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Cally Carswell
@callycarswell
Freelance Science and Environmental Journalist, Contributing Editor . Reports, analyzes, procrastinates, writes. callyc@hcn.org
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THE RED IN THE SW IS GONE - a milestone!
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While large portions of CONUS remain #drought free, today’s US #DroughtMonitor shows short-term dryness cont. in central TX as D0-D2 shifted north while D0-D1 expanded across a swath of the SE. Elsewhere D2 expanded in north-central WA as well as in HI and D1-D2 cont. in SE AK.
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Congratulations to @callycarswell for winning @ASJAhq's 2019 Outstanding Reported Essay for her feature on drought, dread and family in the American Southwest: hcne.ws/2Mks2U0
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More than 120,000 acres of ponderosa pine, spruce, piñon and other trees were lost last year across #NewMexico, a 50% increase over the year before and the first spike in several years, @ThomCole1 writes santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new #nmwx
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It’s world water day, and I’m claiming it as my book’s birthday so allow me to OFFICIALLY tell you that Downriver—which is about water—is out there in the world. To celebrate that, here… instagram.com/p/BvUa6GHlBQQ/
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The 2019 legislative session is a wrap! We sat down with @BenJShelton from @ProtectNM to get the low-down on what the legislature accomplished on climate, bills that failed, and what’s next. soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/the-
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Weekend reading suggestion: this fascinating/disturbing story from @taywiles hcn.org/articles/us-me
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Proud of @taywiles' gritty reporting on far-right militias, and lucky to have edited the past couple iterations of it, including this fascinating piece from the border. Read it!
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What do you do when your town becomes a backdrop for militia, online #MAGA activists, and the foot soldiers of the build-the-wall movement? hcne.ws/2JbMvxf
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Both hugely reassuring, and absolutely terrifying, given the avalanche situation in that range, with slides obliterating houses full of sleeping people in Hinsdale County and completely burying Red Mountain pass in 60 feet of snow and debris. Be safe down there, Colorado friends!
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Ha ha! Woah. Look at that line. It may still not be the biggest winter ever in the San Juans, but the trajectory of the snowpack graph has to be unprecedented. Wow. Up to 328 pct of last year, 154 pct of avg.
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The NM legislature just passed an energy omnibus that will require utilities to be 💯 carbon free by 2045. The legislation also includes a blueprint for shutting down the San Juan Generating Station, while providing economic transition funds for the community. Big deal guys.
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That means the Energy Transition Act is headed to the Senate floor.
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Senate Corps. Committee votes 5-2 to give a do-pass recommendation to Energy Transition Act #NMleg
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The struggle is real
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There's so much climate news in the #NMleg this year, our little podcast can hardly keep up! Halp! twitter.com/mckaydan/statu…
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Applications for intern/fellow program are open til March 15! Come work with an amazing team & help us better cover the West! hcn.org/about/internsh …
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We're here at the Senate Corporations Committee, which is hearing #SB489 today. That's the Energy Transition Act. We talked about it last week: m.soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/epis
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Our fourth episode is in the books. Check it out!
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In our new episode, we talk about NM’s dubious distinction as a prolific #methane polluter, and why reducing methane waste could be good business for the state. Read: $$$. Plus, Michael Cohen jokes! With @jonwgoldstein @jonnypeace @JamesNMVC soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/mo-m
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Journalist pals, want to hear me talk about what it was like to cover the Carr and Camp fires? I'll be presenting in April in Montana as part of this incredible wildfire workshop. Space is limit so apply NOW!
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Ben Goldfarb wins the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award for Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter! #PENawards
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These are great gigs people. And you don't have to move! (If you live in an appropriate Western locale.) Or you can move to many different places of your choice!
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Get your dream job! Our editorial team is hiring for two important editor positions. Details: hcne.ws/2SkrI9V #journalismjobs
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California gets all the attention, but this would make NM's renewable energy reqs even stronger than Cali's.
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Confused about the Energy Transition Act? We got you. Our new episode explains this big-deal bill and the debate around it. Check it out, and get yourself to the Senate Conservation Committee tomorrow! soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/epis #NMpol #NMleg #ClimateChange #SB489
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Our new episode is all about a big, important energy bill being heard this weekend that would set NM up to be a renewable energy leader and shut down its coal plants. With jobs stuff thrown in too.
