Naveena Sadasivam

What’s behind your sky-high power bill: A region-by-region breakdown Geography, wildfires, natural gas, wind energy, regulatory free-for-alls — these are some of the factors that determine your electric bills.

This story by @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and @compatibilism.bsky.social is SO good, which makes me SO glad we had Naveena on this week's @climateone.org episode to talk about (surprise!) electricity prices.

Electric Bills are Bonkers. What Can We Do About It? Rising electricity rates across the country are adding pressure to families and businesses already dealing with inflation in other aspects of their lives. Most Americans get their power from a utility...

Most Americans get their power from a utility that needs to turn a profit for investors — and people are fed up with rising electricity rates. But switching to public power is an uphill battle. What are other strategies for making electricity more affordable?

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The consequences of Trump's war on climate in 7 charts Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.

🌎🔥📊 On the climate front, one year into Trump's second term, the data tell a story of rapid retrenchment.

@grist.org assembled 7 charts tracking the consequences of climate rollbacks: from energy markets to disaster resilience to environmental enforcement.

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Inside The Chaotic, Lucrative ‘Disaster Economy’ With Grist It’s been a year since catastrophic fires tore through Los Angeles. For those who lived through them, the impacts are still being felt. Rebuilding in the aftermath of more frequent and severe fossil-f...

It’s been a year since catastrophic fires tore through LA. Rebuilding in the aftermath of disasters is becoming a big business, with survivors caught in the middle.

In this week's episode, in collaboration with @grist.org, we explore the chaotic, lucrative "Disaster Economy."

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Trump’s Federal Cuts Are Hitting Texas Food Banks Hard Food pantries in the Lone Star State have lost over $50 million in funding this year, with more projected cuts to come.

Yesterday: Feeding Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range.

First came the wildfire. Then came the scams. As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.

Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."

Hidden in Plain Sight: Using Public Documents to Report on Elusive Stories - The Open Notebook People, companies, and government agencies don’t always return your phone calls. To investigate secretive subjects, reporters can make creative use of documents that are out in the open. Lawsuits, Ins...

For @theopennotebook.bsky.social, I wrote about what to do when people don't call you back. To investigate secretive subjects, reporters can make creative use of public documents: lawsuits, corporate filings, government databases, social media, and much more. www.theopennotebook.com/2025/08/12/h...

Trump’s EPA accidentally made the case against passing the Big Beautiful Bill GOP leaders claim that repealing pollution rules and tax breaks for renewables will fuel an energy boom. Experts say the opposite.

Trump’s EPA announcements on power plant pollution rollbacks inadvertently made the case for voting against the big budget bill, @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social writes. grist.org/regulation/t...

EPA Drops Legal Case Against the GEO Group, a Major Trump Donor, Over Its Misuse of Harmful Chemicals in ICE Facilities A complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged that on more than 1,000 occasions in 2022 and 2023, the GEO Group had its employees use the disinfectant, which causes irreversible eye damage ...

The EPA just withdrew a complaint against a major Trump donor -- GEO Group, which runs ICE detention facilities. The company was spraying a disinfectant without proper protection onto beds and into *microwaves*; detainees reported skin rashes + difficulty breathing www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Join us for a conversation with @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social , Tricia Cortez, & Ruth Santiago, on the warehouses across the US that are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical.

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The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.

And here's our latest investigation on this issue: grist.org/health/ethyl...

If you're a reporter or a community member interested in investigating the prevalence of ethylene oxide-emitting warehouses in your region, you may be interested in a webinar @grist.org is hosting on May 15. More details here:

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ICYMI last week, some amazing (and frightening) reporting on warehouses leaking ethylene oxide. I got to work with @gristnews.bsky.social's video producer, Jesse Nichols, to build this scroll-linked animation showing how ethylene oxide off-gassing works, exposing folks to the toxic carcinogen.

If you're interested in the code, check it out here: github.com/Grist-Data-D...

A huge credit to Jesse for video production on this animation, as well as to the story's amazing reporters @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and Lylla Younes!

