Science journalist, swimmer, mom of two boys. I work at WBUR in Boston but all posts are my own (especially the funny ones).https://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mzebdpzyg22mSuper interesting Mass. heating oil price tracker from my WBUR colleagues @miriamwasser.bsky.social and @bertoscalese.bsky.social https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/11/02/massachusetts-home-heating-oil-prices-tracker-boston02 Nov 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzebdpzyg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mykh2guffs2oMassachusetts has gotten whacked by federal cuts to R&D, and the overall uncertain state of federal science. Our U.S. Reps say things will be different if they win the House. https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/23/massachusetts-midterm-election-universities-funding-studies23 Oct 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykh2guffs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mykh5buc322oMy colleague @miriamwasser.bsky.social gives a clear-headed, no-hype look at data centers in New England: https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/22/new-england-ai-data-centers-explainer23 Oct 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykh5buc322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mykh2guffs2oMassachusetts has gotten whacked by federal cuts to R&D, and the overall uncertain state of federal science. Our U.S. Reps say things will be different if they win the House. https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/23/massachusetts-midterm-election-universities-funding-studies23 Oct 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykh2guffs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3myhs6az7i22ghttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/20/robots-ai-no-data-center-massachusetts22 Oct 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhs6az7i22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3myhs2nscz22ghttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/22/new-england-ai-data-centers-explainer22 Oct 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhs2nscz22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mxut7u4qkk2iExxon scientist says the company knew its algae biofuel ads were BS https://open.substack.com/pub/heated/p/exxon-scientist-says-the-company?r=acvky&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email15 Oct 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxut7u4qkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mxrg6vkwdk2e My colleagues at WBUR have an explainer video for Question 6 😂 (laughing because it's silly - but also a good explainer!) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zXNZZcCey8I13 Oct 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrg6vkwdk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mxbyfgxjdk2yhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/07/massachusetts-winter-utility-bills-super-el-nino-oil-natural-gas-electricity07 Oct 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxbyfgxjdk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mx5egahyak27https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/05/healey-heating-bills-cost-cutting-assistance-oil05 Oct 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5egahyak27https://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwtbtjjclc2uhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/01/nuclear-power-summit-new-england-hesitation01 Oct 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtbtjjclc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwnwefspzs2mhttps://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/25/climate-change-sounds29 Sep 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnwefspzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwqjqbj54s2qhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/30/new-england-nuclear-summit-umass-lowell30 Sep 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqjqbj54s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwoyxuwn6225This was a fun story. (And of course the loudest birds have the biggest mouths....) https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/29/umass-amherst-worlds-loudest-birds-bellbird-seriema29 Sep 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoyxuwn6225https://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwnwefspzs2mhttps://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/25/climate-change-sounds29 Sep 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnwefspzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwlhzva7322yhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/28/national-science-foundation-ocean-observatories-initiative-trump-funding28 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlhzva7322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwef3tah7k2yhttps://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/24/baobab-sculpture-charlottesville25 Sep 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwef3tah7k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwa25zmo2c2fhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/23/amazon-drone-delivery-massachusetts24 Sep 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwa25zmo2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mvukgphzpk2xhttps://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/18/alaska-permafrost19 Sep 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvukgphzpk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mvt6fo3z7c2vBREAKING: A federal judge in Rhode Island just ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated Biden's $7 billion Solar for All program. Mass. was supposed to get $156m to help install solar panels in low income neighborhoods. Unclear is the state will actually get this money. Stay tuned!18 Sep 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvt6fo3z7c2v