Juliet Eilperin

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6/ It includes the Kehmeier family, which has farmed there for four generations. Norman, 94, and Paul, 64, mainly grow alfalfa and grass hay. But during the 2018 drought, they leased most of their water to others because it was so hard to grow crops. — PolitiTweet.org

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5/ So I journeyed to CO’s Western Slope to visit with folks affected by this changing landscape. There, I met some of the most thoughtful and open people I’ve been privileged to meet in my career. This piece tells their story. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/ According to scientists, half of the Colorado River’s decline – 1.5 billion gallons of water, equal to what 14 million Americans use in a year -- stems from #climatechange — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ The rising temperatures in western CO is shrinking its snowpack, which flows into the Colorado River and provides water for 40 million Americans – from LA residents to cotton growers in AZ. The river’s average annual flow has declined nearly 20 percent over the last century. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ For perspective, the second-largest area in the continental U.S. that’s warmed by more than 2 Celsius from 1895 to 2019 is in Oregon, at 47,190 sq. km. and the third-largest is in southern California at 42,830 sq. km. https://t.co/cdOLEZfskk — PolitiTweet.org

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1/ For our final 2C story, I traveled to Colorado’s Western Slope (in the before times, last fall). This hot spot, which extents into eastern Utah, is the largest in the Lower 48, per data genius @johnmuyskens - It spans 78,130 square km or 30,170 sq. mi. https://t.co/ky2Dcs3uEW — PolitiTweet.org

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The power industry often talks about how essential it is to Americans' way of life. That's clear during this pandemic, as shut-offs loom for many while coronavirus emergency orders near their expiration dates. Via @dino_grandoni w @paulina_milla https://t.co/IEOP7CGx3A — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump's former Hispanic outreach director couldn't criticize him during the campaign "'and at all times thereafter,' and she cannot disclose whatever 'Mr. Trump insists remain private or confidential.'" Her lawsuit might undo all his NDAs. By @PostKranish https://t.co/lBw6MIUX4E — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: The Tennessee Valley Authority reversed course Thursday and rehired 102 tech workers just three days after Trump ousted two of its board members and singled out the federally owned utility for outsourcing information technology jobs. By @StevenMufson https://t.co/xM4xrZhfvx — PolitiTweet.org

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In a divided Capitol, lawmakers can’t agree on coronavirus safety measures — down to the best kind of thermometer, by @PKCapitol and @rachaelmbade https://t.co/4AVjKeEUYX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LFFriedman: I am in absolute awe of the talent of my coworkers. Please read this gorgeous, devastating story by @SominiSengupta. The st… — PolitiTweet.org

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These stories - done by @brady_dennis @bydarrylfears @chriscmooney @StevenMufson @JohnMuyskens @asteckelberg @Harry_Stevens @monicaulmanu @salwangeorges @bonjomo @vanhoutenphoto - sought to capture what #ClimateChange looks like now, not 20 years from now. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Top Democrats say postmaster general acknowledged new policies that workers say are delaying mail. By @jacobbogage https://t.co/cdCuuZ7yp3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Among the other excellent SEJ winners: 'Polluter's Paradise,' the great collaboration between @NOLAnews @theadvocatebr and @propublica that shed new light on Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley.' — PolitiTweet.org

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@deantscott Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

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Thrilled @sejorg has given its 2020 Outstanding Explanatory Reporting award to @washingtonpost 2C: Beyond the Limit series on #ClimateChange (and its final installment will publish very, very soon) https://t.co/emKKqO09Ap — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @newrepublic: How the destruction of the U.S. Postal Service would mean the end of a connected country: https://t.co/hb4lo4k81p — PolitiTweet.org

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The VP pressed for this CO meat packing plant to stay open, despite expert and local advice. One of its workers, a Congolese refugee, got sick, and 'fears he brought the virus home to his mother, causing her death.' By @RobertKlemko and @kimberlykindy https://t.co/sn5I3YwSVF — PolitiTweet.org

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How is the Trump administration's new fetal tissue policy playing out? NIH has invited at least one researcher to take the use of fetal tissue out of his research proposal. By @goldsteinamy https://t.co/RAjWEApdfy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: The new Dem super PAC, Sunflower State, meddled in the #kssen GOP primary and dropped $4.6 million on ads in what appears to be… — PolitiTweet.org

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Alaska's Pebble Mine -- a massive gold mine near the world's largest sockeye fishery-appeared poised to get a green light from the Trump administration. But the president's son just tweeted against it. By @StevenMufson @brady_dennis @AshleyRParker https://t.co/rbRdTWIRDG … — PolitiTweet.org

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Six weeks after New York's primary, longtime Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D) has been declared victorious over a two-time challenger, and city council member Ritchie Torres has beaten other Ds in an open House seat in the Bronx. By @jadabird @ColbyItkowitz https://t.co/oEoo7Rk2m0 — PolitiTweet.org

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A convention speech from the South Lawn of the White House? It's one of the options for a norm-busting president's virus-complicated nomination. By @michaelscherer and @jdawsey1 https://t.co/1iZS4uQFOG — PolitiTweet.org

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Two of #Biden 's #veep contenders -- @KamalaHarris and @SenDuckworth -- roll out an environmental justice bill in Senate. Via @dino_grandoni w @paulina_milla https://t.co/1dm0NwQGsE — PolitiTweet.org

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Need another sign that November's election could be a mess? Michigan ballots are tangled in mail delays in advance of its Tuesday primary, via @eliseviebeck and @RubleKB https://t.co/pgnCgYc4xX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: the latest installment of the president pro tempore of the Senate tweeting at the president of the United States in the ho… — PolitiTweet.org

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For months, White House #coronavirus czar Deborah Birx has managed to stay on Trump's good side. But now that she's offered a grimmer assessment of the pandemic, Birx has fallen out of favor. @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/QIahzLvyXt — PolitiTweet.org

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Frail inmates could be sent home to prevent the spread of covid-19. Instead, some are dying in federal prisons. By @justinwmmoyer and @neenareports https://t.co/9JvPaDPaqk — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Trump’s been attacking voting by mail for months, and has effectively discouraged his own supporters from embracing it. Now, some Republicans are touting the practice in an effort to boost turnout. By @AmyEGardner and @jdawsey1 https://t.co/JUfrKqM3oQ — PolitiTweet.org

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“'They say, ‘Oh, he’s a good ol’ boy'... Am I a good ol’ boy? Am I getting the job because I’m a good ol’ boy? I think I’m a good person.'" Read @mccrummenWaPo on a sheriff's race in GA, and what it says about the state of U.S. racial politics: https://t.co/CHkQTOXnUL — PolitiTweet.org