Juliet Eilperin

@eilperin

Deputy Editor, Climate & Environment, The Washington Post. Operates on land, in the air, and underwater. Retweets do not constitute endorsements.

Joined March 2010

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 16

SCOOP from @sarahkaplan48 @NOAA was developing a way to predict extreme rainfall — until Trump officials stopped it washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #Climate

eilperin's tweet card. The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.

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Max Tani@maxwelltani · Jul 15

Per a note to staff today shared with me, the Washington Post is restructuring some of its newsroom, creating a new "Futures" team "focused on the forces shaping life in the 21st century." A pretty notable and smart way of rethinking some beats/topics imo...

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 20

Want to know how to stay safe from sharks in the ocean? @TeddyAmen asked some fabulous shark scientists (including @DrNeilHammer with whom I've ventured out into sharky waters) and they've got all the tips you need, here: washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/…

eilperin's tweet card. It’s “Shark Week,” so we asked the pros how they approach a day at the beach — even though shark bites are rare.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 20

Even as Tanner Martin faced cancer that would cut his young adulthood short, he and his wife lived life with joy. Read this piece by @arianaeunjung @jaheezus @dtkeating and @DreaCornejo now that Shay, their baby girl, and other family members must move on. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

eilperin's tweet card. Tanner Martin died at 30, surviving cancer long enough to see his daughter’s birth. Now his family searches for a way forward without him.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 19

EPA is eliminating its scientific research office, cementing the Trump administration's effort to cut the agency's overall staff by 23 percent since January. By @AmudalatAjasa washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

eilperin's tweet card. The move to dismantle the Office of Research and Development comes as Trump officials cut the agency’s total staff by 23 percent.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 17

touch of self-awareness in the Senate

IIgor Bobic@igorbobic · Jul 17

Today’s Murkowski Moment™. Asked how she felt about recissions, she said, “Concerned. Apparently, that's what you journalists say, ‘Murkowski is always concerned.’” Reporters: That’s Collins Murkowski: “So what’s my version?” Rs: Frustrated M: “Oh, true. Super frustrated.”

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Jose Garcia@wx_garcia · Jul 17

Absolutely incredible, but dangerous lightning occurring with these storms as they approach Fairfax! Seek shelter! #vawx @capitalweather @MatthewCappucci @MikeTFox5 @WashingtonianWx @NWS_BaltWash

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 16

Silicon Valley elites are screening their embryos for thousands of potential future illnesses. It could change the future of fertility in the United States, reports @lizzadwoskin and @yjtorbati washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

eilperin's tweet card. Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children. Many scientists are skeptical.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 16

SCOOP: A senior National Institutes of Health leader was fired Monday amid an investigation into whether he steered a contract on autism and other topics to try to benefit his spouse, reports @Carolynyjohnson @hannah_natanson and @ddiamond washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

eilperin's tweet card. NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.

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Carol Leonnig@CarolLeonnig · Jul 15

House Speaker publicly breaks with @realDonaldTrump for first time -- over POTUS not delivering the goods on a pedophile conspiracy theory. Not on the estimated $1 trillion cut to Medicaid over 10 years, not on him long siding with Putin, a U.S. adversary. But on the late Jeffrey…

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xAI@xai · Jul 14

Announcing Grok for Government - a suite of products that make our frontier models available to United States Government customers We are especially excited about two new partnerships for our US Government partners 1) a new contract from the US Department of Defense 2) our…

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 14

Many Americans flock to national parks for their incredible vistas, but pollution can dim those views. @niko_tinius has a new Climate Lab column laying out which ones have the cleanest -- and dirtiest -- air, and why washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

eilperin's tweet card. While haze levels have declined in most national parks, more intense wildfires threaten to reverse this trend. See where your favorite park stands.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin · Jul 12

Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods, a @washingtonpost investigation has found. By @joyceslee @bri_sacks @aaroncdavis @ssdance @abtran and @imogen_piper washingtonpost.com/investigations…

eilperin's tweet card. Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods.

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