Environmental Health Director, Center for Biological Diversity. Fighting for pollinators, endangered species, sane pesticide regulation, clean air & safe water.https://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3loyzhekn2c2pHoneybees—which are domesticated livestock in no danger of extinction—usurp and replace native pollinators, including threatened species like bumblebees and butterflies, by outcompeting them for finite resources and introducing pathogens into the native population. https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/05/07/should-portland-ban-backyard-beekeeping/12 May 2025 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyzhekn2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lmdh7bmeys2vCoal's not clean or beautiful, it is horribly polluting, and this is nuttier than peanut butter. “We are committed to supporting all forms of energy, including clean beautiful coal...while ensuring we have the cleanest air, land & water on the planet,” EPA's Zeldin. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-federal-agencies-unleash-coal-182639740.html08 Apr 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdh7bmeys2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lmd2jpscrk2oWe just launched a major new lawsuit to protect threatened chinook salmon from dangerous chemicals being released in City of Tacoma wastewater. Pollutants like pesticides are causing serious harm to endangered species in Puget sound. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-to-stop-tacoma-wastewater-discharges-from-harming-protected-puget-sound-salmon-2025-04-08/08 Apr 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmd2jpscrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lmd2jpscrk2oWe just launched a major new lawsuit to protect threatened chinook salmon from dangerous chemicals being released in City of Tacoma wastewater. Pollutants like pesticides are causing serious harm to endangered species in Puget sound. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-to-stop-tacoma-wastewater-discharges-from-harming-protected-puget-sound-salmon-2025-04-08/08 Apr 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmd2jpscrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lluesj5qgc2xThe "we won't let big government police our words" administration has banned the use of words like "clean water," "safe drinking water," and "water pollution" at USDA. Trump promised the U.S. will have the cleanest water in the world, how does this get us there? #MAHA https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water02 Apr 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lluesj5qgc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lluesj5qgc2xThe "we won't let big government police our words" administration has banned the use of words like "clean water," "safe drinking water," and "water pollution" at USDA. Trump promised the U.S. will have the cleanest water in the world, how does this get us there? #MAHA https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water02 Apr 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lluesj5qgc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3llfdtqwcgs2eBiden required coal plants to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals like mercury bc they can harm babies’ brains & cause heart disease. Now Trump's offering polluters an out: email him & he may greenlight bypassing these & other major clean-air rules. How is this #MAHA? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/climate/epa-air-pollution-exemption-mercury-coal-ash.html27 Mar 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfdtqwcgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3llfdtqwcgs2eBiden required coal plants to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals like mercury bc they can harm babies’ brains & cause heart disease. Now Trump's offering polluters an out: email him & he may greenlight bypassing these & other major clean-air rules. How is this #MAHA? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/climate/epa-air-pollution-exemption-mercury-coal-ash.html27 Mar 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfdtqwcgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lkbrl3zk7k22We’re thrilled to have won this case, but the real victory won’t come until the Trump administration acts on its promise to rein in use of dangerous pesticides like atrazine that are causing grave harms to people and wildlife alike. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/court-orders-trump-fish-and-wildlife-service-to-protect-endangered-species-from-atrazine-chlorpyrifos-three-other-toxic-pesticides-2025-03-13/13 Mar 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbrl3zk7k22https://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lkbmtrmwv22cNobody voted for dirtier air and water, more asthma and cancer, or for more species to go extinct, but that’s what is coming unless we stop these catastrophic rollbacks of common sense pollution controls. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbmtrmwv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lk7rl4li6c22Breaking now: We just won our case challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's failure to protect endangered species from dangerous pesticides, including atrazine & chlorpyrifos. Here's the press release from the filing, press release on this win coming soon. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-targets-federal-fish-and-wildlife-services-failure-to-protect-endangered-species-from-toxic-pesticides-2024-02-01/ https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-targets-federal-fish-and-wildlife-services-failure-to-protect-endangered-species-from-toxic-pesticides-2024-02-01/?_gl=1*tzap1j*_gcl_au*MTM2MDM4Njc3OC4xNzM2OTcwMTEw12 Mar 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7rl4li6c22https://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lk7nvvw5kk22Only in the world of Trump’s magical, corporate thinking can you pretend to be "Making America Healthy Again" while slashing protections against dangerously toxic industrial pollutants like mercury, lead and formaldehyde. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history12 Mar 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7nvvw5kk22https://bsky.app/profile/loriannburd.bsky.social/post/3lk2mxbwlk22cThanks to a legal settlement with us & others, Point Reyes National Seashore will no longer overwhelmingly prioritize private cattle operations over wildlife & public uses. But some have been unfairly denouncing the settlement. This piece breaks down the facts https://www.thewildlifenews.com/2025/03/08/point-reyes-myths-the-settlement/10 Mar 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:unetynnun5hbtmqfaextooke/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2mxbwlk22c