsom says California needs to build a water tunnel. Opponents argue costs are too high Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his proposal for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath California's Delta, saying it's vital for the state. Opponents argue the cost to ratepayers would be excessive.

Gov. Newsom is pushing to build a water tunnel in the Delta. A new state report calls it the “single most effective” action to adapt the water system to climate change. Opponents are touting a new analysis that says the costs would be much higher than state estimates. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why. Feral hogs with "slushie-blue" innards turned up in Monterey earlier this year—and not for the first time.

Horrific evidence that despite the tough regulations in CA, people are still illegally using many types of rat poison.

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Ronald Reagan signed #CEQA into law. Now a Democratic governor @cagov.bsky.social is tearing it down.

Bloomscrolling better than doomscrolling! Haha, I love that!

I often fall into a mild funk when the #nbafinals are over. Good thing there's positive news around the world to buoy me. 😑

Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.

This conservation win follows a multi-year fight from the @biologicaldiversity.org and its allies to protect this vast ecosystem that supports endangered woodpeckers, snakes and hundreds of other plant and animal species. What great news to kick off the wknd.
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Los Angeles is strong, but come on!

Trump admin will soon learn you can't mess with people from the 818.

Every week, the @biologicaldiversity.org has been suing the Trump admin for public records on the president's anti-enviro agenda. Today's lawsuit seeks info on DOGE plans for firings. If Elon wants to eviscerate govt agencies, the public has the right to know. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Environmentalists Will Be Seeing Trump Forces in Court — Often The judiciary is looking to become a major environmental battleground for journalists to watch in the coming months and years, as activists confront the Trump administration over its deregulatory camp...

Story ideas for enviro reporters: Keep your eye on the courts. www.sej.org/publications...

If you haven't done so already, follow my work account at the Center, where I'll post about wildlife, land use, Calif legislation and other enviro news.

‪@urbanwildlands.bsky.social‬

Continue following here for similar content but with pictures of tacos and NBA playoff gripes thrown in.

Wondering how this sticker will look on the bumper of my hybrid.

Much of coastal Costa Rica is owned by foreign land owners but the @biologicaldiversity.org has just donated 40+ acres to a group of Indigenous women for conservation and sustainable cocoa production.
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What a disappointment.
What a massive, embarrassing, frustrating disappointment.

Clawing Back Public Protections of Our Land, Air & Climate https://ia904505.us.archive.org/28/items/2025-03-04-RUWS/2025_03_04_Brett_Hartl.mp3

The @biologicaldiversity.org is fighting DOGE.

Hear @bretthartl.bsky.social explain our lawsuits aimed at protecting federal environmental agencies on @yesmedia.bsky.social Rising Up w/Sonali. risingupwithsonali.com/clawing-back...