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Last year, the Maid of the Mist ferries at Niagara Falls went all-electric, complete with a new lime-green paint job. Free-floating electric ferries are still rare in the US, but some say change is on the way. bit.ly/3FfSHx1

Musselman pays his respects to the recently-extinct American mussels. sierraclub.org/sierra/why-wer…

Want to read about fictional Anthropocenes as a break from the real one? Here are some stellar examples from Abe Musselman. sierraclub.org/sierra/sci-fi-…

I wrote about why I couldn't go birding during the pandemic, despite missing those early mornings with my binoculars slate.com/technology/202…

It’s a long journey, and every step of the way, plastic is heating the planet. bit.ly/3bRFXz4

Since 2019, more than 320 toxic substances have been detected in U.S. drinking water systems, according to a new analysis by the EWG. ehn.org/drinking-water… Huanjia Zhang

Earlier this month, New York voted to add a "Green amendment" to its bill of rights. What comes next is up to the courts. sierraclub.org/sierra/how-new…

Smells like gingerbread, eggnog ... Must be time for my annual roundup of the Most Important Environmental Stories of the Year sierraclub.org/sierra/most-im…

As some NYC landlords are trying to "Frankenstein" rent-stabilized apartments to raise the rent, demolitions are stirring up toxic lead paint. “This is a well-known situation. And yet we obviously are not having adequate enforcement." ehn.org/new-york-city-… Huanjia Zhang

Finished up a wonderful fellowship with the folks at Sierra Magazine last week. Here's my last article (for now!)

My first as an intern for ⁦Scientific American⁩. So excited to work with this team! scientificamerican.com/article/pig-ki…

I live in Texas now, and Jill Biden followed me to San Antonio! Her visit to an Air Force base here was much more than fluff - it highlighted the childcare challenges that military families face, particularly if they have children with disabilities. texasobserver.org/jill-bidens-sa…

Fishers are using drones to drop a line and snag fish from the air. While the technology is nifty, some anglers have reservations about the fairness and wisdom of catching fish with flying bots. Story by Abe Musselman CCMAR - Centro de Ciências do Mar ow.ly/ETsj50Jih45

Jelly-bean-size “nanotags” are letting scientists track birds, bats and insects that are too small to carry traditional radio trackers. I visited a land preserve outside of Philadelphia to meet those pioneering the new technology: newscientist.com/article/233090…

I know everyone thinks Hemingway has the ultimate Six Word Story, but may I present (Via mltshp.com/p/1O1CE )

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Apropos of nothing: What if there was a worker-owned and operated media outlet focused on science, health, environment, and tech? Imagine: a tech site without Prime Day plugs, a climate section free from fossil fuel ads, a health or science story without a clickbait headline.

Also grateful to my amazing editor, Brady Huggett, and the incredible team at The Transmitter: Hope Vanderberg, rebecca horne and Ivan Oransky. With superb fact-checking by Abe Musselman, beautiful illos by Owen Gent and data viz by Jonas.