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Scot Quaranda

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Nature lover, storyteller, communications specialist.

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Joined April 2008
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Our #tax dollars should NOT fund forest destruction. The #biomass industry wants more subsidies while Southern forests & communities pay the price. Tell elected #officials: Cut subsidies, not forests! 🌳 Take action: dogwoodalliance.org/actions/… #BigBadBiomass @WhatsNYourPapr
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🤚🏽STOP INDUSTRIAL TREE PLANTATIONS!!! ➡ Find more information here: wrm.org.uy/21-september
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True this.
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@ayojoestarSep 20
Calling a forest “undeveloped land” is such a strange way to describe it. Nothing is undeveloped about it. It is an ecosystem doing exactly what it is supposed to do.
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One of the greatest treasures that remain mostly unexplored by outsiders are its springs, so pretty cool they are receiving greater protections insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
Nine Florida Springs Will Get New Cleanup Plans Under Legal Settlement - Inside Climate News

Nine Florida Springs Will Get New Cleanup Plans Under Legal Settlement - Inside Climate News

The settlement is aimed at addressing nitrogen pollution that contributes to harmful algae blooms in one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs in the world.

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We’re at the #CongressionalBlackCaucus Annual Legislative Conference! 🌳 Dogwood Alliance is at Booth 817 talking about clean air, healthy forests, & protecting communities from wood pellet pollution. At the conference? Come see us!
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Image from Dogwood Alliance (@DogwoodAlliance)
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The second of my favorite nature writers passed this year. First, Wendell Berry and now Annie Dillard. If you have not experienced Pilgrim at Tinker Creek or any of her writing, I highly recommend it. She was a beautiful soul and deeply curious about nature and our place in it - npr.org/2026/09/16/113868057…
Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 81

Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 81

Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life.

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One of the last great Southern environmental reporters at a newspaper of this generation. His reporting at The State will be sorely missed and here's hoping someone scoops him up really quickly!
Sammy Fretwell (@sfretwell83) profile pictureSammy Fretwell@sfretwell83Sep 11
For those who have not heard, my job as The State’s environmental reporter was eliminated this week as part of McClatchy’s layoffs. It has been a good 31-year run covering SC’s environment.
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Join the Lower Eastern #Cherokee Nation on Sept. 26 for the Passing of the Staff ceremony and 18th Annual #Powwow. Come honor leadership, celebrate culture, & enjoy traditional dance, vendors, crafts, food, & music. Gray Court, #SC Open to the public.
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#NC communities are speaking out about the wood pellet industry. At the NC #WoodPellet Town Hall Meeting, residents shared how the industry affects their health, neighborhoods, & forests. We asked leaders to listen & act! youtu.be/S44ku1KkNGY?si=yt_3…
NC Wood Pellet Town Hall: Communities Speak Out | July 17, 2026

NC Wood Pellet Town Hall: Communities Speak Out | July 17, 2026

On July 17, 2026, community members, nonprofit partners, & elected ...

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Treemissions@treemissionsSep 2
Trees are 95% air. That solid trunk? Built almost entirely from carbon dioxide they pulled out of the atmosphere. We’re literally walking past carbon-capture machines that turn pollution into wood, oxygen, and shade for free. Plant more of them. Nature wrote the perfect code.
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Treemissions@treemissionsAug 25
Trees don’t need meetings, budgets, or vibes. They just quietly help you breathe, cool the planet, and throw shade at excuses. Plant more. Argue less. 🌳
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At Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, erosion threatens infrastructure and habitat for 200+ bird species. 🦅 The Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project is working to restore riparian habitat to stabilize the riverbanks and improve conditions for fish! 👏 riograndeheadwaters.org/
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Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation axios.com/2026/08/03/chuck-e… This is my rep?!? Time to kick him to the curb.
Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation

Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation

The findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers for special attention.

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The biomass industry sees the #AI data center boom & wants in. We see #forests we cannot afford to lose. The line should be clear: No biomass for data centers. bit.ly/biomassdatacenters
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Scientists studying oak forests found that #trees can keep absorbing #carbon for months after their annual wood growth has stopped. In eastern U.S. forests, about 36% of annual carbon uptake happened after growth had ended. sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
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Oystercatchers are making a comeback thanks to conservation apnews.com/article/american-…
Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

A shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort.

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Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act wfae.org/science-environment… Here is one of a handful of policies that I hoped would never be meddled with, I hope the groups win in court and SCOTUS doesn't mess it up.
Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act

Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act

By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.

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news.bloomberglaw.com/enviro… One of the most majestic creatures on the planet, revered by so many cultures, let's fix this.
Whooping Crane Migration in Crosshairs as Trump Policies Collide

Whooping Crane Migration in Crosshairs as Trump Policies Collide

The removal of federal wetlands protection and a weakened Endangered Species Act are creating real-time challenges for a range of species, including the iconic whooping crane.

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Courier Journal@courierjournalJun 17
James Bruggers, longtime environmental 'watchdog' for Kentucky, dies courier-journal.com/story/ne…
James Bruggers, longtime environmental 'watchdog' for Kentucky, dies

James Bruggers, longtime environmental 'watchdog' for Kentucky, dies

James Bruggers, whose decades of environmental reporting in Kentucky and beyond helped win cleaner air and cleaner water, is dead at 68.

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Holden Culotta
@Holden_CulottaApr 26
Thomas Massie just sounded the alarm: Congress is on the verge of handing Monsanto total immunity to mass poison Americans with glyphosate. This is existential for MAHA. “If farmers contract a form of cancer … from this chemical, if this makes it into the Farm Bill, you won’t be able to sue.” Instead of pushing to repeal Big Pharma’s vaccine liability shield, Trump and his cronies are trying to expand immunity for even more poison. It’s a complete betrayal of MAHA. And it would cause vastly more harm than all of the benefits that MAHA has done combined. @RepThomasMassie @MassieforKY
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