Science Friday and the Future of Science Reporting Radio and TV journalist Ira Flatow produced his first science stories back in 1970 during the inaugural Earth Day. Since then, he has worked for Emmy Award-winning science programs and covered science...

What's the future of science journalism in this anti-science era? @scifri.bsky.social is doing a LIVE SHOW about it next Tues., 4/29, in San Francisco. Join me, @ezraromero.bsky.social, and @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social for an amazing conversation. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

If you're in the Bay Area, come hear us chat about the future of science reporting next Tuesday!

> “603,000 El Paso residents, about 90 percent of the city’s population, are exposed to a cancer risk above 1 in 1 million just from Cardinal Health’s two warehouses.” Great work from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and Lylla Younes

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The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain and how it impacts El Paso From El Paso to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.

Living in El Paso, I knew about device sterilization facilities. I didn't know their warehouses could be a greater risk.

From El Paso to Richmond, warehouses are leaking cancer-causing ethylene oxide.

@naveenasadasivam.bsky.social + Lylla Younes report:

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The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.

After medical devices are sterilized with ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical, they're stored in warehouses. There they continue to off gas the chemical, putting workers and residents nearby at risk.

Two such warehouses are in El Paso. My latest with Lylla Younes:

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Hello, I'm a reporter at @gristnews.bsky.social and I'm reporting on the news that EPA is considering dismantling ORD. If you're available, I'd like to speak with you. My email IDs are nsadasivam@grist.org and nsadasivam@protonmail.com. I'm also happy to speak off the record.

‘Our people are hungry’: What federal food aid cuts mean in a warming world The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.

The USDA cut more than $1 billion in food aid. Ayurella Horn-Muller and I spoke with food banks and pantries that rely on the funding to distribute food. grist.org/food-and-agr...

The end of the EPA’s fight to protect overpolluted communities Two former EPA staffers on what the closure of the agency’s environmental justice offices means for the country and the ‘irony’ of Trump’s agenda.

Amid plans to reverse a number of climate rules, the EPA is also shuttering its historic environmental justice office. Lylla Younes of @gristnews.bsky.social speaks to two former EPA staffers on what the closure means: grist.org/regulation/t...

Trump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollution The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.

How Citibank got caught in a $20B climate fight Nonprofits are suing the bank to save a federal green investment program.

Trump's EPA appointee Lee Zeldin has made a $20B green investment program the centre of his campaign to root out "fraud, waste, and abuse."

@gristnews.bsky.social's Jake Bittle has the story on the nonprofits suing to prevent the clawback. grist.org/politics/tru...

Slim margins, climate disasters, and Trump’s funding freeze: Life or death for many US farms Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.

Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business. Ayurella Horn-Muller and @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social report for @gristnews.bsky.social:

Trump's EPA Takes Aim at Climate Regulation | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC The EPA will reverse the finding that greenhouse gases endanger human health. Naveena Sadasivam, senior staff writer at Grist, explains what the "endangerment finding" has contributed.

The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it will reverse the agency's 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases endanger human health. Grist.org reporter @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social spoke with us today about the implications of this move.
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Today:
- @jessicamalaty.bsky.social on public health & RFK,
- @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on climate and Trump's EPA,
- A 'Local Geography' newsquiz,
- @fordham.edu's Julie Suk on the Equal Rights Amendment,
- @thepointsguy.com on navigating travel SNAFUs

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Trump’s EPA wants to undo the Roe v. Wade of climate policy EPA chief Lee Zeldin wants to demolish the bedrock of greenhouse gas regulation. It won’t be easy.

Lee Zeldin is taking aim at the endangerment finding — a bedrock of US climate policy. The stakes here are high but Trump's EPA is going to have a difficult road.

@naveenasadasivam.bsky.social has the story @vox.com via @gristnews.bsky.social: www.vox.com/climate/4018...

Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? Search our map by ZIP code. From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.

ICYMI, last week we published an interactive map of more than $300 billion worth of Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funding. Enter your ZIP code or city and a search radius and find projects in your area:

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