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Climate scientist and blogger Joe Romm dies at 66

Physicist and founder of Climate Progress, remembered as one of the most influential voices in the US climate fight, died unexpectedly at his Washington, DC home.

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What to know

  • Dr. Joe Romm, physicist and founder of the influential Climate Progress blog, died unexpectedly at 66 at his Washington, DC home.
  • He held roles in the U.S. Department of Energy during the Clinton administration and advised Congress, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rocky Mountain Institute on energy and climate policy.
  • He was recognized by Rolling Stone, Time, and the AAAS, and served as chief science advisor for the Emmy-winning documentary series Years of Living Dangerously.

“The Web’s most influential climate-change blogger”

Time magazine, Magazine · PCSSM obituary · Sep 17

Joe Romm Physicist, climate blogger, PCSSM senior research fellowBill McKibben EnvironmentalistDean Grodzins Romm's cousinPenn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media (PCSSM) Romm's academic affiliation

Climate scientist and blogger Joe Romm dies at 66
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    PCSSM publishes obituary detailing Romm's career and legacy

    An obituary written by his cousin Dean Grodzins recounts Romm's MIT physics PhD, his work in nuclear security and energy policy, his founding of the Climate Progress blog, his role in the documentaries Who Killed the Electric Car? and Years of Living Dangerously, and honors including a 2024 Ban Ki-moon Award for Environmental Leadership.

    “a tireless foil to ‘right-wing disinformation machine,’…”
    — Bill McKibben
    • michaelemann.bsky.social

      It is with tremendous sadness and sense of loss that we regretfully share the news that @penncssm.bsky.social senior research fellow, and my close personal friend Joseph Romm has passed away unexpectedly. He will be sorely missed here. web.sas.

      michaelemann.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago431▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  2. background

    Joe Romm dies unexpectedly at his Washington, DC home — Romm, 66, a physicist who became a leading US climate change advocate, died unexpectedly at home. His death was announced by the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media (PCSSM), where he was a senior research fellow.

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