Michaela

NEW: Per a source, an EPA reorg may be starting tonight, with some people offered to move positions or be subject to RIFs if they decline. Details not yet clear.

If you know more I’m on Signal at davevitan.26, you can remain anonymous.

Not much good news to share in the fed science world, but our garden is rocking!

@magaziner.house.gov , any plans to answer the Feds in your district that have reached out to you? Why have none of our reps visited the Narragansett Bay campus? GSO, CRC, EPA & NOAA are experiencing great losses already.

Science from this Rhode Island EPA lab is used to prevent water pollution. Will Trump close it? - The Boston Globe The Narragansett lab tackles emerging water pollution problems, including PFAS, microplastics, and toxic algal blooms.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/s...

Screenshot of Antony Williams LinkedIn post that is too long to replicate in ALT text about the shuttering of ORD at EPA.

EPA's Office of Research and Development is a treasure trove of valuable tools. 🧪 If you don't know Antony Williams, you've probably used the tools he's developed. Link at the bottom of his post: f1000research.com/articles/6-1...

Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.

My dog's posts are not endorsements and do not reflect any Agency since he in fact does not have a job. #GoodBoyPerspectives

Recently fired employees of URI's CRC plunge into Narragansett Bay

Today URI terminated 13 employees from the CRC working in international development. A local impact from the devastating cuts to USAID. Several CRC members partook in a cold plunge for solidarity.

Thank you!

Not at the moment! The funds are already allotted to this contract so it'll go forward. But I can't speak to the future...

🧪 please share!

Hello, my circle here is small but perhaps you could share? I'm hiring a recent grad for an ORISE fellowship in my lab. We do targeted and nontargeted analysis of pfas in sediments and biota. zintellect.com/Opportunity/...

Yesterday Trump EPA withdrew a pending Biden plan that would have set discharge limits on PFAS (forever chemicals).

"It’s an unconscionable betrayal of the public’s health in favor of corporate interests," says @melaniebenesh.bsky.social

www.ewg.org/news-insight...

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

NIH and other federal health agencies have been instructed to cease external communications indefinitely. This means that grant programs—the money that funds life-saving university and hospital research—are currently in limbo. This includes VA research on veterans’ health.

A blurry photo of our NTA Chem family for the archives ❤️

I'm here! And I have no idea how this works! But I'm excited to find community again.