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It took awhile, but we have a new episode! It’s about the Energy Transition Act, one of the most important pieces of legislation at the Roundhouse this year. It’ll be heard in the Senate this Saturday. #NMpol #NMleg #climate soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/epis
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PSA: Check out the new , from and @cmhaffey, on climate change in New Mexico. Trailer here:
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This show was so good. has a voice that could raise the dead. (I mean that in a good way.) She and her backup singers held an amazing, loooong harmonic scream in the encore set that I can't stop thinking about.
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"So we gotta stay on this bitch" should be declared the official kicker for all stories about climate change from now on, and forever.
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"If you care about global warming, which you should. You live on Earth, and only rich white people are gong to Mars. I want you to be clear." - @AkilahObviously
Full pod: crooked.com/podcast/un-mee
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Same with reporters having *serious* discussions about Trump's opportunity to unify with the SOTU. twitter.com/imillhiser/sta
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This package dropped soon after we posted our last episode, but it's closely related to what we talked about. It adds an additional, ambitious goal to the RPS: 💯% carbon free electricity by 2045. 1/2
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I am proud to have announced the introduction of bold, comprehensive clean energy legislation. Introduced by @SenCandelaria, @Sen_MimiStewart, and @NathanLCNM, SB 489 provides a pathway for a low-carbon energy transition away from coal & sets zero-carbon resources standards. twitter.com/SierraClub/sta…
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Yet more proof that the real show is behind the curtain, not the central stage circus of tweets and scandals.
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President Trump just tapped former oil lobbyist David Bernhardt to head the Interior Department following the resignation of scandal-plagued Ryan Zinke last year. Here's what you need to know. bit.ly/2GraAgt
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ICYMI I’m making a new podcast about climate change in NM with @cmhaffey. Our second episode on clean energy policy and its prospects at the #NMleg is out.
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Our second episode is live! It’s about clean energy and pushing the utility man to make more of it. With @amymillernm @NoahBakerLong @BenJShelton #NMPol #NMleg #climatechange soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/ep-2
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NM making moves to jumpstart the New West economy it's largely missed out on.
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NM’s Outdoor Recreation Division would be the first in the country to include an Outdoor Equity Fund to ensure everyone has equal access to our public and cultural lands and outdoor recreation - @RubioNM35 #nmleg #NMleg4All
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Smart policy talk and a fart joke. Check out @cmhaffey and ‘s debut podcast on the looming impacts of climate change and what #NewMexico can do about it.
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Our first episode is here! We talked with Denise Fort and @RomeroWirth about why the new state government is a sea change for environmental policy. soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/epis
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A New Mexico lawmaker pulled a bill Friday that would have forced media outlets to delete "irrelevant" or "inadequate" material from their archives after she faced harsh criticism from media groups (from )
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We'll be taking about the RPS on the pod next week and trying to keep up with all the renewable bills moving at the Roundhouse. There are many!
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I am proud to have announced the introduction of legislation that raises the renewable portfolio statewide. Introduced by @NathanLCNM and co-sponsored by @Sen_MimiStewart, HB 15 will set New Mexico on a bold new path to necessary statewide climate change mitigation efforts. twitter.com/USClimate/stat…
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Seems like a good move because that language is insane.
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Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, says in statement she has asked House Speaker to table her bill that would have required the media to take down stories that include "inaccurate, irrelevant, inadequate or excessive" coverage about an individual -- or face a fine. #nmleg #nmpol
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Did someone kill the Shasta Pack, California’s mysterious wolf family? My story:
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The podcast @cmhaffey and I are making is a real thing now! Our first season will look at the big climate issues facing the new gov’t in NM, and how they’re tackling them (or could / should tackle them).
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Our first episode is here! We talked with Denise Fort and @RomeroWirth about why the new state government is a sea change for environmental policy. soundcloud.com/hotdrypod/epis
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The Drought Contingency Plan’s fragile consensus between thirsty stakeholders highlights how tribal water rights, some of the most powerful in the West, can make or break deals in the arid region — where drought is a reality rather than an aberration.
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For , I wrote about the Gila River Indian Community's potential pull-out from the Drought Contingency Plan and what it says about the power tribal water rights, higher priority than many others, can have in the arid West.
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For the last two years, has been working to build a tribal affairs desk that centers Native voices and writes to an Indigenous audience. Editor explains why that matters in :
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#NewMexico legislators don't get a salary. "You have to be wealthy, retired or have a very supportive employer," says Rep Bobby Gonzales. And he says that limits who can afford to serve in the #nmleg. The Democrat from Taos wants voters to change that
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