
Nick Bowlin
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Nick Bowlin
@npbowlin
covering oil & gas in Oklahoma for @readfrontier and @propublica. Freelance: Harper's, ProPublica, The Guardian, The Drift, etc. npbowlin@gmail or DM for signal






New: McClatchy journalists at newspapers in 4 states are now withholding their bylines from A.I.-generated content as tensions grow over a "content scaling agent" tool that the company rolled out nytimes.com/2026/05/01/bus…

We’ve got a great virtual panel for you this afternoon, where we’ll be talking oil and gas wastewater geysers, groundwater pollution and where produced water disposal is headed. With @propublica @readfrontier @DeSmog RSVP here: events.propublica.org/wastewater-cri…




Here is from the IDF’s justification for why they killed the 3 journalists. (They don’t even bother to explain the other two.) “the terrorist Ali Shuaib worked to incite against the Defense Army forces and citizens of the State of Israel, using his platform as a means to disseminate propaganda materials for Hezbollah.” “And during Operation Roaring Lion as well, he continued his activity and reported on the locations of Defense Army forces operating in southern Lebanon.” Israel is openly admitting they killed him for reporting.





wrote about conservative conservation and my weekend in tennessee with the young right-wingers who say they want to Make America Beautiful Again (MABA—still unclear whether it's pronounced mah-bah or maw-baw) harpers.org/archive/2026/0…


New Episode Out: link below On Today’s Show: * Colorado has purchased a strike team of wildfire drones from Seneca for wildfire suppression. The large suppression drones can deliver 50 gallons of foam, for a total of 250 gallons per strike team. * They are looking at creating permanent wildfire drone bases across the state. * Ring doorbell cameras have launched a program that feeds your home camera footage into AI to detect wildfires. “Fire Watch.” * California cities have begun Zone Zero rules for home hardening. Residents who do not comply with the 5-foot rule could face fines as early as this June. * The Western Governors Association releases a statement on snowpack deficits, saying it will use cloud seeding to address them. Nine states now have active programs, with Utah’s Program now the largest in the world. * Arizona fire agencies sign on to pilot program to use OroraTech’s wildfire satellite detection system and fire progression algorithm. * British Columbia boosts wildfire budgets and workforce. * Full operational update.



Another strike incoming on central Beirut. Gunfire crackling in the streets to alert those who don’t happen to be on Twitter at 4am that they’re in danger. Two other strikes hit central Beirut overnight without warning, at least 6 dead in those according to MoH





