Excellent piece by @newshour.bsky.social based on They Poisoned the World. Hoping it shifts regulations to stem the production of PFAS chemicals.
14.11.2025 02:54 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@laureljstandley.bsky.social
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Excellent piece by @newshour.bsky.social based on They Poisoned the World. Hoping it shifts regulations to stem the production of PFAS chemicals.
14.11.2025 02:54 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Those causing the problem donโt belong in negotiations to solve it.
13.11.2025 00:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ก
12.11.2025 21:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0When we replace Schumer with someone who does.
11.11.2025 00:40 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Perhaps recall petitions are in order.
10.11.2025 14:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A quote which bears repeating as U.S. automakers accelerate their surrender to China, and Americans pay more and more for their products.
09.11.2025 17:33 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1No bailouts for these thieves and energy hogs.
09.11.2025 03:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Itโs time to discuss setting up a fund that Californians can send our federal taxes to to make up for funds and resources taken by this administration.
07.11.2025 19:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Excellent suggestion.
07.11.2025 13:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This is absolutely appalling. #PFAS chemicals are extremely resistant to breakdown processes, guaranteeing this stuff will build up in the environment. I learned as an undergrad chem major that anything becomes a poison at high enough concentrations.
07.11.2025 04:29 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yes!
07.11.2025 02:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I learned decades ago that chemicals that are PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulate, toxic) should be produced sparingly, if at all. Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) hit all points. Their production in mass quantities has contaminated our air, water, land, and our bodies. Enough!
#PFASban
Another couple of devastating losses for ethical journalism.
03.11.2025 21:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I keep seeing people say that methane, 80x more potent than CO2, disappears from the atmosphere more quickly - decades vs centuries. True. However, most atmospheric methane oxidizes to form CO2, a much longer-lived climate disruptor.
Thatโs why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
May this soon be permanent!
02.11.2025 15:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0From ten years ago today. Sadly, still the case.
02.11.2025 02:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0What could have been.
01.11.2025 22:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Already did. Got a kick out of these banners over the highway in Santa Rosa this morning. Ignored the ones on the sides.
30.10.2025 20:39 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So much for innovation nation. We need to stop bailing them out.
30.10.2025 17:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Nature heals. ๐ฒ๐
26.10.2025 13:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Just donated to the DC Capital food bank to help cover needs of federal workers being impacted by this shutdown. Join me if you can.
www.capitalareafoodbank.org?utm_referrer...
This holiday season, give the gift of a stronger community rather than another yacht for a billionaire.
23.10.2025 14:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Itโs why I moved my funds from Chase to a credit union.
22.10.2025 23:36 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ants wisely face off with infectious disease by changing behavior and redesigning their nests. Would that all members of human society behaved similarly.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Time for impacted states to sue.
20.10.2025 21:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โIf you think about saying something and you decide itโs not safe to do it, youโve already lost your right to free speech.โ
Heather Cox Richardson
#NoKingsDay
โToday, many economists believe that more than half of the countryโs economic growth is the result of our governmentโs investment in basic research.โ Rita Colwell, in A Lab of Oneโs Own
#ScienceMatters
An excellent article detailing the increasing evidence on microplastics in our bodies and what you can do to reduce your exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
Congratulations Nobel Prize-winner Maria Corina Machado! A win for democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...