@greenwombat

Environmental journalist covering climate and ocean issues at Bloomberg News. News. Join me on Bluesky. @toddwoody.bsky.social

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My investigation into the role of the Nature Conservancy, the world's largest environmental NGO, in a plan by the Pacific island nation of Palau to shrink a globally important marine sanctuary the size of Spain and reopen it to industrial tuna fishing. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The US Environmental Group Behind Palau’s Plan to Shrink Its Massive Marine Sanctuary

The Nature Conservancy’s role in the government move to reopen an ocean reserve to industrial fishing highlights the global debate over how to aid Pacific island nations imperiled by climate change.

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A double news update after a summer respite from social media: 1) I’ve joined @climate to report on China! 2) Just in time for China’s new climate targets, announced by Xi today. I’m thrilled to cover this special beat—and to be diving right in: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China Played It Safe With First Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Emissions

Other nations have achieved larger declines after reaching peak climate pollution — and the world’s biggest emitter has exceeded its own goals

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🎙️ TODAY: On Earth Day, Bloomberg's @AkshatRathi @jendlouhyhc @HiMichelleMa and @AlastairJMarsh will answer questions about how the climate tech industry is navigating Trump's policies and tariffs. Join our Live Q&A at 10:30am EDT: bloom.bg/4ignVGq
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The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-rel… $TMC
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New: Trump NLRB has abandoned a case against private-prison company GEO Group, which the NLRB under Biden had alleged illegally used punishments like solitary confinement against detained immigrants who protested their working conditions Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

US Labor Board Drops Case Over Prison Company’s Treatment of Detained Immigrants

The US labor board has abandoned its case accusing GEO Group Inc. of retaliating against detained immigrants, signaling a different enforcement approach under President Donald Trump.

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Surfing in the desert comes with a climate cost bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @greenwombat
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The Metals Company said today it'll file an application for a deep sea mining license with the International Seabed Authority on June 27, 2025. That'll happen before mining regulations are adopted, likely trigging a fierce debate on how to proceed. sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/…
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TMC also said it's exploring new lines of business, including "a services business for seafloor resource development." "We are also actively evaluating opportunities for the company to enter new exploration contract areas, already permitted properties and producing properties."
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Getting ready to watch an interview that would have seemed far fetched a few years ago: Exxon CEO Darren Woods talking to Akshat Rathi at the UN climate summit. Follow @climate for updates from COP29.
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Terrible news about Jim Ledbetter's passing. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him in the wild days of The Industry Standard magazine and later crossed paths with Jim at Fortune and Reuters, where he gave me a contract gig. Condolences to his family & friends. @jledbetter
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Rumors + conspiracy theories are interfering w/Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina. @laurenthal + I provide the receipts @business @climate. We also look at what it means for disaster response going forward. Here's a hint: Not good. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Misinformation Is Turning American Disasters Into Toxic Battlegrounds

Rumors and conspiracy theories interfered with recovery efforts in North Carolina. It wasn’t a one-off, experts say.

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The American Climate Corps was a long-held ambition of the Biden administration, but its future is uncertain with an election looming. Here's a gift link to my story with @greenwombat for @climate: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The American Climate Corps Faces an Uncertain Future If Trump Wins

President Biden’s New Deal-inspired green jobs program has been a target of Republican criticism.

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New: Increasingly fast-moving wildfires were responsible for nearly 80% of homes and other structures destroyed in conflagrations in the US over the past two decades. The growth rate of the fastest wildfires increased 249% in the West between 2001 and 2021 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Wildfires Are Gaining Speed, a Worrying Trend for the US West

Fast-moving infernos are responsible for most fire-related property damage in the US — and they’ve gotten even faster over the past 20 years, scientists found.

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Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement cjr.org/business_of_news/los… via @cjr

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement

Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for...

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For the young and upwardly mobile hipsters of East LA, the Frogtown Flea Crawl was the hot new event of their perfectly Instagrammable dreams. For many residents of the historically working-class Latino community, it was their breaking point. My latest: latimes.com/california/story…

Latino residents slam 'trust fund hipsters' in ugly L.A. gentrification battle

Against a backdrop of rising rents and increasing density, a fierce neighborhood battle has erupted over a particular economic venture: the Frogtown Flea Crawl.

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Re-upping my story from last month on “Zone Zero” in the wake of the Oakland hills fire in California on Friday that burned houses due to wind-blown embers. Zone Zero could remake the look of high fire risk urban neighborhoods but also save them. Free link bloomberg.com/features/2024-…

California Wildfire Rules Will Reshape Urban Neighborhoods

Officials are drafting regulations to enforce a law that prohibits vegetation within five feet of homes in high fire risk zones that include the state’s most privileged communities.

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New: Hurricane Milton is barreling down an unusual eastern path as it nears a potentially catastrophic landfall in Florida, but such unpredictable impacts may become more common as the ocean rapidly warms, according to scientists. Free link. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

How Climate Change Contributes to Hurricanes’ Dangerous Paths

Hurricane Milton’s eastern trajectory through the Gulf of Mexico is rare, but as oceans warm, more storms may have unpredictable impacts.

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Utilities across a lot of the US West will now intentionally turn off the power in certain areas to reduce the risk of their power lines starting catastrophic wildfires. The extreme measure comes after utilities have been found to have started deadly multi-billion dollar fires.
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Ian James@ByIanJames4 Oct 2024
On today’s @latimes front page: The salmon won’t be dammed Now free-flowing, the Klamath River carries hope for threatened fish Photos by @GinaFerazzi latimes.com/environment/stor…
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I've spent weeks looking at how Sam Altman concentrated his power at OpenAI, particularly over the past year, as the company barreled toward its $157B valuation. Step back from the frenzy and see how we got here by reading my piece; here's a gift link! bloomberg.com/features/2024-…

OpenAI’s Altman Concentrates Power on Path to $157 Billion Valuation

The startup has been roiled by an exodus of top executives and much of its original brain trust.

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