Using science to restore coastal ecosystems and limit and adapt to climate change. Emeritus Prof. @umces.bsky.social, Annapolis, Maryland, USAhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3ml74zykihc2dTrump and Louisiana governor Landry have Climate Change Derangement Syndrome and Green Energy Phobia — both of which are brought on by Love of Money, writes Bob Marshall Gift 🔗 https://www.nola.com/opinions/guest_columns/bob-marshall-epa-pollution-rule-trump/article_18c65e25-3e8a-462c-a601-f3abcf450911.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share06 May 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74zykihc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mkt4ekj24k2dThis spectacular picture of the Yukon Delta graces the cover of Science this week along with article on branching of world's deltas. Dramatically illustrates the self-destructive senselessness of Louisiana governor's halting of Mississippi River sediment diversions. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady680501 May 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt4ekj24k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mkkl3dzgfs2fA must read for anybody interested in energy security, decarbonization and climate change. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkl3dzgfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mkiriw2gh22fMore on the Trump war on science: complete dismantling of EPA's venerable Office of Research and Development. When they say they are not getting rid of the science, they are getting rid of the science science. Gift 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/climate/epa-science-trump-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.ZJpS.btEYw3rs_RBk&smid=url-share27 Apr 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiriw2gh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mk6wmlji2k2fThe move is “worrisome because it has the potential of bringing things back where they were, where there was this inherent conflict of interest between promotion of offshore oil and gas, and oversight safety,” sez me. Gift 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/climate/seabed-mining-interior-department.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.2if2.L9hzHAnlBWnd&smid=url-share23 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wmlji2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mk62fnwxnc2fMy @umces.bsky.social colleagues rise to the occasion and mount a campaign to investigate residual effects of Potomac River sewage pipe break aboard R/V Rachel Carson. 🎁🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/climate/potomac-river-sewage-contamination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dFA._gjh.6tGWz7Y1Ofy_&smid=url-share23 Apr 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk62fnwxnc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mk45cywwv22fBig economic impacts of proposed NIH and NSF budget cuts across my home state of Maryland. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk45cywwv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mk454p7pis2fAnd I hope that NCAR experts are able to continue doing this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk454p7pis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mjxcxek3w227With its aggressive push for offshore oil & gas production & deregulation frenzy (e.g., withdrawing protections of endangered whales as a national emergency), can we rely on Trump Administration to prevent another BP oil spill from this ultra-deep development? Gift 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/climate/bp-kaskida-drilling-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.Oqxm.8JHEsub2oLAO&smid=url-share20 Apr 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxcxek3w227https://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mjpmasyw4c27Commentary by leader of environmental coalition that has worked with the state of Louisiana on science-based coastal planning decries abandonment of river-based solutions and lack of coherent strategy by current Governor Landry. Couldn't agree more. Guest 🔗 https://www.nola.com/opinions/guest_columns/guest-louisiana-coastal-management-transparency-data/article_f849236f-02d8-40de-ba3d-72ce44905bb9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share17 Apr 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpmasyw4c27https://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mjkkenyvr22gGo figure. Trump says offshore wind turbines are "driving whales crazy" and pose a threat to national security, but that measure to protect endangered whales in the Gulf of Mexico from effects of oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico is a threat to national security. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/white-house-ballroom-trump-national-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bFA.gGKy.P6A6uhc4JcNv&smid=url-share15 Apr 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkkenyvr22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mjheuckfes2gThe water has to go somewhere: complex tradeoffs in managing the distribution of high discharges of the Mississippi River with flood protection, navigation and oysters. @mikejsmith504.bsky.social Gift 🔗 https://www.nola.com/news/environment/mississippi-river-bonnet-carre-new-orleans-louisiana-mississippi-gulf-coast-flooding/article_487eb6b6-798d-460f-9845-a25e9c9f962c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share14 Apr 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjheuckfes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mjew45cylc2gMaryland congressman Andy Harris, whose father is Hungarian, supported Viktor Orbán's failed reelection. Interesting insights @rickhutzell.bsky.social. While Orbán, like Trump, is a corrupt authoritarian at least he conceded when he lost an election. https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/andy-harris-viktor-orban-maryland-congress-73UVXEDPTBEFFBJ22IHP7ZLK2E/13 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjew45cylc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mj5djhhd4c2gLove those amphipods! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5djhhd4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mj2syqfxak2gLouisiana legislature questions Gov. Landry's abandonment of science-based sediment diversions from river to sustain wetlands over long run in favor of just building temporary walls to stem encroachment. @mikejsmith504.bsky.social https://www.nola.com/news/environment/louisiana-land-loss-coast-jeff-landry-politics-mid-barataria/article_c2b9ffbd-a19c-4d59-bebf-0d6d0192f885.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share09 Apr 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2syqfxak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mimuls4odk2jDon’t be complacent, Trump is still intending to decimate US science and will continue to so for the next three years. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimuls4odk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mif5r3obyk2rIt's just tragic to see the science-based planning for the endangered Louisiana coast built over more than 20 years ignored by Governor Landry. This on the same day that Trump's "God Squad" declares open season on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico. Wake up, folks. https://www.nola.com/opinions/guest_columns/landry-fossil-fuels-climate/article_22033ec2-db59-4e7d-b618-9f2575080642.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share31 Mar 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif5r3obyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/donboesch.bsky.social/post/3mif5cdrxzs2rMore like the Extinction Squad. The oil & gas industry has long treated the Gulf of Mexico as a sacrifice zone. Now, because Trump started a war in that other Gulf, they are going to lift species protections because it is needed for "national security." Gift 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/climate/god-squad-whales-gulf.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XVA.Hi6e.lMGuhPkFcvle&smid=url-share31 Mar 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:2m56bhjd5iplfxarrbsaxszm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif5cdrxzs2r