Melissa Lenczewski

How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.

How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer
theconversation.com/how-the-plas...

#plastics
#plasticwaste
#plasticpollution
#recycling
#extendedproducerresponsibility
#EPR

a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

Watch out for masked body-snatching ghouls!

How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual science advocacy training on how the scientific community can push back against the growing authoritarian threat and stand up for our democra...

‼️CALLING ALL SCIENTISTS‼️

👀 "How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy"
📌 Virtual Science Advocacy Training by @ucs.org
📅 Thursday, November 20; noon-1pm pacific

@agu.org @aas.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social

#science #SaveScience #SaveDemocracy #scientist #democracy #trustscience

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Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, in danger of becoming a ‘ghost city’ State funding for the project has plunged, while construction has slowed and few civil servants have been eager to move away from Jakarta

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, in danger of becoming a ‘ghost city’

Join Filipino public historian, academic, cultural administrator, journalist, author, and independent curator Ambeth R. Ocampo in the lecture “Reflections on the (Ab)Uses of Philippine History.”

October 28 @ 1 pm EDT
tinyurl.com/pfwj762z

U.S. e-waste wreaks havoc on Southeast Asia’s environment, report finds U.S. exports millions of tons of electronic waste to Southeast Asia, worsening environmental damage and public health, says Basel Action Network

U.S. e-waste wreaks havoc on Southeast Asia’s environment, report finds

www.nationthailand.com/news/asean/4...

#ewaste
#plasticwaste
#plasticpollution

American e-waste is causing a ‘hidden tsunami’ in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says - The Boston Globe A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded US electronics are being shipped overseas each month.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/22/w...

SE ASIA RECORD HEAT

Very hot yesterday in Thailand with October records:
37.0 Satun
36.0 Trang

Extremely hot night in SE Asia with Minimums up to 29C in Vietnam,28C Philippines and Indonesia.
Record October hot nights include
Min 27.5C at Cilacap ,Java,Indonesia

I’m a happy Polish girl when there is a pierogi food truck at your university. Polish is the third most common language in Illinois.

My 1940 Dodge D14 named Darcy is looking great.

Have you ever made or tried jalapeño jam? I love it when I have a bumper crop!

We are hiring- Department of Philosophy and Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at Northern Illinois University (NIU) invite applications for a joint tenure-track Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Professorship in Buddhist Studies, at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 16, 2026

This is figure 1, which shows MNP exposure and cellular effects.

There are strong indications that micro- and nanoplastics exposure negatively impacts human health, but a robust evidence base is lacking. A Review in Nature Medicine focuses on the current state of the science. go.nature.com/47H9Q3s #medsky 🧪

FLAS and NRC cancelled, seemingly nationwide

The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.

It follows Jingjing Zhang, a lawyer who has spent decades pushing Chinese companies to use better social and environmental practices. Now, she's helping lawyers across the Global South do the same.

insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...

It is the end of the Research Experience for Undergraduates. We printed 8 posters. Check back for each poster.

I crocheted a little dumpster fire. I think I put this on my desk at work.

This is Chester’s life, I want it.

Sesame Street started a few month before I was born. I grew up watching it. It plus Mister Rodger’s neighbor shaped who I am today.

Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.

I like to send postcards to friends when I get back from trips. It’s my way have a connection with people I care about.

Simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking. (Pssst - federally funded science saves lives) 🧪

Science and Democracy Under Siege Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions

We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting.

Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience

Another day another cenote. This is one of my favorite with a great vibe.

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — what to know Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.

www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/v...

A new site for us even further from tourist. Mayan is the first language of the people of Juarez.

Sampling water from cenote south of Aqua Azul. This was to be negative control site since little tourist or human activities but we found lots of plastic. On to the next one….